Gorgas collection, 1903-1933.

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Gorgas collection, 1903-1933.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70938939

Papers of Dr. Gorgas who worked against yellow fever and other tropical diseases while serving in Havana, Cuba, the Canal Zone, and World War I. Includes correspondence, certificates, manuals, newsclippings, books, reprints, and military orders.

1 cubic ft. (1 box)

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library

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Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Association Library

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Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920

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William Crawford Gorgas, an authority in the control of yellow fever, worked as sanitation expert in the preparation and construction of the Panama Canal. He was instrumental in the investigation and control of yellow fever in Cuba, Central and South America, and Africa. Gorgas was appointed Surgeon General of the United States Army January 1914. From the description of William Crawford Gorgas papers, 1912-1937. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 244484754 A m...