Grover Francis Powers papers 1916-1969

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Grover Francis Powers papers 1916-1969

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1334

The papers of Grover Francis Powers contain correspondence, reports, writings, and a scrapbook. They document Powers' interest in mentally challenged children and involvement with the National Association of Retarded Children, the American Pediatric Society, and Southbury Training School, as well as other organizations.

3.25 linear feet

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351273

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Powers, Grover Francis, 1887-1968

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Grover Francis Powers was born in Colfax, Indiana, in 1887. He graduated from Purdue University in 1908 and from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1913. Following graduation, Powers remained in Baltimore, Maryland as a resident pediatrician. In 1921, he was invited to the Yale University School of Medicine, where he would remain until his retirement in 1952. Between 1927 and 1952, he served as chairman of the department of pediatrics. Powers was instrumental in the foundation of the...