Alexis A. Praus collection, 1831-1975.

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Alexis A. Praus collection, 1831-1975.

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Papers of Alexis A. Praus include publications and reports relating to his duties as honorary consul to Uruguay, 1969-1975; materials about the Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Michigan, 1930-1943. Alexis Praus (1913-1999) was the director of the Kalamazoo Public Museum (Kalamazoo Valley Museum), 1946-1978; and was one of the founders of the Kalamazoo County Historical Society.

3 boxes (1.25 cu. ft.)

Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Western Michigan University, Dwight B. Waldo Library

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Battle Creek Sanitarium.

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In 1866, the Seventh-Day Adventists established the Health Reform Institute in Battle Creek, Mich. Out of this organization developed the Battle Creek Sanitarium, on of the earliest training schools for nurses in the country. The major promoter of this facility was John H. Kellogg, creator of the breakfast food industry. From the description of Battle Creek Sanitarium collection. (State Archive of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 41286700 ...

Praus, Alexis A.

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American historian and author, of Michigan. From the description of Alexis A. Praus collection of Silas Melander photographs, 1850-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166429023 ...