Letter to Representative George B. Schwab Urging Funding for Neurological Disease and Blindness Research, 1952-01-14

Item — Box: 27, Folder: 60

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0022

Scope and Contents

The letter is a plea from Mrs. Payal Shiffman to Representative George B. Schwab to appropriate eight million dollars to support the Institute for Neurological Diseases and Blindness. Mrs. Shiffman, who is personally affected by Multiple Sclerosis, urges support for research grants and other vital purposes related to studying neurological diseases. She emphasizes the importance of this funding for herself and the thousands of others suffering from these diseases in the United States.

Dates

Creation: 1952-01-14

Creator

From the Collection: Schwabe, George Blaine, U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 1st district (1951-1952); 8th Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1921-1923); Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from Nowata County (1919-1923), 1886-1952 (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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