Louis Laval Williams papers, 1917-1967.

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Louis Laval Williams papers, 1917-1967.

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Contains correspondence, extensive photographs and slides, reports, notes, reprints, and printed matter. Material pertains chiefly to the study and control of malaria, particularly in China, India, Puerto Rico, and areas prominent in World War II. Includes papers relating to the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine (1954-66), the Pan American Sanitary Bureau (1955), and the Tropical Medicine Association of Washington (1954-66). Also contains biographical data and photos of Joseph A. A. LePrince.

7.3 linear ft. (19 boxes + oversize)

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Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine

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Historical Sketch: The Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Incorporated (GMITP) was founded in 1921 and was named after William C. Gorgas. Gorgas was a U.S. Surgeon General and was known throughout the world as the conqueror of the mosquito and the malaria and yellow fever it transmits. His pioneer efforts in halting an epidemic of yellow fever enabled the United States to complete the Panama Canal. Its mission was to create a health education program to train research...

Williams, L. L. (Louis Laval), 1889-1967.

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Biographical sketch: For the majority of his professional life, Dr. Williams worked to eliminate malaria and was recognized around the world as an expert on malaria control. He retired from the U.S. Public Health Service in 1953 with the rank of Medical Director. The last five years of his career he served as Chief of the Division of International Health. He was a delegate to numerous international health conferences, most notably the 1946 New York conference at which the World Health Organizati...

Pan-American Sanitary Bureau

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Tropical Medicine Association of Washington.

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LePrince, Joseph Albert Augustin, 1875-

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