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Health and Welfare, 1965

 File — Box: 83, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3

Scope and Contents

A collection of letters & reports in nine stapled packets. Examples are: letters (Jan.-Feb. 1965) from Vern Seamons (Science Dept. Chairman, George W. Marston Junior High School), Congressman Wilson & Dean W. Cotton (Deputy Asst. Sec., HEW) re/ response to a request from Mr. Seamons for materials on nutrition, alcoholism and smoking; a letter (2/3/65) from James Woodrum (Dir., Mental Health Development Program, Community Welfare Council), Wilson's reply (3/22/65) & a copy of their "Citizens' Mental Health Commission . . . Mental Retardation for 1965" re/ a request for a copy of Public Law 88-129; letters (June 19, 1959 & Feb.-Apr. 1965) from John D. Kirby (President, American Institute of Narcotics Education), Wilson & Dr. Stanley F. Yolles (Dir., National Institute of Mental Health, PHS) re/ a request for financial assistance from the NIMH program; letters (Feb.-Apr. 1965) from E. Robert Anderson (Copley Newspapers), Wilson, William Schofield (Lawyer & President, Scripps Memorial Hospital), Congressman Oren Harris (Chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce), Robert N. Hills (Acting Congressional Liaison Asst., HEW) & William B. Burleigh (Acting Chief, Div. of Hospital and Medical Facilities, PHS re/ Mr. Schofield's requests to obtain Federal financial assistance from the Nurse Training Act of 1964 for Scripps Memorial Hospital's nurse training program; letters (7/65) from constituent Miss Nancy Jean Meyer, Wilson & Carl G. Baker (M.D., Acting Dir., National Cancer Institute, PHS) re/ use of hypnosis as a technique to arrest cancer cells; letters (4/65) from Wilson, Joseph M. Bowman (Asst. to the Secretary of the Treasury) & Commissioner of Narcotics Henry L. Giordano, Bureau of Narcotics, Treasury Dept.) re/ response to a constituent's request for information on the control of narcotics; a letter (7/29/65) from J. B. Askew (M.D., Dir. of Public Health, County of San Diego, Wilson's reply (8/10/65) & attached copy of San Diego's Health 1964-65 Annual Report, Vol. 13, No. 7 re/ "Public Health Changes With Times; letters & news clipping (Sept.-Oct. 1965) from Arlene, Wilson & Katherine B. Oettinger (Chief, HEW) re/ a request from the Starlight Center for Retarded Children for booklets or brochures on this topic; letters (Dec. 1964-Dec. 1965) from San Diego constituents Mr. & Mrs. Elvin Noel, Wilson & G. Donald Whedon (M.D., Dir., National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, PHS) re/ response to a complaint against Dr. Karpovich's research for NIH.

Dates

  • created: 1965

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Access to some records is restricted, please consult with Special Collections & University Archives staff for details. Patrons wishing to use the Robert C. Wilson Papers must sign a "Researcher's Agreement," a copy of which can be obtained from Special Collections & University Archives staff.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository

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