Ancel B. Keys papers 1938-1967

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Ancel B. Keys papers 1938-1967

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Collection contains the papers of Ancel B. Keys, professor emeritus of physiology and director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Keys was world renowned in the field of public heath, creating the K ration during World War II, conducting starvation experiments that helped guide relief workers in post-war Europe, and was the first to link diet to cholesterol and heart attack risk.

2 boxes (0.45 cubic feet)

University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]

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United States. War Department

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Marcy served as Secretary of War under James K. Polk, 1845-1849. From the description of William L. Marcy letter : Washington [D.C.], to Col. J.D. Stevenson, New York City, ALS, 1846 June 26. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 43771263 Officer, Second U.S. Cavalry, 1868-1892. From the description of Report of Lieutenant Gustavus C. Doane, 1870 Dec.15. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 43955079 U.S. gov...

Keys, Ancel, 1904-2004

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Ancel Keys, B.A. (1925), M.A. (1928), Ph.D. (1930) University of California. Professor of physiology and founder of the Division of Epidemiology in School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Developed the K-ration for the War Department during World War II; research on human starvation guided relief workers in post-war Europe; conducted research in the areas of cholesterol and heart disease, leading to the conclusion that higher fat diets led to increased cholesterol le...