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Leprosy

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Leprosy-Armadillo controversy involving plagiarism and discrimination / by H.P. Burchfield, Ph.D.

 Item — Box 1
Identifier: MS C 519
Scope and content

Contains narrative report given to NIH and the U.S. Congress contending that Dr. Eleanor Storrs research and discovery of leprosy in armadillos was co-opted and stolen by a fellow scientist in 1971. Includes supporting documents, correspondence, and news clippings (copies).

Dates: August 20, 1993
Found in: Archives and Modern Manuscripts Collections