Mrs. Leland E. Cofer papers, 1915-1945

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Mrs. Leland E. Cofer papers, 1915-1945

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Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, postcards, photographs, and memorabilia, relating to the administration of relief during and after the two world wars and, in particular, to the activities of the New York Committee for the Fatherless Children of France. Includes some papers of Leland E. Cofer, health officer for the Port of New York and assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service.

6 manuscript boxes, 5 envelopes.; (2.9 linear feet)

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Hoover Institution Archives

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Hoover Institution Archives

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United States. Public Health Service

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In April 1955 the Department of HEW licensed 6 companies to distribute a newly-developed polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The vaccine's effectiveness had been endorsed by NIH and the Surgeon General. Shortly after the vaccine was distributed, however, Cutter laboratory's allotment was found to be tainted and a cause of 72 new cases of polio. Responding to the crisis, the U.S. Public Health Service directed CDC epidemiologist Alexander Lang...

Cofer, Mrs. Leland E.

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Biographical/Historical Note American relief work administrator in World Wars I and II. From the guide to the Mrs. Leland E. Cofer papers, 1915-1945, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...

Fatherless Children of France Society.

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Cofer, Leland E. (Leland Eggleston), 1869-1948

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