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Featuring excerpts from Pain: A Universal Problem and an International Field, an exhibition for the 9th World Congress on Pain (Vienna, 1999) to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
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In March 1999 the staff of the John C. Liebeskind History of Pain Collection/UCLA History of Pain Program contacted the presidents or other representatives of the International Association for the Study of Pain's 56 (at that time) national and regional chapters to enlist their aid in creating an exhibition at the 9th World Congress on Pain in Vienna commemorating the 25th anniversary of the incorporation of IASP in 1974. The response was tremendous. Newsletters, journals, photographs, brochures, reprints, posters, and letters poured in from around the world. The IASP anniversary exhibition, Pain: A Universal Problem and an International Field, used selections from these contributions to show the development of pain research, treatment, and professional organizations throughout the world. It is clear, however, that much historical material is yet to be discovered and/or preserved. We at the Liebeskind Collection look forward to working with the officers and members of IASP's chapters to accomplish this vital task. Materials donated to the Liebeskind Collection are processed by the History and Special Collections Division of the Louise Darling Biomedical Library, stored in secure, temperature- and humidity-controlled conditions, and used under the guidance and watchful eye of professional staff. Staff members are prepared to work with IASP chapter representatives to make UCLA the permanent repository for their historically valuable organizational records, or to assist chapters in locating and contacting other reputable repositories (archives, libraries, or museums) in their own countries or continents. "The heart of an organization's memory is in its records. If your organization values its history, you must act to save the original letters, minutes, reports, photographs, publications, and other documents that officers, members, directors, employees, and volunteers have produced and compiled over the years. These documents provide unique testimony to the achievements of your organization. Such materials are also extremely valuable for administrative, legal, fiscal, and public relations purposes. Your organization's history is important to your community, too. [By preserving your organization's records], you will assure that its history and heritage will be part of your community's collective memory forever." Society of American Archivists, 1995 IASP Online Archives John C. Liebeskind History of Pain Collection History and Special Collections Division UCLA Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library ©2002 The Regents of the University of California