The document is a plea from Davida Bailey, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, to George D. Schwab of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor in the House of Representatives, urging him to support the allocation of eight million dollars to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness for research and other work that could help those suffering from nerve disorders like herself. Bailey emphasizes the importance of this funding and urges Schwab to use his influence to prevent any cuts to the appropriation for the Institute in 1952.

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1952 Letter Requesting Funding Support for Neurological Diseases Research

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0015
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
1952 Letter Requesting Funding Support for Neurological Diseases Research
Date Created:
1952-01-15
EDTF:
1952-01-15
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:
The document is a plea from Davida Bailey, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, to George D. Schwab of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor in the House of Representatives, urging him to support the allocation of eight million dollars to the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness for research and other work that could help those suffering from nerve disorders like herself. Bailey emphasizes the importance of this funding and urges Schwab to use his influence to prevent any cuts to the appropriation for the Institute in 1952.
Congress:
82nd (1951-1953)
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:
1 Page