Mission Statement from Yale CAS
The original 32×25-inch poster, calligraphed in a delicate hand (date unknown) lists the five divisions of the Yale Center of Alcohol Studies as research, publication, education, therapy, and special services. The multidisciplinary fields of research include physiological, psychological, cultural, legal, educational, economic, and medical aspects of alcohol. However, reading further suggests that the extent of the divisions were inseparable, e.g., even if the Education Division was in charge of the Summer School of Alcohol Studies, the Treatment Division, called Therapy, also conducted training as well as research. The Research, Therapy and Education divisions were also supported largely by the Publication Division and Special Services, including help with information and consultation.
The poster is not in a very good shape and needs to undergo some preservation. Having weathered several moves, it’s still amazing that it has managed to withstand the lack of care and survive as is.
Treasures in the CAS Archive – a column of the CAS Information Services Newsletter (2007-2016) was dedicated to the new discoveries as the dormant documents and images resurfaced. The short paragraphs presented a few artifacts recently discovered and digitized.
Originally published in the March 2013 issue of the CAS Information Services Newsletter.