Papers, 1961-1990.

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Papers, 1961-1990.

Letters of appreciation to Dr. Amy Louise Hunter on the occasion of her retirement from a long career in public health. From 1935 to 1961, Hunter was the pioneering director of the Wisconsin Board of Health's Bureau of Maternal and Child Health. Also included is a folder of miscellaneous correspondence, clippings, a photograph of Dr. Hunter, material from her memorial service, condolence letters written to her husband, Frederick Wilson, and a biographical essay emphasizing her education and career in pediatrics and public health.

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Wisconsin. Bureau of Maternal and Child Health

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In 1919, the State Board of Health created the Bureau of Child Welfare and Public Health Nursing. A 1944 reorganization established the Maternal and Child Health Section which included the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health. At the same time, the public health nursing program was separated, becoming the Bureau of Public Health Nursing (WIHV89-A72). In 1963 the section became the Community Health Services Section though the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health continued within that s...

Hunter, Amy Louise, 1898-1990.

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