Dorathy Ukkenen from Minneapolis is requesting an appropriation of eight million dollars for research on neurological diseases, specifically blindness. She emphasizes the urgency of finding a cure for these diseases, as her husband recently passed away from a crippling neurological ailment. She believes that funding for research in 1953 is crucial to helping those affected by nerve diseases and hopes for the support of Mr. Schwab in this endeavor.

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Request for Funding for Neurological Diseases Research, 1952

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0012
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Request for Funding for Neurological Diseases Research, 1952
Date Created:
1945-01-01
EDTF:
1945-01-01
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
Dorathy Ukkenen from Minneapolis is requesting an appropriation of eight million dollars for research on neurological diseases, specifically blindness. She emphasizes the urgency of finding a cure for these diseases, as her husband recently passed away from a crippling neurological ailment. She believes that funding for research in 1953 is crucial to helping those affected by nerve diseases and hopes for the support of Mr. Schwab in this endeavor.
Topic:
Constituents communication with members of the United States Congress
Congress:
79th (1945-1947)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_3_0000, Box 27, Folder 60, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages