Public Health scrapbooks

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S3133

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The development of public health awareness in Duluth during the 1920s through the 1940s is reflected in this small collection. The collection also covers the Civilian Defense Health aspect of World War II.

The collection contains news clippings concerning water tests, rubbish, city isolation hospital, vaccinations, care in handling milk, nursing council, sewage, nutrition, fire hazards, cancer control, food handling, etc. Volume 1 includes a small number of photographs of disease or injury prone areas.

Dates

1920-1948

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Extent

2.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The development of public health awareness in Duluth during the 1920s through the 1940s is reflected in this small collection. The collection also covers the Civilian Defense Health aspect of World War II. The collection contains news clippings concerning water tests, rubbish, city isolation hospital, vaccinations, care in handling milk, nursing council, sewage, nutrition, fire hazards, cancer control, food handling, etc. Volume 1 includes a small number of photographs of disease or injury prone areas.

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.