Papers, [ca. 1920]-1972.

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Papers, [ca. 1920]-1972.

This large collection primarily centers on Stokes' administration and research at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. A Philadelphia pediatrician, Stokes had many interests in the areas of infectious diseases, public health and environmental control, and all are reflected in this collection. There is a long series covering his work at the Children's Hospital, including individual correspondence from many staff members.

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University of Pennsylvania.

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In 1919 Edward Bushnell was appointed publicity agent for the University of Pennsylvania. His appointment began a long and expanding effort at public relations at the University. In 1954 the Department of Public Relations expanded its work to include two new units, Motion Picture Services and the Office of Radio and Television. These two offices operated until 1975 when they were phased out of a stream-lined department. From the description of University Film Collection, 1915-1989. (...

Barbero, Giulio John, 1923- .

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Rhoads, Jonathan E.

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Jonathan Evans Rhoads was born on May 9, 1907 in a Philadelphia Quaker family that had a traditional interest in medicine. His father, Edward G. Rhoads, and his granduncle James were both physicians. Edward graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1885 and became chief resident at the Pennsylvania Hospital after serving internship first at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. He later had his own practice, working in a broad range of fields from obstetrics...

Harris, Susanna, 1919- .

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Communicable Disease Center (U.S.)

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Gregg, Alan, 1890-1957

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Physician. From the description of Reminiscences of Alan Gregg : oral history, 1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309731199 Alan Gregg (1890-1957), a career Rockefeller Foundation officer, was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to James B. Gregg, a Congregational minister, and his wife Mary (Needham) Gregg. Gregg practiced medicine from 1917-1919 as a member of the Harvard Medical Unit attached to the British Army during World War I. Af...

Wolman, Irving J. (Irving Jacob), 1905-1978

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Association of American Physicians

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American medical association

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White House Conference on Children and Youth (1960 : Washington, D.C.)

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Woods Schools

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Benison, Saul.

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Salk, Jonas Edward, 1914-1995

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Biochemical researcher and physician. Salk was an alumnus of City College, Class of 1934. From the description of Memorabilia, [ca. 1934-1965] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155503820 Noted physician, virologist, and humanitarian, best known for development of the first poliomyelitis vaccine. Founder of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. Served on the faculty of the Univ. of Michigan (1942-1963...

American friends service committee

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Quaker organization formed to promote peace and reconciliation through its social service and relief programs. From the description of American Friends Service Committee records, 1933-1988 (bulk 1933-1938). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983753 The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was organized in June 1917 as an outgrowth of and coordination point for the anti-war and relief activities of various bodies of the Religious Society of Friends in the United States. A ...

American academy of pediatrics

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Haverford college

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Haverford College was founded in 1833 as a Quaker school for boys. Today it is a coeducational, non-sectarian college applying the Quaker values of consensus and honor code. From the description of Archival records, 1831-[ongoing]. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 60246925 ...

Chapple, Charles C

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Shope, Richard E. (Richard Edwin), 1901-1966

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Bayne-Jones, Stanhope, 1888-1970

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Gittings, J. Claxton (John Claxton), 1874-1950

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Stokes, Joseph, 1896-1972

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Joseph Stokes, Jr. graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1920. Four years later he became an instructor of pediatrics at the Medical School. In 1939, he was named William Bennett Professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, and physician-in-chief of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is credited with transforming Children's Hospital into a world center of pediatric teaching and research. His scientific efforts include the study and control of inf...

United States. Army Epidemiological Board

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Harris, Tzvee N., 1912- .

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Bernstein, Yale B.

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Bongiovanni, Alfred M., 1921-

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American pediatric society

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University College of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica)

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Somers, Anne Ramsay

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Anne Ramsay Somers, educator, author, and health consultant, was born in 1913. From 1937-1942 she served as educational director of the ILGW Union. Somers worked as a labor economist in the U.S. Department of Labor from 1943-1946, and was a research associate at Haverford College from 1957-1963. She was a faculty member at Princeton and a professor of community and family medicine at the College of Medicine and Dentistry of the New Jersey-Rutgers Medical School. From the description ...

Paul, John Robertson, 1917- .

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György, Paul 1893-1976

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Committee of Physicians for the Improvement of Medical Care.

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Child Guidance Clinic (Philadelphia, Pa.).

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Playtex Park Research Institute.

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

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Rose, John A.

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