Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971

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Michael Davis was one of the major figures in health care policy in the United States. He served as chairman of the Executive Committee of the Committee for the Nation's Health (CNH), incorporated in 1946 and abolished in 1956. Davis received a Ph.D. from Columbia in 1906. In Boston and then in New York, Davis led movements to extend dispensary services to people of moderate means. He later served as director of medical services for the Julius Rosenwald Fund and chaired the foundation-funded Committee on Research in Medical Economics before assuming leadership of the CNH.

From the description of Miscellaneous papers, supplementary to the Committee for the Nation's Health Records from the Michael M. Davis Collection, New York Academy of Medicine, [1950-1960]. (New York Academy of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 78930099

Physician and medical administrator; chairman of the executive committee, Committee for the Nation's Health, 1946-1956.

From the description of Papers, 1939-1955 [microform]. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70958944

Michael M. Davis (1879-1971) was the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Committee for the Nation's Health from 1946 to 1956.

From the description of Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581843

Medical economist.

From the description of Reminiscences of Michael Marks Davis : oral history, 1966. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513227

Dr. Davis is a prominent social scientist and a former member of the Committee. Mr. Wiprud was the executive director and secretary of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, 1938-62.

From the description of Michael Marks Davis [sound recording] : an oral history / interviewed by Theodore Wiprud, May 26, 1960. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 62430024

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referencedIn Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984. Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn American Public Health Association records, 1938-1972 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Ira Vaughan Hiscock papers, 1918-1979, 1925-1939 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn League for Industrial Democracy. League for Industrial Democracy. Pamphlets, 1922-1978. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Charles-Edward Amory Winslow papers, 1874-1977, 1915-1945 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Ernst P. Boas Papers, ca. 1907-1955 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971. Reminiscences of Michael Marks Davis : oral history, 1966. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Boas, Ernst Phillip, 1891-1955. Papers, 1907-1980. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971. Miscellaneous papers, supplementary to the Committee for the Nation's Health Records from the Michael M. Davis Collection, New York Academy of Medicine, [1950-1960]. New York Academy of Medicine
referencedIn Winslow, C.-E. A. (Charles-Edward Amory), 1877-1957. Charles-Edward Amory Winslow papers, 1874-1977 (inclusive), 1915-1945 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Microfilm Reels of the Committee for the Nation's Health Records from the Michael M. Davis Collection, In the New York Academy of Medicine, 1939-1955 (bulk 1946-1955) History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Weinerman, E. Richard (Edwin Richard), 1917-1970. Edwin Richard Weinerman papers, 1908-1970 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn American Public Health Association. American Public Health Association records, 1938-1972 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Hiscock, Ira Vaughan, 1892-. Ira Vaughan Hiscock papers, 1918-1979 (inclusive), 1925-1939 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn League for Industrial Democracy. Pamphlets, 1922-1978. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives
creatorOf Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971. Papers, 1939-1955 [microform]. Harry S. Truman Library
referencedIn Edwin Richard Weinerman papers, 1908-1970 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn The Nation, records, 1879-1974 (inclusive), 1920-1955 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Committee for the Nation's Health. Committee for the Nation's Health records, 1939-1956 (bulk 1946-1955) [microform]. National Library of Medicine
referencedIn Isidore Sydney Falk papers, 1918-1984 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Davis, Michael Marks, 1879-1971. Michael Marks Davis [sound recording] : an oral history / interviewed by Theodore Wiprud, May 26, 1960. National Library of Medicine
creatorOf Michael M. Davis Papers. 1939 - 1955. Subject Files Harry S. Truman Library
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associatedWith Corning, Peter A., 1935-, person
associatedWith Falk, I. S. (Isidore Sydney), 1899-1984. person
associatedWith Hiscock, Ira Vaughan, 1892- person
associatedWith League for Industrial Democracy. corporateBody
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associatedWith Shearon, Marjorie O'Connell, 1890-1974. person
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United States
United States
United States
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Economics, Medical
Economics, Medical
Economists
Health insurance
Health policy
Medical policy
Medical policy
National Health Insurance, United States
Social security
Occupation
Health service administrators
Physicians
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Birth 1879

Death 1971

Americans

English

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