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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace 2020-01-30 12:22:58 -0500 Description is in English 2019-05 Caroline Harvey integrated addition and Laurel Rozema updated items. 2020-01-29 Caroline Harvey integrated addition, made corrections, and updated arrangement. Doris Zallen Papers, 1952-2016 A Collection in Special Collections Ms2018-032

Special Collections, Virginia Tech 2020 Special Collections Special Collections, Virginia Tech Descriptive Summary Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Doris Zallen Papers, 1952-2016 Ms2018-032 10 Cubic Feet; 13 boxes English The collection contains meeting notes from the Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee, Doris Zallen's professional papers, book reviews, and background on Zallen's published papers from 1960 to 2016. Doris Zallen attended Brooklyn College and Harvard University before becaming a professor of Science and Technolgy Studies and Humanities in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Science at Virginia Tech. This collection follows Zallen's acadamic work from the undergraduate to graduate level, post-doctoral appointments, and her genetic research and teaching. Included in this collection is Zallens research on the Liverpool School which providedresearches the medical advance of the prevention of Rh disease. Zallen, Doris T. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Permission to publish material from the Doris Zallen Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Doris Zallen Papers, Ms2018-032, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

 Acquisition Information

The Doris Zallen Papers were donated to Special Collections in July 2018. Additions were donated in March 2019 and December 2019.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Doris Zallen Papers was completed in October 2018. Additional processing, arrangement, and description of an addition was completed in May 2019 and January 2020.

 Biographical Note

Doris Zallen received her bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College and completed her graduate and doctoral work at Harvard Univeristy. Zallen focused her research on the social, ethical, and policy issues of genetic technologies. She came to Virginia Tech in 1983 and retired as professor of Science and Technology Studies and Humanities in 2015. Zallen published three books and created the Choices and Challenges Forum series at Virginia Tech. In 1991 Zallen interviewed David Weatherall who sparked Zallen's research on the prevention of Rh disease and the role the Liverpool School played in that medical advance.

 Scope and Content

The Doris Zallen Papers, Ms2018-032, contain content from Doris Zallen's professional work with genetic research, discussions, and testing from 1960 to 2016.

The records are divided into six series including: I. Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee Service, 1990-1999; II. Professional Papers, 1960-2016; III. Book Reviews, 1962-2010; IV. Background information on Published Papers, 1980-2008; V. Ethics and Advisory Board, 1979; and VI. Liverpool School, 1952-2012.

In the first series, Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee Service, 1990-1999, each folder relates to the Recombinant Advisory Committee. They include meeting notes, correspondence within the organization, and notes from conferences.

The second series, Professional Papers, 1960-2016, outlines Doris Zallen's academia starting with her education at Brooklyn College, Harvard University, and the University of Rochester. This series includes manuscripts from her teaching and research careers at Nazareth College of Rochester and Virginia Tech. Zallen's professional papers include research, summaries of sabbaticals and other leaves, consulting, teaching awards, and student and faculty correspondence.

Series III, Book Reviews, 1962-2010, includes book reviews from other scholars about Zallen's research: "Science and Morality", "Does it Run In the Family?," and "To Test or Not to Test?" This series also includes a poster from a discusion led by Zallen about genetic testing and images from "Does it Run In the Family?"

The fourth series, Background information on Published Papers, 1980-2008, contains published and unpublished articles by Doris Zallen and other scholars about genes from 1980 to 2008.

The fifth series, Ethics and Advisory Board, 1979, consists of the report, conclusions, and appendix from the Human in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer study.

The last series, Liverpool School, 1952-2012, consists of background information, publications, interviews, and pictures from Zallen's research of the prevention of Rh disease.

 Arrangement

The Doris Zallen Papers are organized into the following series: Series I. Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (NIH) Service, 1990-1999 Series II. Professional papers, 1960-2016 Series III. Book Reviews, 1982-2010 Series IV. Background Information on Published Papers, 1980-2008 Series V. Ethics Advisory Board, 1979 Series VI. Liverpool School, 1952-2012

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Materials

Choices and Challenges Forum Records, RG 15/27/1, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech. Philip M. Sheppard Papers, Mss.Ms.Coll.65, American Philosophical Society. D36/A-J - Sir Cyril Astley Clarke Papers - 1926-2000, Special Collections & Archives, University of Liverpool.

