Elizabeth Kenny papers. 1862-2001 (bulk1942-1952).

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Elizabeth Kenny papers. 1862-2001 (bulk1942-1952).

Personal papers documenting the life and career of anAustralian nurse who discovered a revolutionary treatment for infantile paralysisand devoted her life to the dissemination of the treatment throughout the U.S. andabroad, as well as research files of two Kenny biographers.

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