The writer is thanking Congressman George B. Schwab for his support in funding the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness. They mention their daughter's struggle with Multiple Sclerosis and advocate for more funding for research on neurological diseases, stating that the current appropriation of $1,187,400 is inadequate. They ask for at least eight million dollars to be appropriated for this work in 1953.

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1952 Letter to Congressman Schwab Requesting Increased Funding for Neurological Diseases Research

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0049
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
1952 Letter to Congressman Schwab Requesting Increased Funding for Neurological Diseases Research
Date Created:
1952-01-30
EDTF:
1952-01-30
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 writer is thanking Congressman George B. Schwab for his support in funding the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness. They mention their daughter's struggle with Multiple Sclerosis and advocate for more funding for research on neurological diseases, stating that the current appropriation of $1,187,400 is inadequate. They ask for at least eight million dollars to be appropriated for this work in 1953.
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:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page