Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
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Descriptive Summary
	Collection Number:	MS C 212
	Creator:	Gorgas Memorial Inistitute of Tropical and Preventative Medicine
	Title:	Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine Records
	Dates:	1899-1992
	Quantity:	43.75 linear feet

Biographical/Historical Note

The Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Incorporated (GMITP) was founded in 1921 and was named after William C. Gorgas. Gorgas was a U.S. Surgeon General and was known throughout the world as the conqueror of the mosquito and the malaria and yellow fever it transmits. His pioneer efforts in halting an epidemic of yellow fever enabled the United States to complete the Panama Canal. Its mission was to create a health education program to train researchers in tropical health, disease, and medicine and to establish a research institute focusing on tropical and preventative medicine in Panama. The original incorporators were: Belisario Porras, President of the Republic of Panama; the Honorable José E. Lefevre, Chargé d'Affaires of Panama in the United States; Merritt W. Ireland, Surgeon General, United States Army; Edward R. Stitt, Surgeon General, United States Navy; Hugh S. Cumming, Surgeon General, United States Public Health Service; Leo S. Rowe, Director General of the Pan American Union; Franklin H. Martin, Director General, American College of Surgeons, William C. Braisted, Rear Admiral, United States Navy; and John Bassett Moore, Permanent International Court of Justice. The first meeting of the incorporators was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 26, 1921.

The country of Panama became involved with GMITP because of the high regard that President Belisario Porras had for Gorgas. Porras was a devoted friend and supporter of Gorgas and his work in the field of tropical diseases. It was during his second term as president of the Republic of Panama that he decided to sponsor two memorials to "two great citizens of the United States". William C. Gorgas was one of those honored.

The initial campaign to raise funds for GMITP began in 1921 under contract with the Ward Systems Company, but due to certain indiscretions the contract was terminated by GMITP and R. H. Ward of the Ward Systems Company. Other efforts by GMITP were used to create funds needed for the memorial to become self-sustaining, such as radio talk shows, essay contests, pledge drives for membership to GMITP and donations by wealthy contributors. Dr. Franklin H. Martin, President of the American Medical Association, presented a plan that would include these influential medical practitioners in GMITP's organization and Board of Directors. GMITP's national headquarters were moved from Washington, DC to Chicago to help influence the AMA. In 1923, Martin was made Chairman of the Executive Committee and was authorized to manage all finances and solicitation of funds for GMITP. With much determination and focus, Martin set about clearing GMITP's financial ailments and formed a State Governing Committee to solicit funds and help support other programs.

At the same time, Panama was raising funds and GMITP also received an annual appropriation from Congress as permanent operating funds for the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory(GML) in Panama. Congressman Maurice H. Thatcher sponsored the initial bill for establishment of GML. Thatcher had been Governor of the Panama Canal Zone and served as a colleague of Gorgas during that construction era. Congress held hearings on the bill (H.R. 8128) which was passed and signed as Public Law No. 350 in 1923. At this time the Executive Committee decided to re-establish their headquarters in Washington, DC. The purchase of the land and buildings for GML was possible only through the combined efforts and political associations of the Republic of Panama and the United States. The property was in a section of Panama known as the El Hatillo Estate and was originally purchased by the Panamanian government for another purpose.

The laboratory opened its doors in January, 1929. The major program objectives at GML were concerned with ecological studies, encephalitides, epidemic malaria, host-parasite relationships, and prevention and control of host-parasite relationships in Latin America and other tropical regions. Beginning in 1978, the lands known as Abogado and Aojeta Islands, located in Gatun Lake Area, were also used by GML and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute for use in studying owl monkeys. Field stations were also established at Majé and Juan Mina.

The first Director for the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory was Herbert C. Clark, a former employee of United Fruit Company, where he had been Director of Laboratories and Preventive Medicine. He served as Director from 1929 until his retirement in 1954. When he arrived in the Republic of Panama, he had the arduous task of selecting a clerk/translator, a custodial clerk for maintaining GML buildings and helping in the office, supervising the cleaning of the land around the Laboratory, securing telephone service, plumbing and electricity and other duties were met with focus and clarity, as part of his new responsibility, while keeping GMITP posted on all activity. Clark's main contact within the Panamanian government was with the Secretary of Agriculture and Public Works.

After a long and distinguished career in U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Martin D. Young assumed the Directorship of GML in 1964, resigning in 1974. Under his leadership a number of new grants and contract programs were developed, helping to establish GMI/GML as a prominent medical/research facility. These included training of university doctoral candidates, arranging appointments for GML scientists to university/organizational establishments, and building professional associations with the Department of Defense, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Michigan State University and Louisiana State University. He initiated new programs for the study of human malaria, mass drug administration of antimalarials, biomedical studies on proposed sea-level canal routes in Panama and Colombia, Chagas' disease, sewage disposal by the use of stabilization of ponds in the tropics, and a tropical medicine course for Navy physicians. He also conceived of the idea for GML to establish a colony for the breeding of primates with financing from sources outside of Congress and the GMITP. He was also instrumental in negotiating for land in Panama to construct a Regional Medical Library and an additional laboratory building for the GML. He received the Gorgas Medal from the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States in 1974 for his lifelong dedication in preventive and tropical medicine and also the highest award of the Republic of Panama, the Medal of Manuel Amador Guerrero in the Order of "Gran Oficial".

