Identity elements
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1971 - 2009 (Creation)
Extent
14.75 cubic feet in 16 boxes
Name of creator
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 CSPI… read 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 has… read 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.