Title:

Letter from Wilbur A. Sawyer to Margaret Sawyer

Creator:

Sawyer, Wilbur A.

Recipient:

Sawyer, Margaret

Date:

21 September 1924

Description:

Dr. Sawyer was in Georgia and Alabama inspecting malaria and hookworm control programs from late August to early October 1924, while his family finished a vacation in northern Michigan and prepared to move back to New York City. In this letter Sawyer described southern small-town life and diet, local wildlife (e.g., cockroaches), and making the rounds with local Rockefeller Foundation representative Dr. W. G. Smillie. The "Uncle Bim" that Sawyer mentions was a popular comic strip character during the 1920s.

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 4

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Public Health

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

LWBBKZ

NLM ID:

101584931X168

Profiles Collection:

The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X168

Story Section:

From Hookworm to Yellow Fever: Rockefeller Foundation, 1919-1927