In 1970, control over GMITP was transferred from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease to the Fogarty International Center (FIC). It maintained a general surveillance over all foreign activities in the health sciences under NIH's jurisdiction. Established in 1968, the FIC was named after Rhode Island Congressman John E. Fogarty on behalf of his efforts with health legislation and his desire for a U.S. center dedicated to health, medical and biological research. Although FIC was a small institution at that time with modest financial resources, it played a significant role as sole agency of the Federal Government charged with the responsibility for international objectives in biomedical research and advanced education. At that time, FIC's role in postdoctoral training, conference support and its commitment to the Advisory Scientific Board of GMI presented it as the most appropriate institute of NIH to become a vehicle for GMI/GML programs to be nourished and coordinated.

By 1973, a roadmap for an international health agency was proposed and written by FIC's Fred McCrumb, putting forth the role of societies and nations to resolve the problems of disease, ill-health, and to promote economical and social situations to improve such problems. Reports on the matter emphasized the importance of GMI/GML to continue as a tropical biomedical research laboratory and training center for highly specialized medical investigators in the area of immunology, inset vector genetics, virology, epidemiology, parasitology and general entomology. However, by the 1980s Congressional support for GMI/GML was waning. By 1989, GMI/GML found itself in dire need of funding to continue its operations or it must close the Panama facility.

Letters of support to continue GMI/GML in Panama poured in from the international community of scientists, researchers and government officials. All disagreed with the decision by the U.S. to disband this major research facility, which after sixty years of cooperation with the biomedical and health science community was approaching its ignominious demise. Furthermore, Panama was in political upheaval and military personnel advised GMITP President Leon Jacobs to reassess not only the funding issue, but also the unstable environment. On May 23, 1990, GMITP's Executive Committee voted unanimously to close the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory that year. A formal announcement was made to the Panamanian Ministry of Labor returning the building and site. On December 14, 1990, the doors were closed to one of the most significant research centers in the world

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Collection Summary

The collection of the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Incorporated (GMITP) consist of 40.75 linear feet of primary materials beginning with documentation on the founding of the corporation in Washington, DC on October 23, 1921 (1921-1992), to its termination in 1992. The collection is concerned with the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory (GML), which was located in the Republic of Panama (1929-1990). The collection consists of 44 boxes of materials including original by-laws of the corporation, land deeds, minutes of executive and annual meetings and correspondence of GMITP presidents, board members and officers. It also contains published U.S. Congressional hearings on federal appropriations for GML, original documents on that history, copies of speeches and personal history on Surgeon General William C. Gorgas, for whom the organization was founded.

The bulk of the collection records the correspondence and activity of GMITP officers from 1921-1991, during which time GML came under control of the National Institutes of Health (Fogarty International Center, FIC). These papers documentthe internal leadership of GMITP and GML officers, from its presidents to the Advisory Scientific Board, who acted as facilitators for GML research projects.

The collection also consists of photographs of places, people and events documentingGMITP/GML affiliations with leaders of Latin American countries, developmentalprograms for scientific/research postgraduates in colleges and universities in the United States, as well as in Latin American countries, and early exploratory trips to regionsquarantined due to malaria and yellow fever. There are also scrapbooks on the Yellow Fever Commission, news articles and medical/health articles written from 1921-1930 byUnited States doctors and journal articles written by GML researchers from 1966-1885. A large collection of individual photographs may be found on GMITP/GML presidentsand officers. There are some photographs with hand signatures of President Herbert Hoover and President Belisario Porras of Panama. Several very fragile newsclipping scrapbooks follow news about the Institute and its programs from around the country in the 1920s-1930s.

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Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/contacts/custserv-email.html.

Copyright

Copyright was transferred to the public domain. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit http://www.nlm.nih.gov/contacts/custserv-email.html.

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Index Terms
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	MeSH Subjects
		Malaria
		Tropical Medicine
		Yellow Fever
	Personal Names
		Clark, Herbert C.
		Gorgas, William Crawford, 1854-1920
		Martin, Franklin H.
		Thatcher, Maurice H.
		Young, Martin D.
	Corporate Names
		John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences
	Geographic Names
		Panama
		Panama Canal Zone

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Gorgas Memorial Inistitute of Tropical and Preventative Medicine. Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine Records. 1899-1992. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 212.

Provenance

Gift of GMITP and Leon Jacobs, 1991. Acc 671/673.

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Series Descriptions



Series I: GMITP By-Laws and Incorporators, 1921-1984
	This series records a chronological history and activity of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and members from October 26, 1921 to April 25, 1984. There are some missing amendment years of activity. There is also a subseries on the original "Incorporators" for GMITP and GML.




Box	Folder
		By-Laws
1	1		October 26, 1921
1	2		October 23, 1925
1	3		October 10, 1928
1	4		June 15, 1935
1	5		November 13, 1935
1	6		December 10, 1937
1	7		November 7, 1938
1	8		October 20, 1939
1	9		November 19, 1940
1	10		November 23, 1942
1	11		November 22, 1943
1	12		November 27, 1950
1	13		October 29, 1954
1	14		November 3, 1959
1	15		November 1, 1963
1	16		September 10, 1969
1	17		December 10, 1969
1	18		September 1, 1971
1	19		November 1, 1973
1	20		January 31, 1979
1	21		January 17, 1984
1	22		April 25, 1984
		Incorporators (original)
1	23		Cumming, Hugh Smith, Mar. 30, 1921-Feb. 19, 1950
2	24		Ireland, Marritte W., May 20, 1921-Aug. 6, 1953
2	25		Lefevre, Jose E., May 14, 1921-Nov. 25, 1928
2	26		Moore, John Bassett, Judge, International Court The Hague, April 6, 1921-Sep. 29, 1928
2	27		Porras, Belisario, President of Panama, July 26, 1916-Feb. 28, 1969
2	28		Reed, Walter, Sep., 1951-May 21, 1980
2	29		Rowe, Leo Stanton, Mar. 29, 1921-April, 1947
2	30		Stitt, Edward R., April 30, 1929-Dec. 8, 1948
2	31	Certificate of Incorporation, Oct. 25, 1921; 1964; 1969; 1979; 1984