Index Terms Subjects: Faculty Science and Technology University History University Archives Organizations: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Arts and Sciences (?-2003) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences (2003-) People: Zallen, Doris T. Contents List Series I. Recombinant DNA Advisory Committee (NIH) Service, 1990-1999 Committee Content RAC Appointment 1 1 RAC Photographs, 1996 1 2 Revised Amendments to I-D and Final Version, 1994-06-10 1 3 Service on the Verma Committee to Evaluate the RAC, 1995 1 4 Other RAC Issues 1 5 Doris Teichler Zallen, 1992-1994 1 6 Subcommittee Background and Correspondence, 1990-1991 1 7 RAC Meeting, 1992-06-01-1992-06-02 1 8 RAC Meeting, 1992-09-14-1992-09-15 1 9 RAC Meeting, 1992-12-03-1992-12-04 1 10 Minutes of Meeting, 1993-01-14 1 11 RAC Meeting, 1993-03-01-1993-03-02 1 12 RAC Meeting, 1993-06-07-1993-06-08 1 13 RAC Meeting, 1993-09-09-1993-09-10 1 14 RAC Meeting, 1993-12-03-1993-12-04 1 15 RAC Meeting, 1994-03-03-1994-03-04 1 16 RAC Meeting, 1994-06-09-1994-06-10 1 17 RAC Meeting, 1994-09-12-1994-09-13 1 18 Gene Therapy, 1994-09-28 1 19 RAC Meeting, 1994-12-01-1994-12-02 1 20 RAC Meetings, 1995-03-06-1995-03-07, 1995-06-08-1995-06-09, 1995-09-11-1995-09-12 2 1 RAC Meeting, 1995-06-08-1995-06-09 2 2-3 RAC Meeting, 1995-09-11-1995-09-12 2 4 RAC Meeting and Modifications, 1995-12-04-1995-12-05 2 5 OTC Protocol, 1995 2 6 Minor Modifications, 1993-1995 2 7 Viagene Materials, 1995-02 2 8 RAC Meeting, 1995-03-06-1995-03-07 2 9 RAC Meeting, 1995-06-08-1995-06-09 2 10 RAC Meeting, 1996-12-09 2 11 Doris Zallen Editorial, 1997 2 12 Gene Therapy Policy Conference, 1997 2 13 RAC Meeting, 1998-09-24 2 14 Third Gene Therapy Policy Conference, 1999-01-07-1999-01-08 2 15 RAC Meeting, 1999-09-02 2 16 Series II. Professional papers, 1960-2016 Brooklyn College (Undergraduate) 2 17 Harvard (Graduate), 1961-1966 Cell Biology Paper, 1963-01 2 18 Thesis Outline and Notes, 1965-07-29 2 19 Original Drawing For Thesis 2 20 Graphs, Tables, Micrographs from Thesis Folder 1/2 2 21 Statistics Correspondence 2 22 Graphs, Tables, Micrographs from Thesis Folder 2/2 2 23 Drawings, Micrographs, for paper on Manganese and Structure 2 24 Drawings and Photographs from Paper Cycle E.T. in Algae 2 25 Papers on Photoinhibition of Respiration, 1971 2 26 University of Rochester (post-Doctoral work) Appointments 3 1 M.D. Research Grant Proposals 1 and 2, 1977-1978, 1978-1979 3 2 M.D.A. Research Grant Proposal, 1979-1980, 1980-1981 3 3 Lab Talk, Patient Talk (MDA), 1980-03-20, 1979 3 4 Secretor Paper (Final), 1980 3 5 Figures, Sketches of Data, Statistics 3 6 Antigen Drawing and Data 3 7 Original Figures 3 8 Photographs and Figures 3 9 Fetal ABO Paper 3 10 Drawings 3 11 Poster, Paper, 1981 3 12 Nazareth College of Rochester, 1976-1983 Nazareth Letters 3 13 Never Published 3 14 Science and Morality Papers by Speakers, 1979 3 16 Science and Morality Conference, 1979 3 15 Science and Morality Evening Event, 1980 3 17 Science and Morality Speakers, Preprogram, Publicity, 1981 3 18 Science and Morality Conference Papers by Speakers, 1981 3 19 Science and Morality Speakers, Preprogram, Publicity, 1982 3 20 Science and Morality Conference Grant 3 21 TV Series on Science and Morality, 1982-07-1982-08 3 22 NYCH Speakers in the Humanities, 1982 3 23 Science and Morality Unpublished Volume, 1982 3 24-25 Science and Morality Conference Video, 1981-03-27 3 26 Virginia Tech, 1983-2015 Scope and Contents

