J. W. Roy Norton papers, 1930s-1970s [manuscript].

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J. W. Roy Norton papers, 1930s-1970s [manuscript].

Correspondence, writings, notes, clippings, and other materials relating to Norton's career in public health. Included are materials about many public health issues, especially birth control, alcohol and substance abuse, and control of diseases like pellagra and polio. Also included are materials relating to Norton's activities in various public health organizations in the United States and abroad and to his teaching duties at UNC, particularly to his courses on public health administration.

About 1000 items (3.0 linear ft.).

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Public Health

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health became the nation's fourth school of public health and first public university school of public health when it was organized as part of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in 1936. By 1939, the School of Public Health became a separate school within the University and began awarding its first degrees by 1940. In 2008, the school was renamed the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Gl...

Norton, J. W. Roy, 1898-1974

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J. W. Roy Norton, North Carolina state health director, 1948- 1965, and professor in the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From the description of J. W. Roy Norton papers, 1930s-1970s [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 36004824 From the guide to the J. W. Roy Norton Papers, 1930s-1970s, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...