A First Edition of the AA “Big Book”
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 … 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 … 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 … 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? – … Read More
The study of alcoholism does not just reward but practically demands an interdisciplinary approach, a capacity to navigate and synthesize medical science, psychology, sociology, and more. In this way we … Read More
The Bunky head. The small, bronze, possibly birthday hat wearing bust you may have noticed as you entered the Center of Alcohol Studies Library. Whose face deserved its very own … Read More
In addition to publishing his scholarly articles in the first Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Jellinek’s ability to relate to broad audiences is demonstrated by launching a series of … Read More
In the summer of 2013, CAS Library staff took the initiative and started to rearrange the display cabinets in the large conference room in the Smithers building. All objects on … Read More
[Poster presented at the Medical Library Association Conference, May 5-9, 2013, Boston] Objectives: To explore and document how a revolutionary special library information system designed in the 1940s to … Read More
The CAS Library recently became aware of a cartoon film that E. M. Jellinek was involved with during his time at the World Health Organization. Buried in the last paragraph … Read More
E. M. “Bunky” Jellinek’s fascination with the progression of alcoholism began after the publication in 1946 of his “Phases in the drinking history of alcoholics.” The study was controversial: it … Read More