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Series II: Board of Directors, 1922-1991
	This series documents the active leadership of GMITP's Board of Directors. This body controlled the operation and maintenance of the Corporation, although the day-to-day operational responsibility rested on the Executive Committee. The series further exhibits the implementation of the general policies and activities authorized by the Executive Committee and for assuring that major additions, eliminations or alterations in the organizational plans of GMITP were properly controlled. The President held the general and active management of the Corporation under the surveillance and policy direction of its Board of Directors through the Executive Committee and the Chairman of the Board. The powers of the Board of Directors when not in session were given to the GMI Executive Committee. This forty-seven member body was made up of both the "Elected Directors", who served for a three-year period, and "Related Directors", who shared equal power and voting rights with the Elected Directors. This latter body consisted of Directors of scientific organizations and various government groups, such as The National Institutes of Health, The Smithsonian Institution, The National Library of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Panama. Also included in this body of "Related Directors" were the Surgeon Generals of the various military branches.




	Each subseries is alphabetically arranged and contains materials related to each director's term of service. They were originally stored with the Advisory Scientific Board materials but after reviewing the responsibility of the "Related Directors" and seeing a close connection with the "Elected Directors", they were combined into this series.




Box	Folder
		Elected Directors
3	1		Alfaro, Ricardo J., June 1, 1927-June 23, 1975
3	2		Alfaro, Captain Colon Eloy, Oct. 23, 1933-Oct. 12, 1956
3	3		Anderson, Mary L., Mar. 16, 1984-Dec. 6, 1989
3	4		Barbour, Thomas, Oct. 24, 1931-Feb. 28, 1946
3	5		Barletta, Nicolas Ardito, Oct. 25, 1978-Aug. 19, 1983
3	6		Barletta, Nicolas Ardito, Feb. 9, 1984-June 5, 1990
3	7		Baruch, Bernard M., Jan. 25, 1924-Nov. 15, 1939
3	8		Boyd, Aug.o S., Nov. 30,1940-Jan. 10, 1956
3	9		Brodine, Charles E., July 5, 1983-Mar. 7, 1989
3	10		Carney, William P., Nov. 23,1987-Feb. 19, 1988
3	11		Clark, John W., Aug. 30, 1982-Mar. 21, 1989
3	12		Cluff, Leighton E., April 6, 1989-Jan. 4, 1991
3	13		Dammin, Gustave J., Feb. 7, 1967-Feb. 25, 1988
3	14		Doherty, Henry L., Jan. 25, 1929-Mar. 16, 1950
3	15		DuVal, Jr., Miles P., Sep. 27,1954-Dec. 30, 1989
3	16		Engler, Tomás A., Dec. 21,1987-April 25, 1989
3	17		Espriella, Ricardo, Mar. 17, 1987-June 5, 1990
3	18		Fleming, Robert V., Aug. 15, 1928-Oct. 23, 1957
3	19		Forseth, Larry A., Mar. 18, 1985-Dec. 6, 1989
3	20		Frenkel, J. K., April 4, 1990-Feb. 25, 1991
3	21		Gallie, Donald Mackay, Sep. 17,1925 -Mar. 7, 1944
3	22		Gonzalez-Revilla, Antonio, Dec. 7, 1960-Dec. 11, 1978
3	23		Hertz, Roy, April 1, 1983-Mar. 21, 1989
3	24		Heurtematte, Roberto M., Jan. 17, 1958-July 3, 1990
3	25		Hill, Lister, Mar. 28,1928-Sep. 14, 1965
3	26		Hill, Lister, Sep. 16, 1965-Dec. 22,1984
3	27		Howard, Lee M., Sep. 21, 1968-April 14, 1972
3	28		Jacobus, David P., July 5, 1983-Feb. 27, 1990
3	29		Joy, Robert J. T., Jan. 27, 1981
3	30		Kaiser, Robert L., Dec. 9, 1980-Mar. 13, 1989
3	31		Kaufman, Paul, Mar. 17, 1987-Mar. 21, 1989
3	32		King, Helen A., July 7, 1890-Sep. 9, 1980
3	33		Knight, Vernon, Dec. 16,1977-April 23, 1990
3	34		Langer, Bernhardt W., Jr., Nov. 9, 1987-Aug. 27, 1990
3	35		Martin, Isabelle Hollister, Mar. 20, 1935-Mar. 8, 1944
3	36		Mayo,William J., Dec. 1,1923-Dec. 20,1938
3	37		Miller, C. Jeff, June 22, 1923-Mar. 21, 1936
4	1		Moreno, Luis H., Jr, Jan. 17, 1980-Feb. 27, 1991
4	2		Myers, Wayne, Feb. 6, 1987-Dec. 14, 1990
4	3		Oliver, William B, Feb. 9, 1922-Dec. 1, 1948
4	4		Paredes, Gaspar Garcia, Mar. 26, 1984-Sep. 19, 1990
4	5		Parks, John, Sep. 6, 1961-Nov. 16, 1972
4	6		Patterson, Robert A., Feb. 4, 1985-Feb. 10, 1989
4	7		Rayburn, Sam, Nov. 25, 1942-Nov. 26, 1960
4	8		Salisbury, Edward I.,, Nov. 18,1946-Jan. 3, 1979
4	9		Sanford, Jay P., Dec. 2, 1976-Mar. 10, 1989
4	10		Schiller, Everett Lyle, Sep. 20,1972-Dec. 14, 1990
4	11		Seal, John R., Nov. 22, 1961- Feb. 27, 1985
4	12		Shelekov, Alexis, Mar. 11, 1959-June 13, 1989
4	13		Simpson, Donald F., Nov.17, 1965-April 5, 1971
4	14		Soper, Fred L., Nov. 9, 1949-Sep. 7, 1972
4	15		Soper, Fred L., Oct. 11, 1973-Nov. 29, 1982
4	16		Strong, Richard P., Jan. 21, 1921-April 12, 1947
4	17		Tandy, Roy W., Feb. 19-Mar. 6, 1988
4	18		Trapido, Harold, June 7, 1946-Feb. 7, 1977
