American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Records. H MS c192

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American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Records. H MS c192

Description

The collection reflects the activities and development of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) over the course of the 20th century. The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, charges, and agendas, publications, photographs, slides, video tapes, audio cassettes, conference programs, abstracts, and paper proposals.

The records document the involvement of the Society with other professional groups including the American Society of Parasitology, the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, and the American Society of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Hygiene. The records also reflect the activities of certain subgroups of the Society, particularly the American Committee on Arboviruses.

Collection Items

Photograph album for travels through Central and South America
Likely incomplete photograph album illustrating a trip through Central and South America in the 1910s and 1920s, including stops at the Panama Canal. The photographs include shots of dredgers on the river and trips taken by boat, as well as tourist…

William and Lucy Graves Taliaferro photograph album
First of four photograph albums of William and Lucy Graves Taliaferro. Compiled photographs reflect the Taliaferros' domestic and professional life, including their extensive travels in Europe and the Americas. The Taliaferro's were a research team…

William and Lucy Graves Taliaferro photograph album
Second of four photograph albums of William and Lucy Graves Taliaferro. Compiled photographs reflect the Taliaferros' domestic and professional life, including their extensive travels in Europe and the Americas. The Taliaferro's were a research team…

William and Lucy Graves Taliaferro photograph album
Third of four photograph albums of William and Lucy Graves Taliaferro.Compiled photographs reflect the Taliaferros' domestic and professional life, including their extensive travels in Europe and the Americas. The Taliaferro's were a research team…
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