Letter Urging Congressional Support for Increased Funding for Neurological Disease and Blindness Research, 1952, 1952-01-17

Item — Box: 27, Folder: 60

Identifier: CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0035

Scope and Contents

The author of the letter is urging Congressman George B. Schwab to support the 1953 budget item that would allocate $8 million for the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Blindness. The author explains that there are 250,000 people suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (M.S.) and that medical science has not been able to help them. The author believes that with government support, more research could be done to help these individuals, including the author's daughter who has been afflicted with M.S. for five years.

Dates

Creation: 1952-01-17

Creator

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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