The Information Services Division published a special issue of its newsletter to commemorate the 125th anniversary of E. M. Jellinek’s birth. The Jellinek research also resulted in the following scholarly publications: Babor, T. F., & Ward, J. H. (2016). E. M. Jellinek at 125: The past as prologue? Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, … Read More
When the Medical Library Association held its annual conference in Canada in 2016 at the impressive Metro Toronto Convention Center, there was something else on the agenda in addition to a poster that William Bejarano and Judit Ward presented. We also had an interview scheduled with the renowned Dr. Harold Kalant, the president of the … Read More
Only in the 19th century did the word “addicted” acquire the medical specificity it has today. Before this strong sense of chemical dependence it referred to any strong inclination, usually frowned upon – eighteenth-century Britons are described as “addicted” to judgmental gossip (in Samuel Richardson’s 1748 novel Clarissa), to swearing (in a 1759 open letter … Read More
The Information Services Division is pleased to share resources from its archival collection, including content from the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs and its predecessors, the Journal of Studies on Alcohol, and the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol. The new section of the web site features the history of the Center, the … Read More
Since its first edition in 1939, the basic text of Alcoholics Anonymous known as the “Big Book” has helped millions of men and women recover from alcoholism. It happened to be published in the exact same year E. M. Jellinek and crew would begin their literature review in earnest. Jellinek’s first reflections were published in … Read More
The National Archives opened an exhibition earlier this year called “Spirited Republic: Alcohol in American History” in its Lawrence F. O’Brien Gallery of the National Archives MuseumNational Archives Museum in Washington, DC. Free and open to the public, this collection will be on display through January 10, 2016. The exhibit showcases the two different views … Read More
The papers of Dr. Selden D. Bacon, director of the Center of Alcohol Studies from 1950 through 1975, were generously donated to the CAS Library by his son, Selden Bacon, Jr. (“Sam”). Sam will soon be retiring from his position as Dean of Academics at Blair Academy in Blairstown, NJ, and upon cleaning out his … Read More
In the summer of 2013, we at the Center of Alcohol Studies Library took it upon ourselves to transform the conference room into an historical exhibit, displaying affiliated publications, classic photos, CAS-specific artifacts, and a complete run of our scholarly journal. While rummaging through the then-recently unlocked bookshelves seeking items to display, we came across … Read More
E.M. Jellinek may have provided the disease concept of alcoholism with its manifesto, but Dr. H.W. Haggard conferred the medical credibility and institutional clout it needed to survive. Haggard was born in La Porte, Indiana in April 1891 and attended elite boarding school Philips Exeter Academy. He received his BA and MD from Yale University, … Read More
The Information Services Division is delighted to share a special issue of its newsletter to commemorate the 125th anniversary of E. M. Jellinek’s birth. Table of Contents Who remembers Jellinek? – We do! Read our thoughts on Jellinek’s significance in the 21st century Career highlights – The list of Jellinek’s most important achievements in one page … Read More