Yellow fever and its eradication

Title at top of page: Proceedings, second Pan American Scientific Congress Pan-American Scientific Congress (2nd : 1915-1916 : Washington, D.C.) Address delivered in the general session of section VIII at the New Ebbitt Hotel on December 28, 1915.; This is an item from the William Crawford Gorgas...

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Main Author:	Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920 (Author)
Format:	Electronic
Published:	University of Alabama Libraries
Subjects:	Documents
Online Access:	http://purl.lib.ua.edu/19605

format	Electronic
collection	William Crawford Gorgas Papers Collection
building	University of Alabama Libraries
publisher	University of Alabama Libraries
topic	Documents
spellingShingle	Documents Yellow fever and its eradication Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920 (Author)
fulltopic	Documents Yellow fever; Public health--Congresses; articles
description	Title at top of page: Proceedings, second Pan American Scientific Congress Pan-American Scientific Congress (2nd : 1915-1916 : Washington, D.C.) Address delivered in the general session of section VIII at the New Ebbitt Hotel on December 28, 1915.; 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, 1993.The digitization of this collection was funded by a grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
spelling	Yellow fever and its eradicationGorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920 (Author)Text1915-12-28engelectronic; image/jpeg; 3 p.Title at top of page: Proceedings, second Pan American Scientific Congress Pan-American Scientific Congress (2nd : 1915-1916 : Washington, D.C.) Address delivered in the general session of section VIII at the New Ebbitt Hotel on December 28, 1915.; 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, 1993.The digitization of this collection was funded by a grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Yellow fever; Public health--Congresses; articlesThe University of Alabama Libraries Special CollectionsWilliam Crawford Gorgas papersBox 693, Folder 7u0003_0000581_0000307http://purl.lib.ua.edu/19605https://archives.lib.ua.edu/repositories/3/resources/951Images 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/39221
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