Title:

The Need and Significance of a National Library of Health

Creator:

DeBakey, Michael E. (Michael Ellis), 1908-2008

Date:

[January 1956]

Description:

This statement was enclosed with a letter from Michael E. DeBakey to William G. Reidy on January 19, 1956, and was referred to in that letter as a "statement concerning the function and value of the Library which I hope will be useful to you in preparing a preamble to the bill."

Location:

Box: 1. Folder: 16

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of Katrin DeBakey.

Genre:

Proposals

Subject:

Libraries, Medical

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Relation:

Letter from Michael E. DeBakey to William G. Reidy, 1956

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Free Text. MS C 47, National Library of Medicine (U.S.) Papers relating to the construction of a new medical library, 1874-1959, Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine (USA).

Legacy ID:

FJBBFC

NLM ID:

101743405X63

Profiles Collection:

The Michael E. DeBakey Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743405X63

Story Section:

Supporting the Medical Enterprise: DeBakey and National Library of Medicine