Excerpt from Wilbur A. Sawyer's diary concerning his visit to Colombia

Contributor(s):: Sawyer, Wilbur A.
Publication:: Produced: [6-20 April 1925]
Language(s):: English
Format:: Text
Subject(s):: Public Health
Hookworm Infections
Genre(s):: Archival Materials
Diaries
Excerpts
Abstract:: Dr. Sawyer visited Colombia in 1925 to inspect and assess hookworm control projects started by the Rockefeller Foundation. Besides these, he also chronicled the often difficult journeys in ships and on rafts, on trains, and on horseback, a riot in Bogota, and the wide variety of food and accommodations he encountered.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:: 29 pages
NLM Unique ID:: 101584931X222 (See in Profiles in Science)
Profiles in Science ID:: LWBBNQ
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584931X222
Archival Collection:: The Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers (Profiles in Science)

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