Until World War II, disease-oriented voluntary organizations like the American Heart Association provided education and patient care, but did not underwrite research. Mary Lasker was instrumental in turning these organizations into modern fundraising and lobbying organizations that not only secured federal funding for research, but financed research directly.
Number of Image Pages:
1 (78,677 Bytes)
Date:
1948-02-23 (February 23, 1948)
Creator:
[Lasker, Mary]
Recipient:
Winter, Norman
National Heart Committee
Source:
Original Repository: Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers
Rights:
Reproduced with permission of the Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation.
Exhibit Category:
Mary Lasker and the Growth of the National Institutes of Health
