Title:

Letter from John T. Barrett to John E. Fogarty

Creator:

Barrett, John T.

Recipient:

Fogarty, John Edward, 1913-1967

Date:

28 May 1957

Description:

Barrett, a Rhode Island physician, wrote to ask why doctors in private practice found it almost impossible to get the Salk polio vaccine for their patients, even though public health clinics seemed to have plenty. This correspondence shows some of the difficulties involved in producing and distributing polio vaccine nationwide during the first few years it was available.

Original Repository:

Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College

Location:

Box: 39. Folder: 562

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Rhode Island Medical Society.

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Public Health Service Progress Report on the Poliomyelitis Vaccination Program, 1956
Letter from Otis L. Anderson to John E. Fogarty, 1957
Letter from Otis L. Anderson to John E. Fogarty, 1957
The Salk Vaccine Problem, 1955
Letter from Otis L. Anderson to John E. Fogarty, 1957
Letter from Leroy Burney to E. H. Beesley, 1957

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College. 12898. URL. http://www.providence.edu/LIBRARY/spcol/

Legacy ID:

HRBBPB

NLM ID:

101743404X231

Profiles Collection:

The John E. Fogarty Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743404X231

Story Section:

Redefining the Federal Role in Public Health, Medical Research, and Education, 1949-1960