4	19		Trapido, Harold, July 20, 1978-Nov. 26, 1986
4	20		Wadsworth, James W., Jr, Jan. 24,1927-April 20, 1929
4	21		Walgreen, Charles R., June 5,1928-Aug. 22, 1971
4	22		Watt, James, Nov. 9, 1965-Sep. 10, 1974
4	23		Webb, Hamilton B., Nov. 26,1975-Jan. 30, 1991
4	24		Wellcome, Henry S., Oct. 17, 1927-July 24, 1940
4	25		Wetmore, Alexander, Dec. 28,1949-Nov. 28, 1980
4	26		Williams, Louis L., Mar. 31, 1955-Mar. 2, 1968
4	27		Winter, Phillip E., Nov. 19, 1976-Feb. 16, 1990
4	28		Woodward, Theodore E., Mar. 23, 1983-Mar. 5, 1990
4	29		Wright, Willard H., Mar. 6, 1948-July 31, 1982
5	1		Wrightson, (Gorgas), Aileen, Aug. 20, 1958-Oct. 11, 1972
5	2		Young, Rodolfo V, Feb. 20, 1979-June 5, 1990
5	3		Zarafonetis, Chris J.D., Jan. 1, 1982-Feb. 6, 1989
		Related Directors
5	4		National Institutes of Health, The Director, Sep. 20,1968-Feb. 19, 1980
5	5		National Library of Medicine, The Director, Oct. 19, 1965-June 30, 1991
5	6		University of Alabama at Birmingham, n.d.
5	7		Center for Disease Control, The Director, Dec. 2, 1977-April 27, 1990
5	8		The Smithsonian Institution, The Secretary, Feb. 3, 1981-July 23, 1990
		The University of Panama, Republic of Panama, Dean, School of Medicine
5	9		Nov. 10,1960-Nov. 19, 1976
5	10		Jan. 14, 1977-Mar. 15, 1991
5	11		Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service, Jan. 15, 1926-Jan. 19, 1989
5	12	Surgeon General, U.S. Army, Oct. 23, 1925-Mar. 3, 1989
5	13	Surgeon General, U.S. Navy, May 20, 1921-Feb. 22, 1989
5	14	Surgeon General, U.S. Air Force, May 9, 1951-Feb. 13, 1989
		Ambassador of Panama in the United States
5			Feb. 3, 1944-Dec. 30, 1974
5	16		Feb. 6, 1975-Aug. 16, 1979
5	17		Jan. 17, 1980-May 1, 1990
5	18	The Coordinator for Panamanian Affairs (formerly Office of Panamanian Affairs), Nov. 14,1946-April 27, 1990
5	19	Secretary General, Organization of American States, Dec. 3, 1947-April 27, 1990
5	20	Pan American Sanitary Bureau, Director, Nov. 19,1965-Nov. 29, 1990
		Minister of Health, Panama
5	21		Feb. 1, 1936-Jan. 11, 1973
5	22		Feb. 15, 1973-Jan. 20, 1976
6	1		Jan. 21, 1976-Oct. 31, 1978
6	2		April 3, 1979-Aug. 3, 1982
6	3		Aug. 12, 1982-Nov. 29, 1983
6	4		Jan. 13, 1984-Dec. 19, 1990
6	5		Feb. 6-Dec. 28, 1990
		Directors Emeriti
6	6		Dirks, Kenneth R., Dec. 17, 1973-Jan. 9, 1990
6	7		Galloway, Calvin B., Nov. 21, 1966-Mar. 16, 1989
6	8		Legters, Llewyllen, Mar. 10, 1981-Feb. 6, 1989
6	9		Lopez-Antunano, F. J., Sep. 24, 1976-Mar. 19, 1991
6	10		Martson, Robert Quarles, April 29, 1985-Feb. 13, 1989
6	11		Reeves, William C., Nov. 30, 1966-Feb. 28, 1989
6	12		Tigertt, William D., Nov. 12, 1974-Jan. 19, 1988
6	13		Top, Franklin H., Jr., Feb. 28, 1979-Mar. 30, 1989
6	14		Walton, Bryce C., Sep. 16, 1975-Feb. 22, 1988
6	15		Weinstein, Paul, P., Sep. 28, 1972-Feb. 21, 1989
6	16		Whayne, Tom F., Mar. 6, 1948-Feb. 13, 1989
6	17		Zeledon, Rodrigo, Oct. 13, 1970-April 19, 1988

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Series III: GMITP Officers, 1921-1991
	This series describes and demonstrates the leadership of GMITP through its officers and their responsibilities for maintaining and operating both the private, non-profit corporation headquarters in Washington, DC and the scientific research facility, known as the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, in the Republic of Panama. The series is arranged in alphabetical order within each office. Some folders contain the combined materials of several of the office holders.




	The subseries "President and Chairman of the Board" presents the basic function, duties, responsibilities and authority that this office held as outlined in the by-laws and policies established by the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. One major responsibility entailed presiding at meetings of the Corporation, the Board of Directors, and the Executive Committee, of which he was a member. The President was accountable to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee on the status of operations and all other important factors that may have influenced decision-making, action(s) and fulfillment of the function of his position description and completion of the program and budget (as approved by the Board of Directors). As an ex officio member of the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee and other committees, the President did not have the right to vote within these bodies. However, he was responsible for communicating the Executive Committee's policies, views, and guidance to the Director of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory. He was salaried and under contact with the Board for as long as he held the position.




