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Lauretta Molitor Federation of the Right-To-Die Societies 7th Biennial Conference video collection, 1988
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Molitor, Lauretta
- Title
- Lauretta Molitor Federation of the Right-To-Die Societies 7th Biennial Conference video collection
- Dates
- 1988 (inclusive)19881988
- Quantity
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237 gb (10 files)
0.63 cubic feet (1 box) - Collection Number
- 6399 (Accession No. 6399-001)
- Summary
- Video of conference panels and interviews
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users for onsite use only. Contact Special Collections for more information.
Recorded on U-Matic tapes and transferred to digital.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Lauretta Molitor is a filmmaker hired to shoot various panels and interviews conducted during the 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of the Right-to-Die Societies on April 8, 1988.
Source: 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies newspaper clipping compilation found in Hemlock Society records, accession 4270-001, Box 1.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of the Right-to-Die Societies was held April 7-10, 1988 at the Cathedral Hill Hotel in San Francisco, California. The conference was attended by 300-365 people, excluding the news media.
Source: 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of Right-to-Die Societies newspaper clipping compilation found in Hemlock Society records, accession 4270-001, Box 1.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Ten videos of panels and interviews held during the 7th Biennial Conference of the World Federation of the Right-To-Die Societies, held in San Francisco, California. Panelists and interviewees include: Sidney D. Rosoff (chairman of the Society for the Right to Die), Dr. Stephen Yarnell (gay physician/AIDS patient), Dr. Colin Brewer, Dr. Jane Boyajian (ombudsperson for long-term care in Washington State), David Mayo (philosophy professor at University Minnesota), Randy Boyle, Derek Humphry (co-founder of Hemlock Society), Gerald Larue (former president of Hemlock Society USA), Patricia Brophy, and Julianne Delio. Interviews were conducted by Jeanne Carstensen.
Videos are 20 minutes long and contain raw footage. Some videos include the SMPTE color bars before or between segments, jump cuts or multiple interviews.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyrights retained by creator. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| electronic_file | ||
| electronic_file | Panel with Sidney D. Rosoff and Patricia
Brophy 1 video file
Sidney D. Rosoff discusses the history of the Right-to-die
movement; Patricia Brophy talks about her experience involving her husband,
Paul Brophy, moderator introduces Julianne Delio.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | Panel (continued) with Julianne Delio, Sidney D. Rosoff,
Patricia Brophy 1 video file
Julianne Delio recounts her experience involving her husband,
Danny; Sidney D. Rosoff urges local advocacy; question and answer session.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | AIDS Panel 1 video file
Dr. Colin Brewer talks about AIDS patients, his background, and
historical context; Dr. Stephen Yarnell discusses medical ethics, religious
freedom.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | AIDS Panel (continued) 1 video file
Dr. Stephen Yarnell talks about his experience with AIDS and
doctors; David Mayo states his personal beliefs, discusses hope, denial,
positive thinking, AIDS stigma, ethical slippery slope in AIDS context.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | AIDS Panel (continued) 1 video file
Dr. Jane Boyajian discusses trends in long-term care settings,
patient rights and advocacy, nuances in health care issues in AIDS context;
question and answer session.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | AIDS Panel (continued) and interview with Randy
Boyle 1 video file
Question and answer session continues; Randy Boyle talks about
joining the Hemlock Society, anxiety about the personal health and future,
reaction to panels.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | Interviews with Randy Boyle (continued) and Dr. David
Mayo 1 video file
Randy Boyle recounts experiences with hospice care patients,
personal struggle with AIDS; Dr. David Mayo discusses passive vs. active
euthanasia, California legal initiative.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | Interview with Dr. David Mayo (continued) 1 video file
Dr. Mayo talks about medical and situational ethics, taboos, AIDS
patients.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | Interview with Gerald Larue and Netherlands
Panel 1 video file
Gerald Larue provides anecdotes of people opting for euthanasia;
Netherlands panel: moderator introduces Jeanne Tromp Meesters, Eugene Sutorius
explains the effects of the Netherlands' euthanasia policies.
|
1988 April 8 |
| electronic_file | Netherlands Panel (continued) and interview with Derek
Humphry 1 video file
Eugene Sutorius explains the legal standards of euthanasia in the
Netherlands; Derek Humphry recounts an anecdotes of World War II and his first
wife Jean, the Hemlock Society.
|
1988 April 8 |
| Box | ||
| 1 | Tape #1 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
|
1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #2 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
|
1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #3 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
|
1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #4 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
|
1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #5 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
|
1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #6 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
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1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #7 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
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1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #8 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
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1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #9 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
|
1988 April 8 |
| 1 | Tape #10 Hemlock Society 1 U-matic videocassette
|
1988 April 8 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
