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The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

Title:
[Excerpt from Wilbur A. Sawyer's diary concerning his visit to post-war Poland] pdf (1,589,801 Bytes)
Description:
Dr. Sawyer's diary notes provide a good picture of the many health administration challenges in post-war Europe: food shortages, epidemic disease, and damaged hospitals, laboratories, and sanitation infrastructures, shortages of medical personnel, and thousands of displaced persons. He also described a visit to the Majdanek concentration camp, near Lublin, Poland.
Item is handwritten.
Number of Image Pages:
28 (1,589,801 Bytes)
Date Supplied:
7-21 November 1945
Creator:
Sawyer, Wilbur A.
Rights:
This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.
Subject:
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
Public Health
Poland
Exhibit Category:
Post-War Work: UNRRA and Retirement, 1944-1954
Relation:
Metadata Record [Excerpt from Wilbur A. Sawyer's diary concerning his visit to post-war Poland] [22 November-7 December 1945]
Box Number:
7
Unique Identifier:
LWBBNK
Document Type:
Diaries
Excerpts
Language:
English
Format:
application/pdf
image/tif
Physical Condition:
Good
Series: Diary Books, 1899-1951
Folder: XXXIII, 13 Aug 1945-10 May 1946
Metadata Last Modified Date:
2004-06-30
U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services
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