	The President's duties also involved monitoring government relations; recommending activity and involvement with federal agencies and the U.S. Congress; and informing the Chairman of the Board, Executive Committee and other interested parties as to implications of and responses to government actions. All vendors, public service organizations, and industrial associations fell in this realm. In addition, the President was expected to maintain effective relations with other associations in both the private and public sectors in accordance to the policies outlined by GMITP.




	In addition to the above functions, the President was responsible for formulating and recommending administrative policies and programs via an annual program of work and budget, to be approved by the Executive Committee. He also was responsible for utilization of major staff personnel in the Corporation and that personnel policies and regulations were followed according to the recommendations of the Executive Committee.




	In conjunction with the Chairman of the Board, the Executive Committee and the Advisory Scientific Board, the President maintained complete knowledge of the scientific/research program of GMI/GML; served as spokesman for GMI; and made appearances, delivered speeches, and represented GMI/GML before the public and private sectors.




	The subseries "Honorary President" applied to the President of the United States. IN 1969 the position was eliminated as a result of President Richard M. Nixon's "inability" response to the invitation. This subseries also contains a wealth f information regarding Maurice H. Thatcher, a longtime officer and activist for the Corporation from its inception. As a personal friend of Gorgas, Thatcher endeavored to carry on Gorgas' sense of commitment of healing, scientific research, and humanity to those inflicted with malaria and yellow fever. Thatcher was the last surviving member of the Isthmian Canal Commission of 1910-1913 that supervised the construction of the Panama Canal. He was also Governor of the Canal Zone and a former member of the U.S. Congress from Kentucky.




Box	Folder
		President and Chairman of the Board
6	18		Bloedorn, Walter A., Feb. 3, 1944-Nov., 1982
6	19		Braisted, William C., Feb. 22, 1941; May 21, 1970
			Crile, George
6	20			Dec. 3, 1923-Dec. 22, 1938
6	21			Jan. 7,1939-Dec. 31, 1943
			Crowell, Bowman C.
6	23			Sep. 22, 1932-April 11, 1968
6	24			Dec. 11, 1937-Nov. 11, 1948
6	25		Cumming, Hugh S., Nov. 30, 1940-Oct. 27, 1941
			Galloway, Calvin B.
6	26			Oct. 24, 1966-Dec. 31, 1969
6	27			Jan. 28, 1970-Jan. 5, 1984
6	28		Grayson, Cary T., Jan. 12, 1922-Feb. 28, 1968
			Jacobs, Leon
7	1			Aug. 13, 1969-Jan. 21, 1986
7	2			Feb. 4, 1986-April 25, 1988
7	3			May 18, 1988-April 17, 1989
			Martin, Franklin H.
7	4			Mar. 18, 1921-Nov. 10, 1921
7	5			Jan. 3, 1922-Nov. 12, 1923
7	6			Nov. 14, 1923-Mar. 11, 1924
7	7			Mar. 13, 1924-Dec. 1, 1924
7	8			Jan. 19, 1925-Dec. 24, 1925
7	9			Jan. 16, 1926-Dec. 29, 1926
7	10			Jan. 17, 1927-Aug. 31, 1927
7	11			Sep. 1, 1927-Dec. 16, 1927
7	12			Jan. 12, 1928-May 15, 1928
7	13			June 29, 1928-Oct. 27, 1928
7	14			Nov. 1, 1928-Dec. 31, 1928
7	15			Jan. 1, 1929-May 31, 1929
7	16			June 1, 1929-Sep. 20, 1929
8	1			Oct. 14, 1929-Dec. 17, 1929
8	2			Jan. 2, 1930-May 31, 1930
8	3			June 2, 1930-Aug. 25, 1930
8	4			Sep. 2, 1930-Dec. 27, 1930
8	5			Jan. 1, 1931-May 29, 1931
8	6			June 1, 1931-Aug. 29, 1931
8	7			Sep. 3, 1931-Dec. 3, 1931
8	8			Jan. 4, 1932-Dec. 28, 1932
8	9			Jan. 2, 1933-Dec. 29, 1933
8	10			Jan. 6, 1934-July 7, 1934
8	11			July 9, 1934-Sep. 27, 1934
8	12			Oct. 17, 1934-Dec. 31, 1934
8	13			Feb. 8, 1935-Nov. 13, 1935
8	14			Oct. 18, 1936-Nov. 5, 1936
8	15			Sep. 10, 1937-Dec. 10, 1937
8	16			Oct. 12, 1938-Dec. 5, 1938
8	17			Oct. 10, 1939-Oct. 28, 1941
				Organizational Correspondence (Martin), n.d.
8	18				The Pan American Union, Dec. 18, 1925-Nov. 28, 1947
8	19				Eleanor Grimm, Aug. 27, 1936-April 16, 1970
8	20				Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, May 23, 1925-Oct. 1, 1928
			Millar, Jack W.
8	21			Nov. 23, 1960-Dec. 21, 1979
9	1			May 14, 1980-Jan. 20, 1982
9	2			Mar.18, 1983-April 23, 1990
9	3		Siler, Joseph F., April 12, 1921-April 7, 1960
9	4		Streit, Paul H., Oct. 13, 1955-Sep. 13, 1963
			Thatcher, Maurice, H.
9	5			Mar. 30, 1928-Aug. 23, 1958
9	6			Oct. 9, 1958-May 21, 1975
9	7			March 10, 1989
9	8		Winter, Phillip E., Sep. 25, 1981-June 15, 1987
		Vice President
9	9		Joy, Robert J.T., Feb. 2, 1979-Mar. 26, 1981
9	10		Tigertt, William D., Sep. 21, 1981-Jan. 5, 1984
9	11		Webb, Hamilton B., Mar. 26, 1984-Dec. 22, 1978
		Secretary
9	12		Corning, Mary E., Sep. 25, 1972-June 14, 1991
9	13		Galloway, C. B., January 17, 1984
9	14		Howard, Lee, Sep. 29, 1972-May 1, 1974
9	15		Jacobs, Leon, Dec. 31, 1969-Aug. 9, 1974
9	16		Legters, Llewellyn J., Mar. 16-26, 1984; Dec. 16, 1985
9	17		Logan, W. H. G., Feb. 18, 1924-Dec. 13, 1955
9	18		Simpson, Donald F., Oct. 15, 1965-Oct. 10, 1969
			Soper, Fred L.
9	19			Nov. 17, 1964-Dec. 31,1964
9	20			Jan. 5, 1965-Nov. 17, 1965
9	21		Williams, Louis L., Dec. 19, 1957-May 22, 1967
		Treasurer
9	22		Bisselle, Hulbert T.; Christie, John M; Nevius, Avon M., Nov. 22, 1928-Nov. 5, 1963
		Assistant Treasurer
9	23		Cocker, John R.; Ravenel, Henry, Jr.; Gibbons, John C., Nov. 7, 1963-Oct. 3, 1983
		Attorneys
9	24		Strawn, Silas H.; Thatcher, Maurice H.; Keller, Joseph E., Dec. 28, 1942-Dec. 15, 1989
		Publicity Director
9	25		Willett, Herbert L., May 27, 1929-Aug. 1, 1930
		Honorary Presidents
9	26		U.S. Presidents, May 15, 1923-July 2, 1975
10	1		Jan. 21, 1970-June 28, 1977
10	2		Mar. 10, 1989