FARs (Faculty Activities Report) and related doucments

 Faculty Activities Reports, 1984-1987 4 1 Faculty Activities Reports, 1988-1989 4 2 CY [Faculty Activities Reports], 1990 4 3 CY [Faculty Activities Reports], 1991 4 4 CY [Faculty Activities Reports], 1992 4 5 Promotion and Tenure File, 1992 4 6 Personnel File, 1993 4 7 Personnel, 1994 4 8 Personnel, 1995 4 9 Personnel, 1996 4 10 Personnel, 1997 4 11 Personnel, 1998-1999 4 12 Current Personnel, 1999-2000 4 13 Faculty Activities Reports, 2000-2001 4 14 Faculty Activities Reports and Materials, 2001-2002 4 15 Personnel, 2002-2003 4 16 Academic Year, 2003-2004 4 17 Academic Year, 2004-2005 4 18 Personnel, 2005-2006 4 19 Personnel, 2006-2007 4 20 Personnel, 2007-2008 4 21 Personnel, 2008-2009 4 22 Personnel, 2009-2010 4 23 Personnel, 2010-2011 4 24 Personnel, 2011-2012 5 1 Personnel, 2012-2013 5 2 Academic Year, 2013-2014 5 3 Calendar Year Personnel, 2014 5 4 Personnel, 2015 5 5 Teaching Materials Sample Syllabi 5 6 Teaching Dossier, 1996-12 5 7 Teaching Certificate Information, Copy of Dossier, 1999-01 5 8 Science Policy Discussion Group, 1991 5 9 Op-Ed Articles by Students 5 10 Awards, 2001-08-02 5 11 Ethics Committee Meeting, 1989 5 12 Student Comments on Teaching 5 13 Graduate Students 5 14 Samples of Public Writing 5 15 Summaries of Sabbaticals, Leaves, Course Reductions, etc. to Permit Scholarly Work 5 16 Consulting Genetic Health, 2000 5 17 Direct Consulting, 2001 5 18 Webcast 1 with Peter A. Underhill, 2001-02-28 5 19 Webcast 2 with Robert A. Weinberg, 2001-03-01 5 20 Webcast 3 Genetic Privacy with Rothstein and McCabe, 2001-03-23 5 21 Webcast 4 Genes and Depression with Levinson and Barondes, 2001-03-28 5 22 Webcast 5 Genetic Medicine with McKusick, 2001-05 5 23 WVTF Evening Edition Program, 2010-02-23 5 24 Awards Received at Virginia Tech Teaching Excellence, 1999 5 25 University Distinguished Professorship Application, 1999 5 26 Woodrow Wilson Innovation Awards, 2001 5 27 Alumni Outreach Award Dossier, 2006 5 28 Outstanding Faculty Award, 2007 5 29 Correspondence Mel Belsky, 1989-06-29 5 30 Correspondence and Interviews with Ernst Caspari, 1986 5 31 Letters - Francis Collins 5 32 Richard Doherty MD 5 33 C. C. Gillespie Letter, 1993-08-20 5 34 Bertrand Goldschmidt 5 35 Daniel S. Greenberg, GraS 5 36 Marjorie Grene 5 37 Joy Harvey 5 38 Mary Jennings 5 39 Elaine Karron 5 40 London Items and Correspondence, 1990-2001 5 41 Jane Maienschein 5 42 Diane Rehm Show, 2009-01-08 5 43 Abbey Meyers 5 44 Ursula Mittwoch 5 45 Guil Ross 5 46 William Schneider 5 47 C. C. Tan and Chinese Genetics, 1986 5 48 Gail Winchester 6 1 Claude Wolff 6 2 Rene Wurmser 6 3 David Zimmerman 6 4 Memorabilia Scope and Contents

