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National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. Archives
Marty Mann (1905-1980) founded NCADD and dedicated her life to teaching the public that alcoholism is a preventable and treatable disease, not a moral failing. The archive comprises 16 record storage boxes containing official and personal correspondence, papers, articles, speeches, brochures, press clippings, field reports, Board minutes, photographs, films, and audio cassettes. (An additional portion of Mann's papers can be found at Syracuse University; the online finding aid for that collection is linked below).NOTE: Researchers using this collection are asked to abide by the Anonymity Guidelines for the Brown University Library AA Collections.
Format(s): Manuscripts, Audio Files, Video Files, Letters, Documents
Library: John John Hay
NOTE: This collection is housed off-site. Prior notice is needed for retrieval
Access to the collection:
Online Catalog (BruKnow):
Records for most or all of this collection are not available on BruKnow
Other Online Access:
Digital Collection: Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition
Research Guide: Alcohol and Addiction Studies: A Guide to Resources at Brown
Non-brown Web Page: The Science of Addition (Library of Congress)
Non-brown Web Page: Marty Mann papers at Syracuse University
In-house Access to the Collection:
Typescript Inventory
Related Collections:
Kirk (Chester H.) Collection
Dr. Bob Papers
Anti-Saloon League Collection
Kurtz (Ernest) Alcoholism Collection
Snyder (Clarence) Alcoholics Anonymous Papers
Heath (Dwight B.) Collection