Ralph C. Williams Papers 1950-1970

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Ralph C. Williams Papers 1950-1970

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Correspondence and related papers, pertaining chiefly to the publication of his United States Public Health Service, 1790-1950 (Washington, D.C, 1951).

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History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

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Williams, Ralph C. (Ralph Chester), 1888-

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Furman, Bess, 1894-1969

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