Slade (John) Collection, 1991-2002

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Summary

Title:
John Slade Collection,
Dates:
1991-2002
Creators:
Slade, John
Abstract:
This collection consists mainly of a copy of the slide collection circulated by epidemiologist Dr. John Slade for purposes of tobacco-control presentations. Other materials include selections from Slade's World Wide Web site and memorials circulated after his death in 2002.
Extent:
1 box 0.33 linear ft.
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

John Slade Collection, MSS 2000-23, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists mainly of a copy of John Slade's slides on tobacco advertising, along with his descriptions and comments, that were circulated together in a binder by Trinkets & Trash Services. Color printouts from the Trinkets & Trash World Wide Web site are included. Following Slade's death in 2002, printouts and articles memorializing him were added.

The collection is divided into two record groups: materials donated by Slade; materials about Slade and Trinkets & Trash accumulated by the Tobacco Control Archives.

Biographical / historical:

John Downey Slade (1949-2002) was an epidemiologist who studied tobacco products and their effects on health. In March of 1994, at a meeting of a subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, he brought what the New York Times called "a beaker of tobacco extract" to dramatize his testimony about the chemistry of tobacco substances. Co-editor of the clinical textbook Nicotine addiction: principles and management (1993), Slade was also a member of the team that analyzed the Brown and Williamson Collection and a co-author of The Cigarette Papers, the published study resulting from that analysis. Slade's work in the fields of tobacco control and the clinical treatment of tobacco addiction was recognized by numerous organizations that honored him with awards, including Emory University, the American Society of Addiction Medicine, and the German Medical Association. Starting in 1994 he was listed in The Best Doctors in America. He founded Trinkets & Trash Services with a mission to collect samples and representations of tobacco-industry promotional materials and furnish them to public health services, attorneys, press, tobacco-control advocates, and others for educational purposes. From these samples and photographs taken of billboards and other advertisements, Slade produced a circulating slide collection for use in presentations.

Acquisition information:
Some materials were donated by John Slade, and some were collected by the Tobacco Control Archives following Slade's death in 2002.
Physical location:
Archives

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Arel Lucas.
Date Prepared:
© 2002
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by UCSC OAC Unit. Date of source: February 2002.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Library & Center for Knowledge Management. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives & Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Library & Center for Knowledge Management as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

John Slade Collection, MSS 2000-23, Archives & Special Collections, UCSF Library & CKM

Location of this collection:
UCSF Library & CKM Archives and Special Collections, 530 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94143-0840, US