The document is urging Congressman George B. Schwab to vote for an appropriation of eight million dollars to support the Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness in 1953, as many people are suffering from crippling neurological and sensory diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis. The writer, Ruth Eleanor Nelson, a public school teacher from Billings, Montana, has been unable to teach for the past two years due to Multiple Sclerosis, and the Institute has brought hope to her and others afflicted with similar conditions.

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Urgent Appeal for Funding to Support Neurological Diseases and Blindness Institute

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_3_27_61_0042
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Urgent Appeal for Funding to Support Neurological Diseases and Blindness Institute
Date Created:
1952-01-01
EDTF:
1952-01-01
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:
The document is urging Congressman George B. Schwab to vote for an appropriation of eight million dollars to support the Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness in 1953, as many people are suffering from crippling neurological and sensory diseases, including Multiple Sclerosis. The writer, Ruth Eleanor Nelson, a public school teacher from Billings, Montana, has been unable to teach for the past two years due to Multiple Sclerosis, and the Institute has brought hope to her and others afflicted with similar conditions.
Congress:
82nd (1951-1953)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_3_0000, Box 27, Folder 61, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page