Kennedy Institute of Ethics Courses, Lectures and Events Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records of course, lectures, and events held by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics from 1975 to 2014. It primarily consists of promotional materials, but it also includes some administrative records for certain courses and lectures.
The Intensive Bioethics Course is represented in the collection, including more extensive files for IBCs 30 to 38 (2004-2012). These records include schedules, lecture materials (slides, outlines, papes), speaker biographies, and documentation of library activities related to the IBC. There is some material related to the first IBC, then known as the Total Immersion Course (1975).
The collection includes administrative records for the Andre Hellegers Memorial Lectures (1982) and the David Hartman Lecture (1983).
The David Hartman Lecture records include promotional materials, mailing lists, and notes by organizer Isaac Franck. The lecture was titled "Judaism in Modernity: Sinai or Auschwitz," held on March 24, 1983 in the Intercultural Center Auditorium, and was sponsored by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics, the Department of Theology, and the Office of Campus Ministry.
Dates
- Creation: 1975 - 2014
Creator
- Kennedy Institute of Ethics (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Unpublished Georgetown University administrative records may be consulted only with the permission of the University office which created it.
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.
Extent
1.3 Cubic Feet (in 4 manuscript boxes, 1 legal sized folder, 1 oversized folder, and 1 computer disk)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains records of course, lectures, and events held by the Kennedy Institute of Ethics from 1975 to 2014. It primarily consists of promotional materials, but it also includes some administrative records for certain courses and lectures.
Arrangement
The collection is generally arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The David Hartman Lecture materials were transferred by Abigail R. Evans (Membership Director of Kennedy Institute of Ethics, 1981-1988) in 1988. The other materials in the collection were found in the Kennedy Institute of Ethics offices in Healy Hall and in the BRL Archives storage room in New North and were accessioned in 2022.
Processing Information
The collection has been rehoused in archival-quality boxes and folders.
Subject
- Hartman, David, 1931-2013 (Person)
- Tribe, Laurence H. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Kennedy Institute of Ethics Courses, Lectures and Events Records
- 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