Notice from the Treasury Department, United States Customs Service, to Abraham Stone
Dublin Core
Title
Notice from the Treasury Department, United States Customs Service, to Abraham Stone
Subject
U.S. Customs Service
Legal notices
Stone, Abraham, 1890-1959
Birth control
Description
Importation of contraceptives from the United Kingdom was closely monitored by United States customs authorities. In 1942, Stone’s colleagues in London shipped volpar paste, used in contraception devices in the United Kingdom, to him. The package received extra screening upon its arrival in New York City.
Abstract
Notice from the Treasury Department fo the United States Customs Service, alerting Abraham Stone to the detention of a package
Creator
U.S. Customs Service
Date Created
1942 July
Rights
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Access Rights
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Is Part Of
Abraham Stone papers, 1916-1959. H MS c157. Box 1, folder 54.
References
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Format
text
Extent
1 notice
Language
English
Type
text
Provenance
The Abraham Stone Papers were donated to the Harvard Medical Library in the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine in 1971 by Gloria Aitken, daughter of Abraham Stone.
Files
Collection
Citation
U.S. Customs Service, “Notice from the Treasury Department, United States Customs Service, to Abraham Stone,” OnView, accessed April 19, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6645.