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Contains annual reports, correspondence, meetings, organizational records, public relations materials, and subject files from Arena's time as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The Meetings, Committees, and Councils subseries contains planning information for the ad hoc, district, and advisory committees, as well as spring sessions and annual meetings for the AAP. This subseries also contains meeting minutes and agendas for executive board meetings. Internal Business Affairs folders contain newsletters and planning notes for various organizational events from 1970-1978. Subject files contain clippings, promotional information, and correspondence for projects that Arena coordinated with other organizations. Materials date from 1964 to 1992.

Contains meetings, reports, and correspondence from Arena's time on the founding board of the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Meeting folders contain brochures, agendas, and planning for annual and international meetings. Materials date from 1957 to 1972.

Contains correspondence, memoranda, bulletins, and agendas for the following three committees of which Arena was a member: the Interspeciality Committee/Council, Peer Review Committee, and Committee on Toxicology. The Interspeciality Committee/Council and Peer Review Committee folders also contain articles and clippings that pertain to issues addressed by these committees. Materials date from 1955 to 1978.

Contains materials related to Arena's 1974 trip to China as part of the American Medical Association Delegation. It includes Arena's itinerary and other planning materials, his observations and travel diary, correspondence, and articles and manuscript materials written on the health of China's Children and other medical topics related to his visit. The correspondence involves both personal correspondence between Arena and Dr. Ma Haitem as well as professional correspondence concerning Arena's trip, the resulting speaking engagements and publications, and health-related research requests covering such topics as acupuncture, child abuse, and hypnotics. This series also contains a number of photographs, slides, and memorabilia collected during Arena's time in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. The photographs and slides capture hospital work in China, scenic locations, and group photos. The memorabilia consist of postcards, maps, restaurant menus, and city guides and brochures. The materials date from circa 1969 to 1987, with the bulk falling between 1974 and 1975.