Records of the Harvard Public Health Unit, 1940-1947 (inclusive), 1942-1945 (bulk).

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Records of the Harvard Public Health Unit, 1940-1947 (inclusive), 1942-1945 (bulk).

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Contains correspondence of C. Sidney Burwell, dean of the Harvard Medical School, with A. Calvert Smith concerning raising funds and staffing the Harvard Public Health Unit. Also includes Burwell's correspondence and telegrams with John E. Gordon, who directed the combined organization in Britain during the war. Other materials include reports of the American Red Cross-Harvard field unit, and background historical information.

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library

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Burwell, C. Sidney (Charles Sidney), 1893-

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