Marion County Tuberculosis Association

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Affiliated with the National Tuberculosis Association and the Indiana Tuberculosis Association, the Marion County Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis (later the Marion County Tuberculosis Association) was organized in 1913 due to the efforts of James W. Lilly and Dr. Theodore Potter. The Association fought this deadly communicable disease through health education, early diagnosis campaigns, and preventive care.

From the description of Records, 1913-1949. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 164418186

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creatorOf Marion County Tuberculosis Association. Records, 1913-1949. Indiana Historical Society Library
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associatedWith Fresh Air School. corporateBody
associatedWith Indiana Tuberculosis Association. corporateBody
correspondedWith Meyers, Mary A. person
associatedWith National Tuberculosis Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Sunnyside Sanitorium corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Indiana
Indiana--Marion County
Indiana--Indianapolis
Subject
African Americans
African Americans
Health education
Lungs
Open-air schools
Public health
Sanatoriums
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
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Corporate Body

Active 1913

Active 1949

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