Title:

Excerpt from Fred Soper's diary

Creator:

Soper, Fred Lowe, 1893-1977

Date:

[13-20 June 1939]

Description:

Soper's June 13 entry describes his audience with Brazilian President Getulio Vargas, in which Soper tries to get more Brazilian funding for the anti-malaria effort, including funds for accurate mapping of the Jaguaribe river basin. Subsequent entries demonstrate how many other problems Soper was juggling, including the transfer of the Yellow Fever Service administration to Brazil.

Location:

Box: 9

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Diaries
Excerpts

Subject:

Financial Support, Mosquito Control, Maps as Topic, and Organization and Administration

Format:

Text

Extent:

6 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

VVBBGW

NLM ID:

101584650X102

Profiles Collection:

The Fred L. Soper Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584650X102

Story Section:

Fighting Yellow Fever and Malaria in Brazil, 1928-1942