Finding aid encoded by Ann HubertMay 2004 2007-05-29 converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002 Guide to the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial and DNA Typing Archive,1988-1996 Collection Number: 53-12-3037 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library Contact Information: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu EAD encoding: Ann Hubert, May 2004 © 2002 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY O.J. Simpson murder trial and DNA typing archive, 1988-1996. 53-12-3037 13.7 cubic ft. Photocopies, printouts, clippings and video. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Files of cases in which the use of DNA as evidence were an important factor, including the OJ Simpson trial. Collection material in English

Cornell University's Department of Science and Technology Studies conducted a National Science Foundation-supported research project: DNA Fingerprinting: Law and Science in Criminal Process. A supplemental project, conducted in 1995, and also supported by NSF created "An Archive of Material on the O.J. Simpson Murder Trial and DNA Typing." The goal of the archive was to collect and preserve ephemeral materials for studying popular constructions of credibility in science, especially on issues relating to genetics and DNA testing, and on the specific roles of the law and the media in shaping these constructions. The project's principal investigators were Sheila Jasanoff and Bruce Lewenstein. Graduate students included Saul E. Halfon and Simon A. Cole.