This collection consists of 58 series of subject files based on 58 broad subject classifications developed by the Office of Records Management during the Kennedy Administration to facilitate the filing and retrieval of White House records. These records pertain to the functions and operations of the White House, Federal Government, foreign and other governments. These records also contain correspondence from private companies or individuals.
Series & File Units
Subject Files on Diseases and Disabilities
This series contains information about programs, diseases, and disabilities such as: Americans with Disabilities Act of 1989; United Nation Decade of Disabled Persons; Alzheimer's Disease; Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome; accessible public transportation for people with disabilities; Anorexia Bulimia Care, Inc.; eating disorders; National Commission on Orphan Diseases; Act for Better Child Care; bus access to handicapped individuals; American Council of the Blind Federal Employees; Medicaid Home and Community Quality Services Act of 1989; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Hope Rehabilitation and Research Institute for Brain Damaged and Comatose Patients; World Federation of Hemophilia; multiple sclerosis, thyroid disease; brain tumor research; Understanding and Living with Glaucoma; Retina Tissue Transplant Research Program; Tuberculosis Prevention Amendments; Down Syndrome; Donor Transplant Program; lead poisoning; Helen Keller National Center for the Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults; Autism Society of America; Lyme Disease Association of New York; biomedical research; Muscular Dystrophy Association, and Sickle Cell Center in Ohio.
Date
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Local ID
HE001
NAID
498171310
Record Type(s)
Textual Records
Extent
6 linear feet, 7 linear inches
Restrictions
Access Restriction
Restricted - Possibly
Records may be closed under exemptions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Withdrawal sheets in processed folders will indicate specific restrictions.
Specific Access Restriction
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Presidential Records Act (PRA)
