Records. Davenport, Daniel-Davis, Glen C. (inclusive), 1909-1974.

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Records. Davenport, Daniel-Davis, Glen C. (inclusive), 1909-1974.

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Correspondence, advertisements, articles, clippings, and legal, promotional and supplementary materials concerning Daniel Davenport, a fake doctor who claimed to have explored in Africa and lectured with a film actually made in New York using Harlem blacks, 1931-1939; Adelle Davis, a food faddist, nutritionist, and dietician, who also advocated heavy doses of vitamins, 1946-1974; Charles Gilbert Davis, an erratic doctor, who lectured on the virtues of radium, and on the alleged influence of fears and feelings of guilt in causing disease, 1909-1923; and Glen C. Davis, a fake doctor and graduate of a diploma mill (Kansas City University of Physicians and Surgeons), 1920-1939.

5 folders.

American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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American Medical Association. Dept. of Investigation.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration originated as part of the Dept. of Agriculture. In 1940, it was transferred to the Federal Security Agency, where it remained until 1953, when it became part of the newly created Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. When the educational functions of this Department were separated to form the Dept. of Education in 1976, the remaining agencies, including the FDA, became the Dept. of Health and Human Services. From the description of Records. Foo...

Davis, Adelle

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