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C. Ward Crampton presented this speech, "Whole Life Records for Whole Life Service," in front of the New York State Joint Legislative Committee on Problems of the Aging. This committee began its work in 1947 and was the first such group in the country designed to perform a "unique and immensely valuable service" in behalf of older people. In his speech, Crampton argues that the medical community should focus on preventative care as a method for addressing health concerns related to aging. The accurate recording of a person's life through annual check-ups, he claims, allows for better "record[s], scientific research, medical service and life guidance" as well as the discovery of the "causes, nature, prevention, mitigation, control, and cure" of many diseases. At the time of Crampton's speech, efforts to popularize annual check-ups across the past half-century had been met with little success. ; Charles Ward Crampton (May 26, 1877- 1964) was a physician, medical researcher, and teacher. Born in New York City, he attended the College of the City of New York, New York University, and in 1900 graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. His major contributions to the medical field include work with geriatrics and gerontology, adolescent hygiene and physical fitness, posture, and blood pressure and circulatory systems. He created what is today known as the Crampton Test for Fatal Shock, which measures the physical condition and resistance of one's pulse and blood pressure in the resting and standing positions. Crampton was a major in the U.S. Army Medical Reserve and acted as Special Adviser to the U.S. Department of the East during World War I. From 1934 to 1937, he regularly wrote columns for the Boy Scouts of America's magazine Boys' Life. Crampton was a strong advocate of preventative medicine and the maintenance of a personal medical record by individuals, and served as Chairman of the Committee on Physical Fitness through the Federal Security Agency, Chairman of the Committee on the Health of Adolescents, and the chairman for the sub-committee on Geriatrics and Gerontology through the medical society of New York County. In addition, he founded the Aristogenic Association, which he described as: "While Eugenics and Kakogenics are generally understood to refer respectively to consideration of good and evil in the sphere of Genetics, Aristogenics refers to the best." ; There are three copies in the archives (ms510-01-b-03-03-004, ms510-01-b-03-03-005, ms510-01-b-03-03-006). The first is folded closer to the bottom, while the second is folded closer to the top. The third has a crease at the bottom right corner. There is a small line and puncture from the staple originally binding the speech in all three, but the papers are otherwise in excellent condition and show no other differences. The other two versions have not been digitized at this time.

This extremely detailed blank personnel record, designed by Charles Ward Crampton for Admiral Byrd's 1928 Antarctic Expedition, was used to assess the durability of Byrd's voyaging companions when faced with the strenuous journey. C. Ward Crampton performed the preliminary examination of Admiral Byrd's men in preparation for his first expedition to Antarctica in 1928. The personnel record covers your average preliminary health examination—eye, ear, nose, throat, blood, etc.—as well as personal history questions that ask about your hometown, hobbies (with suggestions like athletics and collecting birds' eggs), work history, and schooling, as well as questions that assess personality (some interesting options were "peaceable --- fought when necessary --- rather scrappy"). The record also asks about heredity one generation back before transitioning into a series of personal questions such as aspirations for the next decade, what annoys the crewman most, their weaknesses, and their temper and addictions. The last page of the document appears to have handwritten notes from Crampton himself with regards to what questions to include in the assessment, such as various kinds of jobs, blood typing, etc. There is also the mysterious writing, "The disqualification of the captain," indicating that, perhaps, he was wondering what his course of action would be if the captain were found unsuitable. For the preparation of this document and examination of the crew, Crampton received a personal letter of thanks from Byrd. ; Charles Ward Crampton (May 26, 1877- 1964) was a physician, medical researcher, and teacher. His major contributions to the medical field include work with geriatrics and gerontology, adolescent hygiene and physical fitness, posture, and blood pressure and circulatory systems. He created what is today known as the Crampton Test for Fatal Shock, which measures the physical condition and resistance of one's pulse and blood pressure in the resting and standing positions. From 1934 to 1937, he regularly wrote columns for the Boy Scouts of America's magazine Boys' Life. Crampton was a vocal advocate of preventative medicine and the maintenance of a personal medical record by individuals. Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was a naval officer, pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and recipient of the Medal of Honor. Byrd explored the Antarctic on four separate expeditions, of which the United States government official backed the last two. The 1928 trip was his first trip to Antarctica. His fourth trip in 1946 is still the largest Antarctic expedition to date. ; The papers are fragile.