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Series IV: Executive Committee Meetings, 1921-1992
	This series consists of the official meeting minutes of the Executive Committee. Also included are minutes of the Executive Committee and Annual meetings. The Executive Committee met at the request of GMI's Chairman of the Board and exercised all powers of the Board of Directors when the Board was not in session. This body was responsible for the development of policies that governed GMI/GML, including supervision of expenditures, budget management, and supervision of the Endowment Fund. They also reviewed and approved GMI/GML scientific research objectives, approved any actions that might have had international implications, and approved/disapproved program changes recommended by the Director of GML.




	The series includes the minutes of the provisional committee on the Gorgas Memorial Institute held in Washington, DC, January 31, 1921. The participants consisted of its founders, the Honorable Joseph Lefevre (Chargé d'Affaires and Acting Minister of Panama), Dr. L. S. Rowe, Director General of the Pan American Union, the Honorable John Bassett Moore, Surgeon General M. E. Ireland, US Army, Rear Admiral Surgeon General E. R. Stitt, US Navy and Rear Admiral William C. Braisted, US Navy. Surgeon General H. S. Cumming (Ret.) of the U.S. Public Health Service was also present and appointed to the committee. Their charge was to plan the establishment of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory (Republic of Panama), at the request of President Belisario Porras, President of Panama. Several more meetings were held in Washington, DC and on September19, 1921 a charter was established for the Gorgas Memorial Institute.




Box	Folder
		Minutes, 1921-1992
10	3		1921
10	4		January 16, 1922-June 16, 1923
10	5		March 18, 1924-October 7, 1925
10	6		1926-1927
10	7		1928
10	9		October 14, 1931-April 24, 1934
10	10		November 5, 1936-June 30, 1938
10	11		October 20, 1939-December 9, 1944
10	12		November 24, 1945-March 4, 1948
10	13		November 28,1949-January 9, 1956
10	14		1955
10	15		June 23, 1961-January 20, 1964
10	16		January 10, 1964-January 10, 1965
10	17		April 12, 1966-June 30, 1967
10	18		January 8, 1969-October 26, 1971
10	19		January 21, 1972-April 11, 1974
10	20		May 9, 1974-September 12, 1974
10	21		January 9, 1975-January 12, 1976
11	1		September 29, 1977
11	2		January 19, 1978-January 31, 1979
11	3		September 19,1979-January 15, 1981
11	4		January 30, 1981-December 9, 1981
11	5		January 7, 1982-December 20, 1982
11	6		January 18, 1983-October 10, 1984
11	7		January 29, 1985-December 12, 1986
11	8		January 20, 1987-December 12, 1987
11	9		March 24, 1988
11	10		August 9, 1988
11	11		October 20, 1988
11	12		January 13, 1989
11	13		April 21, 1989
11	14		June 30, 1989
11	15		January 4, 1990
11	16		July 26, 1990
11	17		March 8, 1991
11	18		April 8, 1992
11	19		June 16, 1992
12	1		1989-1992 (compilation)
		Annual Meetings
			1984-1985
12	2			Minutes, 1984-1990
12	3			Letters sent to members, March 18, 1984- March 5, 1985
12	4			Signed guest registers, 1964-1988
			1986
12	5			Letters of invitation to GMI, January 9, 1986-February 28, 1986
12	6			Minutes (Financial), December, 1986
			1987-1988
12	7			Minutes, February 17-26, 1987
12	8			Letters to Board of Directors, March 31, 1987-January 18, 1988
12	9			Minutes, February 10, [1988?]
12	10			Proxies - Board members, January 21, 1988
			1989
12	11			Minutes, March 10, 1989
			1990
12	12			Minutes, March 29, 1990
12	13			Minutes, August 27, 1990
12	14			Formal notices for meeting, February 15, 1990

