Medical Committee for Human Rights records, 1963-2004 (bulk 1963-1981).

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Medical Committee for Human Rights records, 1963-2004 (bulk 1963-1981).

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Records of the Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR), including minutes and other administrative records; correspondence and other papers of members; financial records; records of field work and other programs; subsidiary groups; events; publications; and publicity. Arising in conjunction with the civil rights movement, the MCHR was an organization of doctors, nurses, and other health workers dedicated to advancing health among minority groups and equality in the health industry. Working in both southern and northern states, the MCHR also fought for national health insurance, the rights of prisoners, and the end of the Vietnam War.

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