Excerpt from Wilbur A. Sawyer's diary concerning his visit to Colombia
- Title:
- Excerpt from Wilbur A. Sawyer's diary concerning his visit to Colombia
- Creator:
- Sawyer, Wilbur A.
- Date:
- [22 March-5 April 1925]
- Description:
- Dr. Sawyer visited Colombia in 1925 to inspect and assess hookworm control projects started by the Rockefeller Foundation. Besides these, he also chronicled the often difficult journeys in ships and on rafts, on trains, and on horseback, a riot in Bogota, and the wide variety of food and accommodations he encountered.
- Location:
- Box: 6
- Rights:
- Public Domain
- Genre:
-
Diaries
Excerpts - Subject:
- Public Health and Hookworm Infections
- Format:
- Text
- Extent:
- 24 pages
- Language:
- English
- Legacy ID:
- LWBBNS
- NLM ID:
- 101584931X223
- Profiles Collection:
- The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers
- Shareable Link:
- https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X223
- Story Section:
- From Hookworm to Yellow Fever: Rockefeller Foundation, 1919-1927