National Science Foundation Special Committee on Medical Research records, 1948-1975.

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National Science Foundation Special Committee on Medical Research records, 1948-1975.

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Includes files of the program analyses prepared for the committee, background information on medical research in the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, and other information reflective of the state of federal medical research in the mid-1950s. Also includes the minutes of its seven meetings, chronological correspondence files, and numerous memoranda to committee members written by Dr. Pisani. Contains letters written between Drs. Long and Pisani on the long-term impact of the committee's report.

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