Records. Rand, Walter I.-Rawleigh Medical Company (inclusive), 1897-1961.

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Records. Rand, Walter I.-Rawleigh Medical Company (inclusive), 1897-1961.

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Correspondence, articles, pamphlets, and clippings concerning Walter I. Rand, who sold "lucky" stones which allegedly acted as cure-alls, 1913-1914; Rathbun's Diphtheria Cure, which supposedly cured diphtheria, tonsillitis, and a variety of throat ailments, 1897-1911; RATIONAL LIVING, a health magazine, 1906-1930; Ravaladium Treatments, a cure-all which used allegedly radio-active material, 1925-1928; and Rawleigh Medical Company, a door-to-door sales company offering a wide variety of patent medicines, 1907-1961.

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American Medical Association,James S. Todd Memorial Library

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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...