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Records of the Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley II

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Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]19 S. 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MSS 379
Repository:
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Extent:
.8 linear feet (2 document boxes)
Language:
English
Date:
1991-1995 (inclusive)
Creator:
Cox, Donald W. (Donald William) and Hemlock Society (Delaware Valley)
Form:
Correspondence and Newsletters
Abstract:
The Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley was a chapter of the national right-to-die organization The Hemlock Society. The mission of the Hemlock Society was "choice, dignity, and control at the end of life." The bulk of materials are society newsletters and news clippings about assisted suicide. This collection is separated into three series. The Chapter Papers series comprises miscellaneous papers associated with chapters of The Hemlock Society. Of note are papers detailing the merger of two Indiana Hemlock Societies and a report on cases of euthanasia, mercy killing, and suicide. The Events series contains program details of special events of the society. The Newsletters and Correspondence series houses local and national newsletters, as well as correspondence between Hemlock Society members. This collection was discovered during a survey in the summer and fall of 2015.

Subject

Publisher
Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Finding Aid Author
Mary Hanes
Finding Aid Date
February 2018

Collection Inventory

Bylaws of the Hemlock Society of North Carolina, undated.
Box 1 Folder 1
California, 1996.
Box 1 Folder 2
Northern California, 1992.
Box 1 Folder 3
Cases of Euthanasia, Mercy Killing, and Assisted Suicde, 1993.
Box 1 Folder 4
Causes of Death Research, 1992-1993.
Box 1 Folder 5
Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley, 1991-1995.
Box 1 Folder 6
Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley, 1994-1995.
Box 1 Folder 7
Hemlock Society of Delaware Valley, 1995.
Box 1 Folder 8
Hemlock Society Chapter Leaders' Resource, 1995.
Box 1 Folder 9
Indiana Hemlock Society Merger, 1993.
Box 1 Folder 10
New Yok Hemock Society, 1994.
Box 1 Folder 11

Eighth National Conference on Voluntary Euthanasia, 1994-1995.
Box 1 Folder 12
Celebrate Age Expo, 1994-1995.
Box 1 Folder 13

Donald Cox, 1995.
Box 1 Folder 14
Hemlock Chapter Papers, 1993-1995.
Box 1 Folder 15
The Hemlock Society U.S.A., 1994-1995.
Box 1 Folder 16
Michigan Chapter, 1994.
Box 2 Folder 1
National, 1991-1995.
Box 2 Folder 2
National, 1993-1995.
Box 2 Folder 3
New Hampshire Chapter, 1994-1995.
Box 2 Folder 4
New Jersey Chapter, 1995.
Box 2 Folder 5
Oregon Chapter, 1994-1995.
Box 2 Folder 6
Oregon and New Hampshire Chapters, 1996.
Box 2 Folder 7
Washington Chapter, 1994-1995.
Box 2 Folder 8

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