About Folder
Title
President's Panel on Mental Retardation: 1962-1963, undated
Collection
Digital Identifier
EBPP-001-008
Date(s) of Materials
July 1962-24 May 1963, undated
Folder Description
This folder contains the report of the President's Panel on Mental Retardation, addressing issues related to adults and children with intellectual and development disabilities (referred to as "the mentally retarded"). Topics include research; potential prevention and treatment of intellectual disabilities; medical services and therapies; education and vocational training; and residential care.
Content note: This folder contains records that use now-outdated language to describe people with intellectual disabilities. The material is available here in its original form to facilitate research of the historical record.
Content note: This folder contains records that use now-outdated language to describe people with intellectual disabilities. The material is available here in its original form to facilitate research of the historical record.
Extent / Physical Description
88 digital pages
Series
Series 1. Mental Retardation Files, 1956-1967.
Preferred Citation
Elizabeth Boggs Personal Papers. Mental Retardation Files, 1956-1967. President's Panel on Mental Retardation: 1962-1963, undated
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Use Restriction Note
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Copyright Notice
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Some of the archival materials in this collection may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction.
One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form.
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