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Series V: GML Directors, 1929-1990
	This series details the management and operation of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory (GML), located in the Republic of Panama. The Gorgas Memorial Laboratory operated under the auspices of the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Incorporated. The President and the Executive Committee of the GMITP selected the Director of the Laboratory, whose responsibility was to carry out the general policies relating to research as established by GMITP. The Director presented GMITP reports on the maintenance, operation, and research programs at GMITP Annual Meetings in Washington, DC. His specific duties were to develop and coordinate the research program with the scientific personnel at GML; maintain standards and review performance of those programs; develop new programs with the consent of the President and the Executive Committee; develop conferences and seminars; organize advisory groups to review and to give advice on research programs; and organize all budget formulation and execution, accounting, disbursement and internal control of expenditures, as well as administer all professional and non-professional staff. In addition to the above duties, the Director was responsible for maintaining and improving relationships with the Government of Panama (i.e., Ministry of Labor, Social Welfare and Public Health) and to develop a close association with scientific organizations in and outside of the Canal Zone, including world scientific organizations (i.e, The World Health Organization). In 1972, GML assumed the responsibility of the Middle America Research Unit (MARU), a local tropical disease laboratory in Panama was formerly a field station of the National Institutes of Health.




	The largest set of correspondence comes from Herbert C. Clark, GML's first director who combined his experiences with the United Fruit Company, where he was Director of Laboratories and Preventive Medicine, and his knowledge of tropical diseases, to help place GML at the forefront in tropical diseases research. Young's files describe various contractual programs and grants that were established to initiate new programs for the study of human disease and research in parasitic studies. After Clark, Martin D. Young became very influential in international research and medicine, as director of GML. Both of these directors served GML until their retirement and demonstrated the management style needed to run this fragile institute. Their records also reflect the struggle of balancing politics, economics, and science in both the United States and in Central America.




	This series is arranged alphabetically by the name of the director. There is also a small subseries titled "Health Directors". These were composed of U.S. military physicians and scientists appointed to GML.




Box	Folder
		Benenson, Abram S.
12	16		Sep. 20-Dec. 20, 1977
13	1		Jan. 13, 1978-Oct. 15, 1979
13	2		Feb. 29, 1980-Nov. 22, 1982
		Clark, Herbert C.
13	3		September 7, 1928
13	4		Sep. 26-Dec. 31, 1928
13	5		Jan. 11-Dec. 31, 1929
13	6		Jan. 2-Dec. 20, 1930
13	7		Jan. 2-Dec. 30, 1931
13	8		Jan. 5-Dec. 27, 1932
13	9		Jan. 6-Dec. 30, 1933
13	10		Jan. 3-Dec. 31, 1934
13	11		Jan. 2-Dec. 28, 1935
13	12		Jan. 2-Mar. 31, 1936
13	13		April 2-Sep. 30, 1936
13	14		Oct. 2-Dec. 31, 1936
13	15		Jan. 6-June 30, 1937
13	16		July 2-Dec. 30, 1937
13	17		Jan. 4-June 29, 1938
13	18		July 1-Dec. 29, 1938
13	19		Jan. 4-June 28, 1939
13	20		July 5-Dec. 22, 1939
14	1		Jan. 4-Dec. 30, 1940
14	2		Jan. 4-May 28, 1941
14	3		June 2-Dec. 24, 1941
14	4		Jan. 2-Dec. 30, 1942
14	5		Jan. 5-Dec. 31, 1943
14	6		Jan. 7-Dec. 29, 1944
14	7		Jan. 3-Dec. 20, 1945
14	8		April 1-Dec. 27, 1946
14	9		Jan. 2-April 29, 1947
14	10		May 2-Dec.30, 1947
14	11		Jan. 3-Aug. 31, 1948
14	12		Sep. 1-Dec. 28, 1948
14	13		Jan. 4-May 27, 1949
14	14		June 1-Dec. 29, 1949
14	15		Jan. 4-June 30, 1950
14	16		July 6-Dec. 29, 1950
14	17		Jan. 2-June 28, 1951
14	18		July 2-Dec. 27, 1951
14	19		Jan. 2-April 30, 1952
14	20		May 5-Dec. 31, 1952
15	1		Jan. 6-June 29, 1953
15	2		July 2-Dec. 30, 1953
15	3		Jan. 2-April 28, 1954
15	4		May 3-Dec. 29, 1954
15	5		1958-1981
15	6		July 28, 1954-Nov. 8, 1960
		Galindo, Pedro
15	7		July 1, 1949-Nov. 22, 1972
15	8		Jan. 17, 1973-July 5, 1974
15	9		Aug. 4, 1975-Dec. 30, 1976
15	10		Jan. 12, 1977-Oct. 1, 1981
15	11		Jan. 25, 1978-Aug. 28, 1981
		Johnson, Carl M.
15	12		May 22, 1933-May 18, 1967
15	13		Feb. 24, 1970-Aug. 10, 1973
15	14		June 24, 1974-Oct. 6, 1980
15	15		Oct. 7, 1980-Jan. 11, 1982
15	16	Reeves, William, Feb. 10, 1987-May 15, 1989
15	17	Rossan, Richard N., Feb. 10, 1977-Dec. 31, 1990
15	18	Sáenz, Rolando, Feb. 18-26, 1987
		Watten, R. H.
15	19		May 22, 1981-May 4, 1982
16	1		April 28-Sep. 23, 1983
16	2		Jan. 5-Aug. 30, 1984
16	3		Mar. 22-Sep. 6, 1985
16	4		April 21, 1986-Aug. 26, 1986
16	5		Mar. 5, 1987-Feb. 26, 1988
		Young, Martin D.
16	6		Aug. 30, 1963-Dec. 30, 1968
16	7		Jan. 6, 1969-Dec. 1, 1969
16	8		April 8, 1970-Dec. 14,1973
16	9		Jan. 10, 1974-Sep. 8, 1977
16	10	GML Health Directors, Nov. 6, 1942-Sep. 11, 1979

