Howard B. Calderwood World Health Organization Development Collection
Abstract
Howard Calderwood was a member of the U.S. delegation to the WHO's formation.
Dates
- 1945-1977 (bulk 1945-1963)
Extent
0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
Creator
- Calderwood, Howard Black, 1898- (Person)
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Language of Materials
Collection materials primarily in English
Restrictions
Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
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Historical Note
The World Health Organization (WHO) was established in 1948 in response to the health effects and technical advances during World War II. It absorbed its prececessor, the Health Organization of the League of Nations. WHO exists within general framework of the United Nations, designed as a "single specialized agency with a high degree of independence." (from "Development and constitution of the W.H.O." Chronicle of the World Health Organization, vol. 1, no. 1, 1947). Howard Calderwood was a member of the U.S. delegation to the WHO's formation.
Collection Summary
Includes letters, reports, abstracts, and index. Names prominent in the collection include Hugh S. Cumming, James A. Doull, Sir Wilson Jameson, John Murdock, Thomas Parran, Robert Pierret, and Lewis L. Williams.
Abstract
Howard Calderwood was a member of the U.S. delegation to the WHO's formation.
Physical Location
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
Provenance
Gift of Howard B. Calderwood, 1968.
General
- Processed by
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Processing Completed
- 1968; 2007
- Encoded by
- Jim Labosier
Creator
- Calderwood, Howard Black, 1898- (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Howard B. Calderwood World Health Organization Development Collection1945-1977 (bulk 1945-1963)
- Status
- Unverified Partial Draft
- Author
- HMD Staff; Jim Labosier
- Date
- 1968; 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English
- Edition statement
- 1.0
Collecting Area Details
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