Fred Lowe Soper Papers

Collection:

Archives & Personal Papers Collections

Creator(s):

Soper, Fred Lowe, 1893-1977

Publication:

Produced: 1919-1975

Language(s):

English
Portuguese

Format:

Mixed material

Subject(s):

Global Health
Hookworm Infections
Malaria
Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne
Yellow Fever
Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine
Pan American Sanitary Bureau
Rockefeller Foundation
Brazil
Paraguay

Genre(s):

Archival Materials

Abstract:

Dr. Fred Soper joined the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation in 1920 and engaged in the hookworm campaigns in Brazil and Paraguay (1920-1927). From 1927-1942 he was Regional Director of the IHD, at Rio de Janeiro, and was active in the study and control of yellow fever and malaria. Dr. Soper was Director of the Pan American Sanitary Bureau for three terms (1947-1959). The collection contains an extensive file of publications, notes, and other data relating to yellow fever and malaria, including Gorgas Memorial Institute and Pan American Sanitary Bureau material.

Copyright:

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Provenance:

Gift, Fred Soper, 1976-1977.

NLM Unique ID:

2935038R (See catalog record)

Finding Aid:

https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/soper

Permanent Link:

https://resource.nlm.nih.gov/2935038R

Note(s):

The entire collection may not be available in NLM Digital Collections; see the finding aid for the complete collection description and inventory.