{"value"=>"<p>This series, the largest, contains material related to Dr. Christmas's professional career as a psychiatrist and mental health pioneer. The first subseries, Positions held, relates to her various non-academic appointments including Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Alcoholism Services; member of various task forces and committees, mostly under New York City Mayor David Dinkins; and co-founder of the Urban Issues Group, among others. The material in this subseries consists of correspondence, press releases, reports, publications, and printed matter. The second subseries, Academic positions, contains documents related to her various teaching positions at Brandeis University and City University of New York Medical School, among others; these documents include lecture notes, correspondence, and printed matter. The third subseries, Organizational service, refers to Dr. Christmas's service on various boards and advisory committees, mostly for organizations related to the field of mental health, such as the APHA and APA. It also includes her membership on various national task forces. The material in this subseries consists of correspondence, newsletters and other printed matter, conference programs, board meeting material, and certificates. Awards and honors includes, in some cases, the awards themselves; in many cases, it includes award programs and invitations, printed matter (such as newspaper clippings), and correspondence related to honors received by Dr. Christmas. Appearances and engagements, subseries five, refers to public speaking events, including conference participation, lectures, and symposia participation. The material included in this subseries contains conference programs, correspondence, and flyers for appearances by Dr. Christmas at institutions not included in the previous subseries (mostly, health organizations in which Dr. Christmas did not serve on any committee or hold any office). The final subseries, Correspondence, consists of general correspondence, mostly with organizations requesting her participation in an event or conference.</p>"}