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Hospice care

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Edward F. Dobihal, Jr. papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1683
Overview: The papers consist of scattered correspondence, minutes, reports, writings and audiocassettes primarily documenting Edward Dobihal's involvement with, and the early administrative history of, Connecticut Hospice, Inc. These papers form part of the Contemporary Medical Care and Health Policy Collection.
Dates: 1964-2005, bulk 1971-1973

Peter Libassi papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1735
Overview: The papers consist of reports, background materials, testimonies, and notes documenting the work of Peter Libassi, as general counsel to HEW, in the areas of radiation, recombinant DNA research, drug reform, and hospices
Dates: 1978-1982

Florence and Henry Wald Papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1659
Overview: The papers document the professional careers of Florence and Henry Wald, pioneers in the hospice movement. The collection includes records documenting the founding, planning, and inception of Hospice, Inc., the first hospice program in the United States. The Hospice, Inc. records also provide particularly useful documentation of an example of a community based institution that relied on grass roots support for its development and administration. Meticulous notes and other documentation Wald...
Dates: 1955-2003

Morris A. Wessel papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1741
Overview: The papers are composed of subject files of Morris A. Wessel relating to the hospice movement and to Franz Goldmann.
Dates: 1971-1995