Henry Spira papers, 1906-2002 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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BOX 105-160	Laboratory Animal Welfare, 1956-1998
		Material documenting the strategies Spira and Animal Rights International employed to discourage institutional reliance on animals for product testing and experimentation and to encourage adoption of non-animal alternatives. Files reflecting Spira's and Animal Rights International's many campaigns and coalitions targeting specific tests and the use of animals in laboratories comprise the bulk of this series. Campaigns of note include the Coalition to Stop Draize Rabbit Blinding Tests, which targeted Revlon and its use of the Draize test on rabbits; the Coalition to Abolish the Metcalf-Hatch Act, which resulted in the repeal of New York State’s Public Health law allowing use of unclaimed dogs and cats in shelters for research experiments; and the Coalition the Abolish the LD50, which challenged the relevancy of several major corporations’ use of the acute toxicity “death test” to determine lethal dosage of household chemicals. Material documenting Spira’s demonstration against the American Museum of Natural History and its experiments using cats is also included. Files containing correspondence, printed matter, shareholder information, and notes detailing the operations and functions of multinational corporations such as Procter & Gamble Company, Bristol-Myers Company, and Colgate-Palmolive Company illustrate the ways in which Spira and Animal Rights International sought to track animal experimentation and identify targets for campaigns. Files relating to the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Soap and Detergent Association, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing document Spira's efforts to establish alternatives to animal testing. Correspondence, notes, printed matter, newspapers clippings, advertisements, photographs, drafts, surveys, and Freedom of Information Act requests.
		Arranged alphabetically by topic.
BOX 105		Alternatives See also Container 310, Photographs
BOX 105			Conferences
BOX 105				1980-1989
					(2 folders)
BOX 106				1990-1997
					(1 folder)
BOX 106			General, 1973-1997
				(5 folders)
BOX 107				(6 folders)
BOX 107			Industrial In Vitro Toxicology Group, 1988-1996
BOX 108			Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Baltimore, Md.
BOX 108				1980-1989
					(7 folders)
BOX 109				1990-1996
					(6 folders)
BOX 110				1997-1998
					(1 folder)
BOX 110			Laboratories, 1978-1985, 1994
				(3 folders)
BOX 110			Office of Technology Assessment
BOX 110				1983-1985
					(2 folders)
BOX 111				1985-1987
					(3 folders)
BOX 111			Replacement, reduction, refinement, 1985-1989
				(2 folders)
BOX 111			Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association, 1985-1988
BOX 111		American Association for Laboratory Animal Science demonstration, New York, N.Y., 1978
BOX 111		American Museum of Natural History, New York, N.Y. See also Container 310, Photographs
BOX 111			Contact forms, 1976-1977
				(1 folder)
BOX 112				(1 folder)
BOX 112			Correspondence, 1975-1978, 1985-1991
				(4 folders)
BOX 112			Freedom of Information Act requests, 1961-1978
				(6 folders)
BOX 113				(6 folders)
BOX 113			Legislation, 1976-1977
				(1 folder)
BOX 114				(1 folder)
BOX 114			Museum executives, 1976-1977
BOX 114			Museum publications, 1965-1978
				(3 folders)
BOX 114			Notes
BOX 114				1974-1976
					(3 folders)
BOX 115				1977-1978
					(1 folder)
BOX 115			Notices of research projects, 1975-1978
				(2 folders)
BOX 115			Petition, circa 1976
				(1 folder)
BOX 116				(4 folders)
BOX 116			Press, 1973-1978, 1991
				(3 folders)
BOX 117				(2 folders)
BOX 117			Protest and demonstration, 1976-1977 See also Containers OV 2 and OV 4, Photographs and signs
				(4 folders)
BOX 117			Shareholders, 1976-1978
BOX 117			Stereotaxic instruments, 1962-1963
BOX 117			Victory, 1977
BOX 117		Animal Utilization Survey, 1991
BOX 117		Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology, 1982-1986
BOX 118		Coalition to Abolish Classroom Dissection
BOX 118			Background, 1956-1986
				(3 folders)
BOX 118			Campaign advertisements, 1985, 1990-1991 See also Container OV 2, Advertisement drafts
				(2 folders)
BOX 118			Correspondence, 1978-1992
				(2 folders)
BOX 118			E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (motion picture), 1982
BOX 119			Laws and legislation, 1975-1991
BOX 119			New York State Board of Education, 1978-1985
				(2 folders)
BOX 119			Notes, 1984-1992
BOX 119			Petition, 1985
BOX 119			Press
BOX 119				1970-1989
					(2 folders)
BOX 120				1990-1995
					(1 folder)
BOX 120			Research and alternatives, 1970-1985
				(3 folders)
BOX 120			Resistance, 1975-1979, circa 1991 See also Container OV 4, Handmade signs
BOX 121			Science fairs, 1980-1989
				(4 folders)
BOX 121			Workshops, 1988-1990
BOX 121		Coalition the Abolish the LD50 See also Container 311, Photographs
BOX 121			Campaign advertisements, 1981-1987
BOX 121			Coalition action, 1982-1986
				(1 folder)
BOX 122				(1 folder)
BOX 122			Coalition meetings, 1982-1986
BOX 122			Correspondence
BOX 122				1977-1984
					(5 folders)
BOX 123				1985-1988, undated
					(3 folders)
BOX 123			International initiatives, 1977-1987
				(2 folders)
BOX 123			Legislation
BOX 123				1977-1983
					(3 folders)
BOX 124				1984-1988
					(2 folders)
BOX 124			Notes, 1977-1991
				(2 folders)
BOX 124			Petition, 1982-1986
				(2 folders)
BOX 124			Press, 1977-1991
				(2 folders)
BOX 125				(2 folders)
BOX 125			Research and alternatives, 1975-1989, undated
				(4 folders)
BOX 126				(4 folders)
BOX 126			Transportation Department, 1980-1984
BOX 126			Workshops
BOX 126				1981
					(1 folder)
BOX 127				1982-1986
					(2 folders)
BOX 127		Coalition to Abolish the Metcalf-Hatch Act
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