Ephemera

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Pamphlets and other printed materials on nutrition, dieting, population growth, planned parenthood, psychiatry, environmental concerns and misc.

Abstract Howard Berkey Bishop was educated as a chemical engineer. In 1939 he sold his company to the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company and devoted his retirement to "promoting the formula for a better way of life." Promotional flyers, advertisements, correspondence, articles, editorials and various corporate records document Howard Bishop's post-retirement activities as the founder and driving force behind the Human Engineering Foundation (HEF) and his efforts to counteract the physical and...

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The collection consists of ephemera that portray women in medicine. Among the images are portraits, comics, fine art, chromolithographs, and advertisements.

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Library manual, 1945-48, along with samples of forms, stationery, book plates, pamphlets, and policies used by the Library, 1876-1957.

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An artificial collection of printed ephemeral material created by the Center and several reprints and printed material created by others. Materials created by the Center include hospital/patient brochures and guidebooks, hadnouts about Hansen's disease termionology, a brief history of the complex, and an aerial view of the complex postcard. The reprints by others are primarily journal articles about Hansen's disease, therapies, and treatments.

Abstract Tod Mikuriya (1933-2007) was a psychiatrist and medical marijuana activist. In addition to his work in addiction medicine and biofeedback, he is well-known for compiling Marijuana: Medical Papers, 1839-1972, a master bibliography of historical resources on marijuana, and for campaigning for California Proposition 215 which legalized medical marijuana in the state in 1996. Dr. Mikuriya conducted research on marijuana use and founded the California...