McNaughton Foundation Publications, Correspondence, 1967-1975

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Summary

Title:
McNaughton Foundation Publications, Correspondence
Dates:
1967-1975
Creators:
McNaughton Foundation
Extent:
1.25 Linear Feet (1 carton)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], McNaughton Foundation publications, correspondence, MSS 78-7, Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

Background

Scope and content:

The bulk of these records consists of reports and other documents created between 1968 and 1970 relative to Laetrile (amygdalin) and its application in treatment and prevention of cancer. Of the publications itemized below, writings by Dr. Ernst T. Krebs, Jr. appear in items 2, 3, 5, 13 and 14; references to Dr. Krebs or his work appear in items 1, 4, 10 and 12.

Biographical / historical:

The McNaughton Foundation is a non-profit organization which sponsors scientific research and which "seeks to encourage the creative scientific atmosphere in which the researcher follows his own lines of investigation toward the solution of his problem, even if these lines are in opposition to prevailing scientific or political opinion." Its director, Andrew R. L. McNaughton, is a general consultant specializing in international affairs. The foundation sponsors research projects dealing with mental health, the aging process, cancer, heart disease and diabetes. An advisory board, made up of distinguished scientists from Europe and North America, advises the foundation's director in the disposition of funding and identification of projects worthy of support. Of interest in this regard is the presence of Dr. Ernst T. Krebs, Jr., on the advisory board; he is listed as a board member in documents (found in folder 2) from 1968 and 1975. The 1975 document states: "Dr. Krebs is a discoverer of Vitamins B-15 and B-17 and a number of other substances whose development the foundation is sponsoring."

The McNaughton Foundation was originally based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but at some point in the late 1960s it appears to have opened offices in California. An associated organization, the Jacqueline Magella McNaughton Memorial Trust, sponsors investigational work in the area of parapsychology.

Custodial history:

These materials were received in February 1978 with the Chauncey D. Leake papers (MSS 78-6).

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Restrictions:

Folder 12 is restricted as it contains medical information on named individuals. All users of the collection must sign a confidentiality agreement, stating that they will not use the names of any individual in association with medical information.

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], McNaughton Foundation publications, correspondence, MSS 78-7, Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

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