Data and Associated Administrative Records, 1930-1989

This dataset represents a group of paper records (a "series") within the Harvard School of Public Health Longitudinal Studies of Child Health and Development records, 1918-2015 (inclusive), 1930-1989 (bulk), which can be accessed on-site at the Center for the History of Medicine at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. The series consists of raw, analyzed, assessment, summarized, and coded research data generated during the original study of the Harvard School of Public Health Longitudinal Studies of Child Health and Development. Research focused on numerous areas, including: social and psychological functioning; health, social, and psychological histories; diet and nutrition; anthropometric measurements and physical development; illness; and various other topics. Social and psychological research data was generated on subjects and families, and includes: subject observation and examination forms and summaries; social ratings and scores; interview transcripts, summaries, and analyses; various psychological and medical tests; and drawings and paintings by subjects. Health, social, and psychological histories consist of: subject and family health, illness, and social histories; health and development progress reports; physical and medical examination records; psychological reports; social work diagnoses; and various analyzed data charts. Diet and nutrition data includes: nutrition histories; dietary intake worksheets; nutrient count estimates; and feeding schedules. Physical development and anthropometric data consists of: growth curves and percentile charts; anthropometric and x-ray examination index cards; tables and charts; and physical characteristic family trees. Physical development data also includes photographic prints, negatives, and slides of subjects and their families, including: progressive full-body somatotype and leg images taken annually and biannually between ages 0 and 18; full-body images taken at various intervals during childhood and adolescence; and standalone somatotype and posture images. Illness data primarily consists of: forms, tables, and charts; illness scores and ratings; and illustrated family physical characteristic trees with transparent illness overlays. Series also includes: data concerning basal metabolism, gynecology, physical activity, dental health, and skeletal development; administrative records associated with the research data; and occasional audio recordings, possibly of subject inte