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Antonia Novello, born in Puerto Rico in 1944, was the first woman to serve as United States Surgeon General. Speeches, presentations, subject files, electronic born digital files, professional conference and meeting materials, awards, and personal biographical materials document Dr. Novello's professional public health and public service career. The largest portion of the collection relates to Novello's tenure as New York State Commissioner of Health.

Julius B. Richmond Papers (1941-2004) document the career of the pediatrician and public health advocate. The collection highlights his time as the U.S. Surgeon General as well as his academic career at the State University of New York at Syracuse and Harvard Medical School. It also details important programs which Richmond help establish, such as Head Start.

Thomas Francis "Mike" Gorman (1913-1989), a noted journalist, author, publicist, lobbyist and advocate for health causes and an ally of the philanthropist Mary Lasker. The bulk of the collection consists of speeches, publications, notes, minutes and memoranda. Most of the material reflects Gorman's career after he became involved in publicity and lobbying in the 1950s.