Includes photographs, newspaper articles, and interviews in the press

 Newspaper Articles 6 5 Doris Zallen Photographs 6 6 CDs 6 7 Talks (a representative sample), 1967-2016 Colloquium U of R, 1967-04 6 8 Yeast Meeting, Ms of Journal Paper, 1986 6 9 Chaos in Reproduction, 1986-10 6 10 AAAS Symposium on "Human Linkage Testing: The New Ethical Issue" 6 11 AS2 Meeting: The Shaping of Post-War Genetics in France, 1989 6 12 Vet School Research Day - Will Everything That Can Be Done Be Done?, 1990-05 6 13 Chalk Talk, 1990-10-06 6 14 UK - Leeds Talks, 1991-06-20 6 15 Hunter College, 1992-05-04 6 16 Jean Gayon and Doris Zallen - "Le Role des Vilmorin.." 6 17 President's Symposium - Articles and Draft of Final Article, 1992 6 18 BioIndustry Assoiciation, London - "Gene Therapy Research in the U.S.: Policy, Programs, and the Public", 1993-11 6 19 Lunch Talk on Gene Therapy and Policy, 1995-04 6 20 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting, 1996-10-29-1996-11-02 6 21 Indiana University Talk, 1996-11 6 22 Virginia Foundation Talk, 1996-11 6 23 NIH, NINR Talk, Overheads, Correspondence, 1999-03-15, 2000-06-28 6 24 Carilion - Grand Rounds Talk, Text, Overheads, Notes, 1999-04-16 6 25 "American Foundations and the Development of Modern Biomedicine in Europe" at Rockefeller Archive Center, 1999-07-18-1999-07-19 6 26 Carnegie Institution in Washington, 2000-02 6 27 IRB Talk, 2000-04 6 28 STS Talk - Public as A Partner, 2000-12-01 6 29 DNA Science Tuscon Talk, 2001-01 6 30 "The Public as a Partner in Scientific Research" Talk, 2001-07-17 6 31 NORD Talks, 2005-09-30-2005-10-01 6 32 Witness Seminar Information Notes and Arrangements, 2007 6 33 Shaping Scientific Research, Budapest, 2009-07 6 34 Black History Month Talk, 2010-01-26 6 35 MLK Talk Genomic Medicine, 2013-01 6 36 American Society of Human Genetics Submission, 2013 6 37 Smithsonian Talk "Real Life Genome Stories", 2013-11-21 6 38 ASBH Panel, 2014-10 6 39 Psychiatry Grand Rounds Carilion, 2016-11 7 1 Butterflies to Blood Talk and Overheads 7 2 Liverpool School Overheads 7 3 Inter. Soc. for the History Philosophy and Social Studies of Biology at Brandeis University, 1993-07 7 4 Governor's Conference Professional Obligations and Policy, 2001-10 7 5 Poster from Fetal ABO Blood Group Typing Using Amniotic Fluid Talk, 1989 10 Series III. Book Reviews, 1982-2010 Science and Morality, 1982-1984 7 6 Does it Run in the Family?, 1997 7 7 "Does It Run In the Family" Figures Folder 1 To Test or Not to Test?, 2008-2010 7 8 Vignetts as an Aid to Deciding About Genetic Testing Poster, 2008 Folder 1 Series IV. Background Information on Published Papers, 1980-2008 Clinical Genetics paper, 1980 7 9 The Rockefeller Foundation and French Research, 1989 7 10 Zallen and Burian on "The Beginnings of Somatic Cell Hybridization, 1992 7 11 The Rockefeller Foundation and Spectroscopy Research, 1992 7 12 Zallen "The 'Light' Organism for the Job", 1993 7 13 Testimony from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 1994 7 14 Human Genome Therapy, 1996 7 15 Gayon and Zallen "The Role of Vilmorin Company...1840-1920", 1998 8 1-2 Financial Times Viewpoint, 1998 8 3 Butterflies to Blood, 1999 8 4 Welcome Witness Seminar on "Genetic Testing", 2000 8 5 Trends in Genetics, 2000 8 6 Nature Letter to the Editor "Despite Franklin's work Wilkins earned his Nobel", 2003 8 7 Encyclopedia of the Human Genome, 2003, 2015 8 8 Burian and Zallen "Genes", 2008 8 9 Louis Rapkine Articles, 1945-1991 8 10-11 Related Materials

Related information can be found in Series II, the Bertrand Goldschmidt folder and Rene Wurmser folder.

 Zallen "Redrawing the Boundaries of Molecular Biology: The Case of Photosynthesis", 1952-1993 9 1 Series V. Ethics Advisory Board, 1979-05-04 Report and Conclusions: HEW Support of Research Involving Human In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer, 1979-05-04 10 Appendix: HEW Support of Research Involving Human In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer, 1979-05-04 10 Series VI. Liverpool School, 1952-2012 Overview and Publications, 1999-2018 9 2 Cyril A. Clarke, Autobiographical and Biographical Materials, 1995-2010 9 3 Cyril A. Clarke, Interview and List of Co-investigators, 1992-1998 9 4 Turning Point, 1952-1956 11 1 Clarke/Sheppard Butterfly Research, 1982-2003 11 2 Rh Disease of Newborn, 1954-2011 11 3 Nuffield Grant, 1963-1971 11 4 Railway Bank Colony, 1988-1993 11 5 Railway Bank Colony - Lawrence Cook, 1959-2003 11 6 Genetics in Medicine, 1970-1979 11 7 Philip Sheppard Papers, 1953-2011 11 8 Philip Sheppard Tape, 1968 13 Scope and Contents

Philip Sheppard gives a brief account of the prevention of Rh haemolytic disease. It was provided to DTZ by Daphne Christie on 22 July 2004 as part of the Wellcome Witness Seminar materials.

 Féo Clarke Materials, 1978-1985 11 9 Clarke Family Correspondence, 2010-2012 11 10 Clarke-Zallen Correspondence, 1991-1994 11 11 Photographs, 1960-1991 11 12 Interview transcripts, correspondence, and research Ronald Finn, 1962-1998 11 13 Richard McConnell, 1960-2004 11 14 David Price Evans Interview, 1957-1998 11 15 David Weatherall Interview, 1991-1998 11 16 John Woodrow Interview, 1962-1998 11 17 Rodney Harris Interview, 1998 11 18 Peter Harper Interview, 1985-1998 11 19 Marcus Pembrey Interview, 1997-1998 11 20 Victor McKusick Interview, 1996-2001 11 21 Sally Thompson and Angela Urion Interview, 2010-2012 11 22 Other Interviews, 1998-2001 11 23 Scope and Contents

These interviews are dditional contacts made at the suggestion of David Price Evans and Cyril Clarke. Only DTZ interview notes are available. The interivews that David Price recommended were Cohen, Connor, Cooper, and Rodeck; the interviews that Cyril Clark recommended was Towers.

 D.A. Ritchie Interview, 1998 11 24 A. D. Bradshaw Interview, 1972-1998 11 25 Geoffrey Harrison Interview, 1998 11 26 David Hopkinson Interview, 1964-1998 11 27 Ursula Mittwoch Interview, 1994-2002 11 28 Lawrence Cook Interview, 2010 11 29 Arthur Cain Interview, 1993 12 1 Lawrence Cook Correspondence, 1988-1995 12 2 David West Interview, 2010 12 3 Bruce Grant Interview, 1992-2010 12 4 Interview tapes Ronald Finn Interview Tape, 1998-04-23 13 Richard McConnell Interview Tape, 1998-05-06 13 David Price Evans Tape, 1998-04-22 13 David Weatherall Interview Tape, 1998-04-17 13 Peter Harper Interview Tape, 1998-05-28 13 Marcus Pembrey Interview Tape, 1998-04-16 13 Victor McKusick Interview Tape 13 D. A. Ritchie, 1998-05-07 13 A. D. Bradshaw Interview Tape, 1998-05-07 13 David Hopkinson Interview Tape, 1998-04-24 13 Cyril Clarke Interview Tape, 1991-05-21 13 Cyril Clarke and Lady Clarke Interview Tape, 1992-02-08 13 David Weatherall Interview Tape, 1991-05-03 13 Rene Wurmser Interview Tape, 1991-06-26 13