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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:: [21 April-20 May 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:: 38 pages
Language:: English
Legacy ID:: LWBBNT
NLM ID:: 101584931X224
Profiles Collection:: The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers
Shareable Link:: https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X224
Story Section:: From Hookworm to Yellow Fever: Rockefeller Foundation, 1919-1927