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                  PRESIDENT'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES
                            April 6, 1971


1.    SENATOR MORTON PAPERS DISPLAYED, OFFICIALLY PRESENTED
      Nearly two years have been spent sorting and labeling the
296,352 items from the official records of Senator Thruston B.
Morton now housed in the Special Collections Department of the
Margaret I. King Library. The papers were officially presented
in brief formal ceremonies last Friday. Dr. Stuart Forth, dir-
ector of libraries, said the collection is now available for
study by interested scholars. "As with other collections of con-
temporary papers of this nature," Dr. Forth said, "some of the
material is restricted and can be used only with the permission
of Senator Morton." He added that "approximately 2,000 entries
have been inserted in the Special Collection's catalogue of manu-
scripts identifying key areas in the Morton papers of interest to
scholars. It would have been impractical to identify by card each
item in the collection." The 77 crates of material began to ar-
rive on the Lexington campus following the November 1968 election,
with the bulk of the items received in April, 1969. "We expect
to receive even more material from the senator in the future," Dr.
Forth added. "The University is fortunate to receive this impor-
tant collection." The collection contains the records and other
materials accumulated by the Kentucky senator while serving in the
U.S. Senate (1956-68), and the files representing his term as
chairman of the National Republican Committee (1959-61). Dr.
Forth said the Morton papers represent the largest 20th Century
collection housed in Special Collections.


2.    RESEARCH GOALS OUTLINED BY TOBACCO INSTITUTE SPOKESMEN
      Ways in which the Tobacco and Health Research Institute is be-
ginning to study the effects of smoking on human health were out-
lined by a panel of medical doctors at the recent Institute annual
workshop conference. Emphasizing that its studies involving humans
have begun since a new state tax on cigarettes went into effect last
July 1, the Institute researchers discussed only proposals for stud-
ies, not results. Dr. Ernest W. Chick, Institute associate director
and medical program coordinator, noted that the Institute reaches
across campus to encourage and stimulate research on whether smoking
is harmful, what substances might cause it to be hazardous and what
could be done to make it safe. All information will be put into a
data bank so it will be available to all researchers.