Records of the American Lung Association of Kansas and Tuberculosis Society and records relating to TB sanitariums, circa 1920-1997.

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Records of the American Lung Association of Kansas and Tuberculosis Society and records relating to TB sanitariums, circa 1920-1997.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/694455082

This collection includes records of the American Lung Association (ALA) of Kansas Tuberculosis Society and records relating to TB sanitariums. Included are correspondence files; public health studies; correspondence concerning fellowships, scholarships, and research projects; anti-smoking materials; vital statistics; scrapbooks containing photographs and clippings; clippings organized by county documenting ALA of Kansas Tuberculosis Society activities; correspondence organized by doctor name; fund raising and outreach program files; minutes of the Wichita Tuberculosis Association (WTA), the Greater Kansas City Tuberculosis Council, and other TB organizations; ALA administration files; reorganization files of the WTA; bylaws of the Northeast Kansas Lung Association; publications; Kansas Tuberculosis and Health Association vital statistics; newsletters; and minutes of the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association. The files are organized by topic.

ca. 54 cubic feet.

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7995774

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American Lung Association of Kansas.

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The American Lung Association (ALA) is the leading organization working to save lives, improve lung health and prevent lung disease. The organization began in 1904 as the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. It was renamed the National Tuberculosis Association (NTA) in 1918, and then the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association (NTRDA) in 1968. The American Lung Association's current name was adopted in 1973. The ALA mission is to save lives by impr...