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University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library

Jack Kevorkian papers, 1911-2017 (majority within 1990-2011)

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1 archived websites (online) — 1 portrait — 1 framed photograph — 40 laminated placards (36" x 36") — 1 oversize box — 8 linear feet — Digital files (online)

Papers of Dr. Jack Kevorkian (1928-2011), medical pathologist, social activist, advocate for the terminally ill patient's right to die and physician-assisted suicide (which Kevorkian called "Medicide"), author, artist, and musician. By his own estimation, Dr. Kevorkian assisted in the suicides of more than 100 terminally ill people between 1990 and 1998. Kevorkian was acquitted in three physician-assisted suicide trials, and a mistrial was declared in the fourth. In a fifth trial, he was convicted of second-degree murder after administering a lethal injection and served eight years in prison. The collection includes materials related to the Kevorkian family (personal and business records, correspondence, photographs, and audiovisual recordings); Jack Kevorkian's research files and files related to Medicide (files related to the physician-assisted suicides and recordings of Kevorkian's consultations with the terminally ill); and miscellaneous papers (his personal and professional correspondence, published works and manuscript drafts, records related to his court trials, photographs, recordings of news coverage and interviews, audio recordings of Kevorkian's music, and images of his art).

The Jack Kevorkian Papers are arranged into five series: Kevorkian Family, Research and Practice, Morganroth & Morganroth, Personal Interests, and Medicide Files.

The Kevorkian Family papers mostly include correspondence, recollections, photographs, and video and audio recordings of family gatherings. The Research and Practice series contains Kevorkian's correspondence on scientific subjects, his research files, and Kevorkian's articles on various medical, ethical, and bioethical topics. Also included are recorded interviews and media segments featuring Kevorkian as well as media reports about his activities and court trials. Materials in the Personal Interests series include sheet music of Kevorkian's musical compositions, recordings of Kevorkian playing music, reproductions of his paintings, publicity regarding exhibits of his art, and a sample of collected books. The Morganroth & Morganroth series includes materials used during the court trials, such as correspondence and Kevorkian's research as well as the script of the HBO film, You Don't Know Jack, annotated by Mayer Morganroth. The Medicide Files series contains the files of the terminally ill patients who had asked him assist in ending their lives and who he helped in doing so. Medicide files include correspondence between Kevorkian and his consulting "patients" and their families, photographs, and forms developed by Kevorkian as well as recordings of consultations.

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Kevorkian Family

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The Kevorkian Family series (1911-2014, 1 linear foot, oversize materials, and digital files) includes materials related to Jack Kevorkian's parents Lewis (Levon) and Satenig Kevorkian, his older sister, Margaret (Margo) Janus, and his niece, Ava Janus. Lewis Kevorkian's material includes his business ledgers, a small collection of business records, and various certificates and estate documentation. Satenig Kevorkian's papers include her letters, written in Armenian and dated between 1912 and 1919, as well as letters of condolence received by the family after her death. Margaret Janus's personal files include her correspondence, letters of condolence on her death, and obituaries as well as her diplomas, certificates, and collected personal effects. Ava Janus's materials include a small collection of correspondence and collected newspaper clippings on various subjects. Oversize Kevorkian family materials include collected articles on the 1915 Armenian genocide, passports, and maps. The Kevorkian family series includes photographs depicting family gatherings, snapshots, studio portraits, and wedding photos as well as a photo album of the Armenian Relief Corps of Pontiac, Michigan, dated 1930, that contains a photo of Satenig Kevorkian. The audiovisual materials include digitized video and audio recordings of family gatherings. Some audio recordings are partially in Armenian. There are also Jack Kevorkian portraits, photographs taken during his military service, and photos of his travels abroad.

Jack Kevorkian papers, 1911-2017 (majority within 1990-2011)
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