Appealing for Support: The Marotta Family's Plea for Enhanced Medical Research Funding, 1956-02-10
Item — Box: 21, Folder: 1A
Identifier: CAC_CC_004_3_21_1A_0001
Appealing for Support: The Marotta Family's Plea for Enhanced Medical Research Funding, 1956-02-10
Scope and Contents
The Marotta family is seeking support for President Eisenhower's Health Program in order to fund research for leukemia, as their son Mark has been diagnosed with the disease. They believe that increasing funding for medical research may lead to a cure for leukemia in time to save their son's life. Congressman Page Belcher acknowledges their request and assures them that their comments will be remembered.
Dates
- Creation: 1956-02-10
Creator
- From the Collection: Belcher, Page Henry, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma (1951-1973), 1899-1980 (Person)
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Full Extent
2 Pages
Abstract
84th Congress (1955-1957)
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository