Richard Henry Creel Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: MS C 57

Collection Summary

Letters from George R. Colton, governor of Puerto Rico, and W.F. Lippitt, pertaining to a paper read by W.R. Watson concerning the plague in San Juan. Lippitt was director and Watson was assistant director of Sanitation for Puerto Rico.

Dates

Creation: 1912

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (4 letters)

Creator

Creel, Richard Henry (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite.

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

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Biographical/Historical Note

Richard Henry Creel (1878- ) was a surgeon with the Public Health Service. He was Medical Officer in Charge at Public Health and Marine-Hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1912.