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Creator:
Mauerstein-Bail, Mina
Title:
Mina Mauerstein-Bail Papers
Repository:
Public Policy Papers
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xg94hq820
Dates:
1985-2012
Size:
23 boxes
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-8; S-000546; S-000106; S-000538; S-000537; S-000107; S-000535; S-000536; S-000534; S-000540; S-000539; S-000545; S-000543; S-000544; S-000541; S-000542
Language:
English French

Abstract

Mina Mauerstein-Bail is a development professional with extensive international experience in the links between health and economic development. These Papers include reports, study papers and background materials collected over the course of her career and reflecting her areas of expertise: HIV and development, water and sanitation, and supporting local government and community capacity to address HIV/AIDS issues.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The Mauerstein-Bail Papers consist of materials related to Mauerstein-Bail's work in global health and development. In the area of HIV and development, the Papers include United Nations (UN) program reports and studies, background material on the global AIDS epidemic produced by other agencies and organizations, and other regional reports, books, special reports and conference materials. Also included are AMICAALL newsletters and reports related to HIV/AIDS programs and endeavors in African cities and regions. Water and sanitation materials include several reports as well as an interview transcript and notes for a book project on water and sanitation issues. Other materials include books and reports related to safe motherhood and disability issues, particularly in developing countries.The papers are predominantly UN and other agency reports related to the program areas Mauerstein-Bail was involved with, rather than her correspondence, memoranda, or other records of her direct activity.

Arrangement

The order in which materials came to Princeton has been maintained.

Collection Creator Biography:

Mauerstein-Bail, Mina

Mina Mauerstein-Bail is a development professional with extensive international experience in the links between health and economic development. Her areas of expertise include: HIV and development, maternal mortality (safe motherhood), water and sanitation, and the development of local governance, community leadership, and public-private partnerships in addressing these issues.

Mauerstein-Bail has been a leading member of the international development community in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and a substantial part of her career consists of working for the United Nations (UN) and other development agencies. At the UN in the early 1990s she was the Programme Co-ordinator for the HIV/AIDS Division for the Global and Interregional Program within the UN Development Program. Subsequently she was the Manager of the HIV and Development Program and went on to be the inaugural Program Director for the partnership program between the UN and the Alliance of Mayor's Initiative for Community Action on AIDS at the Local Level (AMICALL).

Throughout her career Mauerstein-Bail has been involved with numerous international advisory panels and currently acts in a consultative role to several organizations involved in interdisciplinary approaches to health and development and promotion of cross-sector partnerships. She is currently a Board member of PACT, a non-profit development organization working around the world, and Co-President of the Sirleaf Market Women's Fund (SMWF/US), a non-governmental organization providing funding and support for women in Liberia. She works as an independent consultant and fundraiser.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Mina Mauerstein-Bail in 2012, 2013, 2020, 2021, and 2023. The accession numbers related to these gifts are ML.2012.048, ML.2013.002, ML.2020.03, ML.2021.009, and ML.2023.004.

Appraisal

No material was separated from this collection during accessioning or processing.

Processing Information

Materials were assigned to series based on their topic, re-housed in archival boxes, and a file list was created. This work was done at the time of accessioning by Maureen Callahan in December 2012 and the finding aid was updated by Sara Griffiths in July 2013. The finding aid was updated by Will Clements in 2020 and 2021 to reflect recent accessions. The finding aid was updated by Caitlin Abadir-Mullally in 2023 to reflect recent accesions.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is available for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Mina Mauerstein-Bail Papers; Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/xg94hq820
Location:
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library
65 Olden Street
Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
(609) 258-6345
Storage Note:
  • Mudd Manuscript Library (scamudd): Boxes 1-8; S-000546; S-000106; S-000538; S-000537; S-000107; S-000535; S-000536; S-000534; S-000540; S-000539; S-000545; S-000543; S-000544; S-000541; S-000542