History files, 1945-1958 [photocopy].

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History files, 1945-1958 [photocopy].

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The Haskell Laboratory records include: (1) A copy of the November 28, 1933, proposal to establish a "Scientific Medical Research" facility; (2) Correspondence of G.H. Gehrmann, M.D., and journal articles relating to research into the causes of bladder cancer (1934-1945); (3) Correspondence describing the establishment of the laboratory, budget requests, and papers documenting the relationship of the laboratory to the industrial department; (4) Survey of Special Medical Examinations of Rayon and Cellophane Workers (c. 1945); (5) Evaluation Procedures in use at the Haskell Laboratory of Industrial Toxicology (1951).

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