Records. Libel Suits of the AMA-Lie Detection (inclusive), 1928-1982.

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Records. Libel Suits of the AMA-Lie Detection (inclusive), 1928-1982.

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Correspondence, advertisements, articles, clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials on libel suits against the AMA by various individuals, 1928-1956; LIBERTY MAGAZINE, a popular magazine published by Bernarr Macfadden, which reflected his unorthodox views on health and medicine, 1928-1949; licensure requirements for physicians, 1968-1982; and lie detection, 1953. The latter file concerns the International Society for the Detection of Deception, a group which claimed its screening methods would detect potential criminals, thieves, Communists, and others who might "deceive the American public".

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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