Letter from W. C. Gorgas, Colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army, to Rear Admiral John G. Walker, Chairman, Isthmian Canal Commission, Washington, D. C., May 24, 1904
This is an item from the William Crawford Gorgas papers. This collection includes material created by and written about Gorgas, as well as material created by other Gorgas family members. His diaries and journals illuminate his life and work for the U.S. Army as a surgeon and span the years he work...
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Documents Letter from W. C. Gorgas, Colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army, to Rear Admiral John G. Walker, Chairman, Isthmian Canal Commission, Washington, D. C., May 24, 1904 Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920 (Correspondent) |
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Documents Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920; Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907; letters (correspondence) |
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This is an item from the William Crawford Gorgas papers. This collection includes material created by and written about Gorgas, as well as material created by other Gorgas family members. His diaries and journals illuminate his life and work for the U.S. Army as a surgeon and span the years he worked in Cuba and Panama. The collection includes official reports and other documents Gorgas wrote and collected, as well as articles and other publications written about Gorgas and his work in sanitation and disease prevention, particularly yellow fever. Correspondence, articles, and other items document the numerous awards and tributes Gorgas received during his life and memorials after his death in 1920. In addition to William Crawford Gorgas material, the collection includes other material belonging to Gorgas family members including Marie Gorgas and their daughter, Aileen Gorgas Wrightson. In 1924, his widow Marie Gorgas published William Crawford Gorgas: His Life and Work. This collection includes manuscripts, galley proofs, and published versions of her work.Gift of Aileen Gorgas Wrightson, 1947 and 1952; Thomas W. Martin, 1952; Jessie Palfrey Leake, Minna Palfrey Tait, Aileen Gorgas Wrightson, Gene Palfrey Ellis, and William Gorgas Palfrey, 1958; Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and National Library of Medicine, 1991; and Dr. William G. Palfrey and Gene Marie Palfrey Ellis, 1993The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries. |
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Letter from W. C. Gorgas, Colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army, to Rear Admiral John G. Walker, Chairman, Isthmian Canal Commission, Washington, D. C., May 24, 1904Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920 (Correspondent)Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907 (Addressee)Text1904 May 24engelectronic; image/jpeg; 2 p.This is an item from the William Crawford Gorgas papers. This collection includes material created by and written about Gorgas, as well as material created by other Gorgas family members. His diaries and journals illuminate his life and work for the U.S. Army as a surgeon and span the years he worked in Cuba and Panama. The collection includes official reports and other documents Gorgas wrote and collected, as well as articles and other publications written about Gorgas and his work in sanitation and disease prevention, particularly yellow fever. Correspondence, articles, and other items document the numerous awards and tributes Gorgas received during his life and memorials after his death in 1920. In addition to William Crawford Gorgas material, the collection includes other material belonging to Gorgas family members including Marie Gorgas and their daughter, Aileen Gorgas Wrightson. In 1924, his widow Marie Gorgas published William Crawford Gorgas: His Life and Work. This collection includes manuscripts, galley proofs, and published versions of her work.Gift of Aileen Gorgas Wrightson, 1947 and 1952; Thomas W. Martin, 1952; Jessie Palfrey Leake, Minna Palfrey Tait, Aileen Gorgas Wrightson, Gene Palfrey Ellis, and William Gorgas Palfrey, 1958; Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and National Library of Medicine, 1991; and Dr. William G. Palfrey and Gene Marie Palfrey Ellis, 1993The digitization of this collection was funded by a gift from EBSCO Industries.Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920; Walker, John Grimes, 1835-1907; letters (correspondence)The University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsWilliam Crawford Gorgas papersBox 687, Folder 2u0003_0000581_0000607http://purl.lib.ua.edu/37171Images are in the public domain or protected under U.S. copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code), and both types may be used for research and private study. For publication, commercial use, or reproduction, in print or digital format, of all images and/or the accompanying data, users are required to secure prior written permission from the copyright holder and from archives@ua.edu. When permission is granted, please credit the images as Courtesy of The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections.http://cdm17336.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/u0003_0000581/id/28500 |
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Letter from W. C. Gorgas, Colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army, to Rear Admiral John G. Walker, Chairman, Isthmian Canal Commission, Washington, D. C., May 24, 1904 |
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Letter from W. C. Gorgas, Colonel, Medical Corps, United States Army, to Rear Admiral John G. Walker, Chairman, Isthmian Canal Commission, Washington, D. C., May 24, 1904 |
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