Silver, George A., 1913-2005
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1913-January 7, 2005 - 2005-01-07
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Isidore Sydney Falk papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1039
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, professional files, research materials, writings, personal papers, and printed matter documenting Isidore Falk's career as an advocate of national health insurance and other programs related to public health. Of particular significance are the materials from his years with the Social Security Board (1936-1954), which document the campaign for government supported health insurance in the United States. Falk conducted public health and medical care surveys...
Dates:
1918-1984
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Isidore Sydney Falk papers
Henry Ernest Sigerist papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 788
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, notes, writings, lectures, photographs, and miscellanea documenting the personal life and professional career of Henry E. Sigerist. His student and teaching activities, writings on the history of medicine, concern for public health policies in the United States and Asia, cold war political interests, and other professional and personal concerns are documented in the papers. Sigerist corresponded with several prominent figures in the field of medicine....
Dates:
1891-1991
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Henry Ernest Sigerist papers
George A. Silver papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1002
Abstract:
The papers consist of correspondence, speeches, reports, and other writings, which chiefly relate to George Silver's service as deputy assistant secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, as an executive associate at the National Urban Coalition, and as professor of public health at Yale University. The papers document Silver's concern for the quality and costs of medical care in the United States and in developing countries and his focus on comprehensive health care...
Dates:
1946-1999
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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George A. Silver papers
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- Centaurus 1
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- Haiti -- Social conditions 1
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- Journal of World History 1
- Labor unions -- United States 1
- Malaya -- Social conditions 1
- Medical care -- Law and legislation 1
- Medical care -- Malaysia -- Malaya 1
- Medical care -- Singapore 1
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