Center for Science in the Public Interest records

Identity elements

Level of description

Collection

Title

Center for Science in the Public Interest records

Date(s)

  • 1971 - 2009 (Creation)

Extent

14.75 cubic feet in 16 boxes

Name of creator

(1971-present)

Biographical history

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a food safety and nutrition advocacy organization. CSPI was founded in 1971 by Michael F. Jacobson, a microbiologist, James Sullivan, an oceanographer, and Albert Fritsch, a chemist.

In the 1990s CSPIread more

Content and structure elements

Scope and content

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocating for healthier food choices, improved nutrition labeling, and safer food production practices. Established in 1971 by Dr. Michael Jacobson, CSPI hasread more

System of arrangement

Organized in three series: Press Mentions, Speeches, and Photographic Material. The Press Mentions series reflects chronological arrangement in Boxes 1–3 and alphabetical arrangement in Boxes 4–16.

Conditions of access and use elements

Conditions governing access

All materials are open for research.

Physical access

Can be physically accessed in Hale Library's fifth floor reading room.

Conditions governing reproduction

The Center for Science in the Public Interest retains ownership of copyright of the materials the organization created. The Center grants K-State license to use in ways that include, but are not limited to, research access, digitization, display, and exhibition.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

Acquisition and appraisal elements

Immediate source of acquisition

The Center for Science in the Public Interest donated these records on December 7, 2023.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information

These records align with the collecting goals of the Consumer Movement Archives, especially as they pertain to food safety, food labeling practices, and food security.

Specialized notes

  • Citation: [Item title], [item date], Center for Science in the Public Interest records, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.

Description control element

Rules or conventions

Description based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS).

Archivist's note

Processed by Student Assistant, Eli Clubbs. Processing overseen by Helena Egbert, Processing Archivist. Finding Aid created by Eli Clubbs and Helena Egbert, and reviewed by Cliff Hight, Department Head. 2024.

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