Title:

Letter from Wilbur A. Sawyer to Margaret Sawyer

Creator:

Sawyer, Wilbur A.

Recipient:

Sawyer, Margaret

Date:

20 November 1932

Description:

Dr. Sawyer attended a League of Nations Regional Conference in Cape Town, South Africa in November 1932. This letter described some of Sawyer's shipboard activities en route, Cape Town accommodations, and his post-conference itinerary. He also mentioned approaching delegates from other countries about contributing to an international yellow fever immunity survey, made possible by the mouse protection test he helped develop.

Location:

Box: 2. Folder: 10

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Subject:

Yellow Fever

Format:

Text

Extent:

5 pages

Language:

English

Legacy ID:

LWBBLV

NLM ID:

101584931X185

Profiles Collection:

The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X185

Story Section:

The Yellow Fever Laboratory: Rockefeller Foundation, 1928-1937