Physicians Forum collection, 1939-1998.

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Physicians Forum collection, 1939-1998.

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Administrative records, correspondence, and publications documenting the activities and policy concerns of the Physicians Forum, an organization of progressive doctors founded by Ernst P. Boas in New York City. Its advocacy on the national level encompassed numerous health issues, with particular focus on health insurance, discrimination in medicine, and resistance to McCarthyism.

64 boxes.

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6888424

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Physicians Forum

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The collector, Walter Lear, was the founder of the Institute of Social Medicine and Community Health; he was also a member of the Physicians Forum and president of the organization in 1980. From the description of Physicians Forum collection, 1939-1998. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864980 ...

Lear, Walter J. (Walter Jay), 1923-

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Founder, Institute of Social Medicine and Community Health; treasurer, Baby Formula Abuse Action Group. From the description of Collection on the Baby Formula Abuse Action Group of Philadelphia, 1973-1981. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862761 Founder, Institute of Social Medicine and Community Health. From the description of Collection : of the papers of Frank F. Furstenberg, 1943-1997. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat...

Boas, Ernst P. (Ernst Philip), 1891-1955

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Ernst Boas was the son of anthropologist Franz Boas, and as a physician was noted for his work in cardiology. He was also very much involved with liberal social causes. Boas was an instructor in pathology and physiology, an expert in chronic diseases, and a developer of the cardiotachometer. He was prominent in the American Medical Association during the 1940s and 50s, actively promoted National Health Insurance, and was an organizer of the Physicians Forum. From the description of R...