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Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Fred Lowe Soper Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 359
Abstract Dr. Fred Soper joined the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1920 and engaged in the hookworm campaigns in Brazil and Paraguay (1920-1927). From 1927-1942 he was Regional Director of the IHD, at Rio de Janeiro, and was active in the study and control of yellow fever and malaria. Dr. Soper was Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau for three terms (1947-1959). The collection contains an extensive file of publications, notes, and other data relating to yellow...
Dates: 1919-1975
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections

Frederick F. Russell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 546
Abstract

Russell as an early researcher into the inoculation of typhoid. He was assigned the duty of implementing an immunization program within the U.S. Army from 1910-1911. Following his military career he served as the director of the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation, continuing his public health research and focusing on yellow fever.

Dates: 1898-1958
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections