Ruth Lamb Atkinson papers, 1781-1970, 1928-1947 (bulk).

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Ruth Lamb Atkinson papers, 1781-1970, 1928-1947 (bulk).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51570218

Correspondence, clippings, reports, speeches, articles, pamphlets, and government documents pertaining to food and drug legislation, the drug "krebiozen," the seafood industry, ergot, consumer groups, Food for Freedom, Ralph Nader, and drug industry propaganda, 1928-1970. Major correspondents are Rachel Lynn Palmer and William Allen White. Notes, articles, pamphlets, and clippings used in writing her books; drafts and galley proofs; correspondence with her publisher Farrar & Rinehart; and reviews and letters received about AMERICAN CHAMBER OF HORRORS, 1934-1937. Other items include clippings and government reports concerning India's independence, 1945-1947; scrapbook of the drug and cosmetic advertisements she wrote in the 1920's; and miscellaneous Americana she collected including 1781 military communication of Gen. William Heath, 1830 sheet music, and Lossing prints of the Hudson River.

10 linear ft. (18 boxes and a scrapbook)

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Food for Freedom, Inc.

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Atkinson, Ruth Lamb, 1896-1978.

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Atkinson (Vassar College Class of 1918) was chief education officer with the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, 1933-1942; lobbyist for the National Congress of Parents and Teachers; director of Food for Freedom, Inc.; and author of AMERICAN CHAMBER OF HORRORS (1936) and THE DEVIL'S CANDLE (1937). From the description of Papers, 1781-1970, 1928-1947 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155518554 Atkinson (Vassar College Class of 1918) was chief education officer with the U...