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Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 264

M31-4 - Review of syphilis knowledge as it existed in 1932, from A Textbook of Medicine

 Digital Record
Identifier: e1dec06f-5705-4b0f-934f-047803de728e
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 6: Panel Section V - General Syphilis and Drug Literature, 1933-1973 / M31-4 - Review of syphilis knowledge as it existed in 1932, from A Textbook of Medicine

M32-2 - Hospital Tribune. Syphilis study brings varietyof comments (11/13/1972)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 724c3579-df69-41b9-babe-767aeead0d94
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 4: Panel Section III - Recent Newspaper & Magazine Articles, 1972-1973 / M32-2 - Hospital Tribune. Syphilis study brings varietyof comments (11/13/1972)

M32-3 - Medical Tribune. Restrictions on human experimentation (10/25/1972)

 Digital Record
Identifier: abe1f55c-41b4-4eb0-b068-64c72e3d7f33
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 4: Panel Section III - Recent Newspaper & Magazine Articles, 1972-1973 / M32-3 - Medical Tribune. Restrictions on human experimentation (10/25/1972)

M33-3 - Background - VD demonstration (resurvey) - statement of offer from; letter from M. Bousfield, M. D. to Dr. John B. West on resurvey with Dr. Wenger; and letter concerning Dr. West from Bousfield to Wenger (1940)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 88f4c8f1-f8c4-47ff-a6b9-091f6aa30acd
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 3: Panel Section II - General Historical Background, 1921-1973 / Papers from Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives,, 1921-1940 / M33-3 - Background - VD demonstration (resurvey) - statement of offer from; letter from M. Bousfield, M. D. to Dr. John B. West on resurvey with Dr. Wenger; and letter concerning Dr. West from Bousfield to Wenger (1940)

M33-4 - Letter from Stuart Graves, M.D. to Cummings on syphilis control demonstration including budget and purpose; and letter from Cummings to M. M. Davis approving budget (1930)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 556ab025-9de9-4e2f-b5d7-a91bf77be172
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 3: Panel Section II - General Historical Background, 1921-1973 / Papers from Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives,, 1921-1940 / M33-4 - Letter from Stuart Graves, M.D. to Cummings on syphilis control demonstration including budget and purpose; and letter from Cummings to M. M. Davis approving budget (1930)

M33-5 - Memo. T. Clark to Dr. Davis on Wenger's interview with Dr. Moton (1930)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 8064dcd3-06ca-405c-9483-ba35846682a2
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 3: Panel Section II - General Historical Background, 1921-1973 / Papers from Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives,, 1921-1940 / M33-5 - Memo. T. Clark to Dr. Davis on Wenger's interview with Dr. Moton (1930)

M33-6 - Memo & attachments from H. L. Harris to M. M. Davis on syphilis control demonstration in Alabama and an abstract from H. L. Harris interview book and memo to Davis from Harris (1930)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 21109adf-eed5-4844-bd91-6fba5814e6bb
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 3: Panel Section II - General Historical Background, 1921-1973 / Papers from Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives,, 1921-1940 / M33-6 - Memo & attachments from H. L. Harris to M. M. Davis on syphilis control demonstration in Alabama and an abstract from H. L. Harris interview book and memo to Davis from Harris (1930)

M33-7 - Letter. J. N. Baker, M. D. to Dr. M. M. Davis on extension of VD control project

 Digital Record
Identifier: e2d42961-2468-4f8b-80a1-6ffb4114c004
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 3: Panel Section II - General Historical Background, 1921-1973 / Papers from Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives,, 1921-1940 / M33-7 - Letter. J. N. Baker, M. D. to Dr. M. M. Davis on extension of VD control project

M33-8 - Letter, senior surgeon to M. M. Davis on cooperation by Rosenwald Fund with PHS, state and local depts. of health in the control of venereal diseases...(1929)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 19d4125a-3bba-462d-b34a-00dcd16d75d9
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 3: Panel Section II - General Historical Background, 1921-1973 / Papers from Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives,, 1921-1940 / M33-8 - Letter, senior surgeon to M. M. Davis on cooperation by Rosenwald Fund with PHS, state and local depts. of health in the control of venereal diseases...(1929)

M33-9 - Letter. M. M. Davis to Cumming on authority of funds for VD control projects & letter of response (11/30/1929)

 Digital Record
Identifier: 55621599-9622-4f14-b6b8-874955ad9513
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections / Documents on the origin and development of the Tuskegee syphilis study / Series 3: Panel Section II - General Historical Background, 1921-1973 / Papers from Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives,, 1921-1940 / M33-9 - Letter. M. M. Davis to Cumming on authority of funds for VD control projects & letter of response (11/30/1929)