File contains summaries of phone conversations, letters, and reports between Alexander Leighton, Terry Rambo/Rambeau, Samuel Popkin, Philip Ross, Jerry Tinker, and Gerald Tinker regarding the psychological study in Vietnam.
File contains academic records, course selection documents, and letters of reference from Alexander Leighton to various medical schools regarding Gerald Klerman.
File contains correspondence between Alexander Leighton and publishers and reviews for the book "Caring for mentally ill people" psychological and social barriers in historical context."
File contains a letter and research proposal for "Control and prevention of psychiatric disorders in community populations" by Alexander Leighton, and a report by D. Shapiro.
File is loosely organized into two sections: Nova Scotia beaver and Norway beaver. Both sections contain correspondence to and from government officials, biologists, academics, and industry consultants regarding research for and publication of Alexander Leighton's study on beaver mental characteristics. The Norway section also contains excerpts from Norwegian newspapers. There is also a set of handwritten notes titled "Outline for study of the Beaver: D. Cross & A.H. Leighton."
File contains a manuscript for the introduction to Thomas Ling's book, "Mental Health and Human Relations in Industry." File also contains correspondence with Thomas Ling and publishers regarding the introduction.
File contains a wide array of communications to and from Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy, ranging from handwritten letters to email printouts. Correspondents seem to include friends, work acquaintances, and residents of Digby County (possible study respondents?).
File contains correspondence between Alexander Leighton and several different hospitals, clinics, universities, research institutions, and psychiatric associations regarding the development of psychiatric epidemiology programming.
File contains correspondence with or about Joseph Bloom. Also contains 4 of Joseph Bloom's published articles: "Patterns of Eskimo homicide," "Eskimo sleep paralysis," "An Athabascan Indian feud," and "Cross-cultural forensic psychiatry in Alaska."
File contains correspondence with or about Dorothy Borg. Also includes a memo by Ruth Benedict titled "Problems in Japanese morals submitted for study by psychiatrists."
File contains correspondence with or about Alan A. Boulton. Also includes a script for a presentation by Alexander Leighton in Saskatoon, titled "True and treated prevalence rates in geographically defined populations."
File contains correspondence with or about Frank George Boudreau between 1955 and 1958. Also includes conference programs, a newspaper article about Nova Scotia's economy, and Frank George Boudreau's memorial program from 1970.
