J. Austin Kerr letter : TLS, Chevy Chase, Maryland, to Ramón Córdoba Palacio, Medellín, Colombia, 1974.

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J. Austin Kerr letter : TLS, Chevy Chase, Maryland, to Ramón Córdoba Palacio, Medellín, Colombia, 1974.

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Contains reminiscences, dated November 11, 1974, of Kerr's experiences in Colombia studying yellow fever for the Rockefeller Foundation in its laboratories from 1932 to 1938.

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Córdoba Palacio, Ramón.

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Rockefeller Foundation

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The Rockefeller Foundation was established in May 1913 by John D. Rockefeller, by act of the New York State Legislature, "to promote the well-being of mankind throughout the world". From its earliest years, several separate organizations and divisions have carried on the Foundation's work in carefully selected fields. In 1913, the International Health Board (originally the International Health Commission) was formed in order to extend the work of the Rockefeller Sanitary Commission for the Eradi...

Kerr, J. Austin, 1900-

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John Austin Kerr received his medical degree from Northwestern University in 1924. He spent virtually his entire professional career, 1926-1965, as a staff member of the Rockefeller Foundation. His focus was the epidemiology of malaria and the implementation of malaria eradication programs. From the description of J. Austin Kerr letter : TLS, Chevy Chase, Maryland, to Ramón Córdoba Palacio, Medellín, Colombia, 1974. (National Library of Medicine). WorldCat record id: 50124748 ...