Letter to Representative George B. Schwab Requesting Increased Funding for Multiple Sclerosis Research, 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

Item — Box: 27, Folder: 60

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0024

Scope and Contents

The letter is written by Gertrude Blay Bley, a forty-year-old invalid with Multiple Sclerosis, to Representative George B. Schwab of Oklahoma. She pleads for adequate funding for the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness to help find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis. She emphasizes the importance of research in finding a cure for the disease and asks for $8,000,000 in funding for the Institute in 1953.

Dates

Creation: 1945-01-01 - 1946-12-31

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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