Records of the Space Medicine Branch of the Aerospace Medical Association
Scope and Contents
The records of the Space Medicine Branch of the Aerospace Medical Association document the membership, meetings, and actions of organization officers from 1964 to 2000.
Series I, Administrative, contains the administrative actions of the Executive Committee of the Space Medicine Branch, the President, and the Secretary-Treasurer. Subseries I-A, General, contains the Space Medicine Branch emblem, the history of the organization from 1950 to 1957, several different organization constitutions, and a 1985 special project entitled “Great Moments in Space Medicine.” Subseries I-B, Executive Committee Correspondence, contains the agenda and meeting minutes of the Executive Committee from 1964 to 2000. It also contains correspondence between committee members, but primarily contains the correspondence of the Secretary-Treasurer. Subseries I-C, Secretary-Treasurer Records, contains the correspondence and financial records of the Secretary-Treasurer from 1964 to 1972. Researchers should be award that similar correspondence for this period may also be found in Subseries I-B, Executive Committee Correspondence. Finally, Subseries I-D, Membership, contains membership lists and membership applications for the Space Medicine Branch from 1959 to 1993.
Series II, Meetings and Programs, contains the agenda, minutes, and correspondence pertaining to the annual meetings of the Space Medicine Branch from the 1965 annual meeting to the 1995 annual meeting. In most cases, files contain the agenda, meeting minutes, and program. Files also contain correspondence to and from guest speakers, as well as the correspondence of other people directly involved in the planning and execution of the annual meetings.
Series III, Awards, contains correspondence and award lists for annual awards presented by the Space Medicine Branch at their annual meeting. Files begin in 1965 and end in 1992.
Dates
- Creation: 1964-2000
Creator
- Aerospace Medical Association. Space Medicine Branch (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Although any portion of this collection may be copied or photocopied within the guidelines of the copyright law, it may be published only with the written permission of the Head of Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, after consultation with the president of the Space Medicine Branch. Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
The Space Medicine Branch was founded in 1950 as a constituent organization of the Aerospace Medical Association for the express purpose of advancing the science and art of space medicine and the biological sciences, with special emphasis on the problems facing humans at high altitudes and in the space environment.
The Space Medicine Branch accomplishes these goals by: stimulating investigation and study, and through consideration and implementation of research projects; disseminating pertinent knowledge and information; and establishing and maintaining cooperation between the biological and other sciences concerned with space medicine.
Anyone who is a current member or associate member of the Aerospace Medical Association, and who has demonstrated a genuine interest in forwarding the science of space medicine may apply for membership to the Space Medicine Branch. The Executive Committee reviews the applications.
The Space Medicine Branch has an Executive Committee consisting of the President, the President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, Historian, and nine Members-at-Large. Under the Executive Committee there are ten general committees, including: Award, Corporate Membership, Custodian of the Gavel, Education, History, International, Membership, Branch Nominations, Policy, and Program. The Space Medicine Branch also has representatives to the Aerospace Medical Association Nominations Committee. The Space Medicine Branch has an Executive Committee meeting and its annual business meeting during the annual scientific meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association.
The Space Medicine Branch presents several awards during their annual business meeting each year. The Hubertus Strughold Award is presented each year for dedication and outstanding contributions in advancing the frontiers of Space Medicine, for sustained contributions to further the goals of the Space Medicine Branch, and to whom best exemplifies the ideals of Hubertus Strughold. The Young Investigator Award is presented to any investigator who is the first author of an outstanding paper in the area of aviation and/or space medicine presented at the current or previous scientific meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association. The work must be original and the investigator must be presenting at the annual scientific meeting for the first time.
Extent
3.5 linear feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Space Medicine Branch was founded in 1950 as a constituent organization of the Aerospace Medical Association for the express purpose of advancing the science and art of space medicine and the biological sciences, with special emphasis on the problems facing humans at high altitudes and in the space environment. The records document the membership, annual meetings, and the actions of Space Medicine Branch Officers.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in three series and four subseries: Series I: Administrative, 1950-2000 Subseries I-A: General, 1950-1985, Undated Subseries I-B: Executive Committee Correspondence, 1964-2000 Subseries I-C: Secretary/Treasurer Records, 1965-1972 Subseries I-D: Membership, 1959-1993 Series II: Meetings and Programs, 1965-1995 Series III: Awards, 1965-1992
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was originally donated to the Fordham Health Sciences Library Special Collections and Archives, at Wright State University, by the Space Medicine Branch, Aerospace Medical Association, in September 1992. The collection was later transferred to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, when the Fordham Library was closed.
Separated Materials
When the Space Medicine Branch was formed in 1950, Space Medicine Branch related articles appeared in the Journal of Aviation Medicine, which was published by the Aero Medical Association. The Aero Medical Association later changed its name to the Aerospace Medical Association. The Journal of Aviation Medicine became Aerospace Medicine in 1960 and the Journal of Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine in 1975.
Journals in the collection were separated to the Southwest Ohio Regional Depository (SWORD):
The Journal of Aviation Medicine, Volumes 1-30 (1930-1959), is available through the OhioLINK catalog at https://olc1.ohiolink.edu:443/record=b11689660~S0. OhioLINK also has additional issues available.
The Journal of Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine, Volumes 77-82 (2006-2011), is available through the OhioLINK at (https://olc1.ohiolink.edu:443/record=b10264072~S0). OhioLINK also has additional issues available.
Processing Information
John Armstrong, July/August 2000. Finding aid written according to DACS standards by Lisa Rickey and Alyssa Stark, April 2018.
donor
- Aerospace Medical Association. Space Medicine Branch (Organization)
Subject
- Aerospace Medical Association. Space Medicine Branch (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Space Medicine Branch of the Aerospace Medical Association (FSC-37)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2018 Apr
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
