Kerr, Lorin E., 1909-
Variant namesBiographical notes:
Lorin E. Kerr received a B.A. from the University of Toledo in 1931 and an M.D. (1935) and a M.S.P.H. (1939) from the University of Michigan. He worked for the U.S. Public Health Service from 1944 until 1948, when he began working for the Welfare and Retirement Fund of the United Mine Workers. Kerr was the founder and first director of the U.M.W.A.'s Department of Occupational Health and was influential in the passage of legislation to compensate coal miners suffering from black lung disease.
From the description of Lorin Edgar Kerr papers, 1941-1981 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167276
Links to collections
Kerr, Lorin E., 1909-. Lorin Edgar Kerr papers, 1941-1981 (inclusive).
Yale University Library
Hardy, Harriet Louise, 1906-. Papers, 1910-1984 (inclusive), 1924-1980 (bulk).
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984. Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 (inclusive).
Yale University Library
Papers, 1910-1984
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Esselstyn, Caldwell B., 1902-1975. Caldwell B. Esselstyn papers, 1945-1964 (inclusive).
Yale University Library
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Esselstyn, Caldwell B., 1902-1975.
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Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984.
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Hardy, Harriet Louise, 1906-
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Harriet Louise Hardy, 1906-
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Weinerman, E. Richard (Edwin Richard), 1917-1970.
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American Labor Health Association.
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American Public Health Association.
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District of Columbia. Health Department.
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Group Health Association of America.
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Group Health Institute.
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Howard University.
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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National Institute on Rehabilitation and Health Services.
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Public Health Association (Washington, D.C.)
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United Mine Workers of America.
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United States. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
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United States. Dept. of Labor.
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Subjects:
- Coal miners and mining
- Environmental health
- Industrial safety
- Labor and laboring classes
- Labor unions
- Labor unions and public health
- Lung
- Medicaid
- Medical care
- Medicine
- Occupational diseases
- Old age pensions
- Public health
- Retirement income
Occupations:
- Health officers
- Physicians
Places:
- Washington, D.C (as recorded)
Variant Names
Kerr, Lorin E.
Kerr, Lorin Edgar 1909-