Two letters written to George B. Schwab requesting an appropriation of eight million dollars for the 1953 budget for the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness in order to aid persons afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis. Both letters express the urgency of funding for research and study to find a cure or aid for the disease, as well as the hope that has been brought to those affected by previous appropriations. The documents urge Schwab to support the increased appropriation in the 1953 budget.

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Letters Advocating for Increased Funding for Multiple Sclerosis Research in 1953

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_60_0054
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Letters Advocating for Increased Funding for Multiple Sclerosis Research in 1953
Date Created:
1952-02-02
EDTF:
1952-02-02
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:
Two letters written to George B. Schwab requesting an appropriation of eight million dollars for the 1953 budget for the National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness in order to aid persons afflicted with Multiple Sclerosis. Both letters express the urgency of funding for research and study to find a cure or aid for the disease, as well as the hope that has been brought to those affected by previous appropriations. The documents urge Schwab to support the increased appropriation in the 1953 budget.
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:
2 Pages