Records. Whitfield's Ointment-Who's Who in the East (inclusive), 1912-1952.

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Records. Whitfield's Ointment-Who's Who in the East (inclusive), 1912-1952.

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Correspondence, articles, clippings, and promotional material concerning Whitfield's Ointment, an athlete's-foot cure, 1923-1932; Whitmarsh Laboratory, promoters of a "cure" for eczema and other skin ailments, 1924-1930; Whittington's Treatment for Consumption, a typical mail-order tuberculosis-cure fraud, 1912-1931; and WHO'S WHO IN THE EAST, a biographical publication originally of uncertain merit, later taken over by A.N. Marquis Company, 1929-1952.

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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...

Marquis Who's Who. Inc.

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