The correspondence records a wide range of contacts by Commission members and staff with persons or agencies interested in tuberculosis treatment and control, including the medical and administrative staff of the state's six district hospitals. Included is correspondence of E. M. Josey, Commission Chairperson, and Joe D. Miller and Thomas Layton, Commission Executive Directors. Also present is material on the administration, projected repair, and expansion of the Hazlewood Tuberculosis Hospital. This includes correspondence detailing state contacts with the White House, the War Manpower Commission, and the U.S. Public Health Service. Of particular interest is data on nutrition and dietary regiment and on scarce building materials and supplies during World War II.
