Kennedy Institute of Ethics Publications and Ephemera Collection
Scope and Contents
The collection publications and ephemera related to the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and its library, dating from 1971 to the 2010s. These include newsletters, promotional materials, and clippings. It includes a number of publications produced by the Bioethics Research Library, including Scope Notes (primers on bioethical topics), bioethics bibliographies, bioethics thesauruses, database guides, and lists of holdings.
The KIE Newsletters include messages from the Institute's Directors, essays on bioethics, and information on the Institute's programs, scholars, and library.
Digitized copies of some publications are available online. These include Bioethics Research Library publications and KIE Newletters.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-2010s
Creator
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics (Organization)
- Bioethics Research Library (Organization)
- National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.
Historical Note
The Kennedy Institute of Ethics was established in 1971 at Georgetown University as one of the first bioethics research centers in the world. It library was formally established in 1973. From 1985 to 2009 it was funded by the National Library of Medicine and was known as the National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature.
Extent
1.5 Cubic Feet (in 4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection publications and ephemera related to the Kennedy Institute of Ethics and its library, dating from 1971 to the 2010s. These include newsletters, promotional materials, and clippings. It includes a number of publications produced by the Bioethics Research Library, including Scope Notes (primers on bioethical topics), bioethics bibliographies, bioethics thesauruses, database guides, and lists of holdings.
The KIE Newsletters include messages from the Institute's Directors, essays on bioethics, and information on the Institute's programs, scholars, and library.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was assembled by Bioethics Research Library staff.
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in archival-quality folders.
Subject
- Hellegers, André E., 1926-1979 (Person)
- Pellegrino, Edmund D., 1920-2013 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Publications and Ephemera Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John Zarrillo
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Bioethics Research Library Archives Repository