Reminiscences of George St. John Perrott : oral history, 1963.

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Reminiscences of George St. John Perrott : oral history, 1963.

Education; chemical warfare work, World War I; chief chemist for explosives, Bureau of Mines; study of health and the Depression; Works Progress Administration national health survey; Social Security Act; establishment of National Health Program; reorganization of Division of Public Health methods; establishment of Cancer Institute and of Research Planning Council; changing personnel and policies of Public Health Service; research grants study section procedures.

Transcript: 73 leaves.

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