Collection : of the papers of Frank F. Furstenberg, 1943-1997.

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Collection : of the papers of Frank F. Furstenberg, 1943-1997.

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The papers of Frank F. Furstenberg, including correspondence, writings, and reference materials, pertaining to Furstenberg's career in medicine and activism. Born in 1905 in Stockholm, Sweden, Furstenberg lived most of his life in Baltimore, Maryland, where he was an allergist at Johns Hopkins Hospital and then Sinal Hospital. He also served the U.S. Public Health Service in Florida during World War II, and was a member of several activist organizations, including the Committee for the Nation's Health, the Medical Committee for Human Rights, and Physicians for Social Responsibility. Later in his life he founded Pets on Wheels, a group that brings animals to visit the elderly. Furstenberg died in 1997 in Baltimore. The collection spans his later life, focusing on his work with the U.S. Public Health Service, Sinai Hospital, the Medical Committee for Human Rights, and Pets on Wheels.

1 box (13 folders)

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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