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Series VI: Appropriations, Budgeting and Fundraising, 1924-1990
	This series documents the development, negotiation, and Congressional appropriations process of GMITP's annual budget. Statutory authorization began with an Act of Congressional approval on May 7, 1928 (H.R. 8128) permitting the U.S. Government to permanently appropriate a sum of $50,000 to be paid to the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine, Incorporated for the maintenance and operation of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory in the Republic of Panama. Three conditions were to be met: (1) that the necessary buildings for the Laboratory be constructed within the Republic of Panama or the Canal Zone within five years after the Act of Congress became law; (2) that each of the Latin American governments be invited to contribute annually according to population size toward the maintenance and operation of the Laboratory; and (3) that the United States be represented permanently of the Board of Directors for GMITP, Incorporated.




	The subseries "Appropriations and Budget Process" documents written materials on budget requests and supporting information between the period of August 6, 1951-December 28, 1986. There are also materials demonstrating close contact between GMTP officers and the Bureau of the Budget, Walter Reed Army Hospital and the Office of the United Nations on Economic and Social Affairs.




	The "Fundraising" subseries documents GMITP's fundraising activities throughout the United States by the Committee for the Canal Zone Fund. Several methods and programs were created for fundraising including private donators and organizational campaigns.




Box	Folder
		Appropriations and Budget Process
16	11		Senator Lister Hill's Committee for School of Tropical Medicine, Dec. 9, 1944-Dec. 8, 1945
16	12		Budget Committee Meeting Notes, Feb. 23, 1946-Nov. 22, 1948
			Correspondence
16	13			Aug. 6, 1951
16	14			Jan. 7, 1952
16	15			1953
16	16			1954
16	17			Jan. 24, 1955-Oct. 18, 1956
16	18			July 12-July 24, 1956
16	19			April 17, 1957-July 3, 1959
16	20			Oct. 8, 1959-Nov. 14, 1960
16	21			1961
17	1			1962
17	2			1965
17	3			1975
17	4			Jan. 13-Feb. 5, 1976
17	5			Feb. 5-Mar. 18, 1976
17	6			Sept. 10-17, 1976
17	7			June 2, 1977
17	8			Jan. 31, 1979
17	9			1981
17	10			Oct. 4, 1983
17	11			April 26-May 31, 1984
17	12			Dec. 28, 1986
17	13			June 1, 1987
			Congressional Hearings
17	14			1980 Fiscal Year, n.d.
17	15			1981 Fiscal Year, n.d.
17	16			1982 Fiscal Year, n.d.
17	17			1982 Fiscal Year, n.d.
18	1			1983 Fiscal Year, n.d.
18	2			1984 Fiscal Year, n.d.
18	3			1985 Fiscal Year, n.d.
18	4			1986 Fiscal Year, n.d.
18	5			1986 Fiscal Year, n.d.
18	6			1987 Fiscal Year, n.d.
18	7			1990 Fiscal Year, n.d.
			Budget Estimates
18	8			1957-1960
18	9			1963
18	10			1964
18	11			1965
			Documents Supporting Budget Appropriations
18	12			1982
18	13			1983
18	14		Published Account of Appropriation Hearings, 1978-1979
		Fundraising
18	15		The Wards Systems Company, 1921-1926
18	16		Canal Zone Committee Fund, June 24, 1924-Nov. 22, 1943
18	17		The Gorgas Auxiliary No. 2, July 21, 1932-Jan. 22, 1935
18	18		Perla A. Brickner Bequest, Aug. 25-Sept. 13, 1934
18	19		Earl H. Mayne Bequest, June 7-26, 1950
18	20		Naval Medical Science Liaison Unit, 21942
18	21		"Infectious Diseases of Newborns" (Elias Alvin Fidanque), Aug. 27, 1987-Sept. 23, 1988
		General Correspondence
18	22		Oct. 9, 1953; April 2, 1954; Feb. 25, 1965
18	23		June 25, 1979-Mar. 18, 1981
18	24		Feb. 5, 1982; Mar. 5, 1982
18	25		Oct. 1-Nov. 17, 1984
18	26		Nov. 18,1983-Aug. 2, 1984
18	27		1985-1986

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Series VII: Advisory Scientific Board, 1964-1992
	This series identifies the mission of the Advisory Scientific Board (ASB) and its relationship to GMITP. The membership consisted of scholars and medical and scientific researchers who made recommendations and evaluated research programs for GMI/GML development. The role of the ASB served two purposes. First it involved members in GMI/GML activities and second, it provided an internal editorial review mechanism for GMI/GML articles, papers, and other printed material(s) before publication in scientific/research journals. The members followed a specific review process that examined the writer's presentation and interpretation of data; significance of findings; methodology used; and made specific suggestions for improvement. The notion for an advisory board began with GML Director Martin Young in 1965.




	In 1972, a resolution was adopted by GMI/GML that the ASBoard consist of not more than twenty-four members, appointed as individuals for rotating terms of office. In addition, selected institutional Panamanian representatives from the Ministry of Health and selected hospitals were also appointed. The term of office on the Board was for four years and the member could be re-elected by the Corporation.




	During processing, files entitled 'Related Directors' originally housed with the Advisory Scientific Board materials, were moved to "Series VIII: Board of Directors".




Box	Folder
		Minutes
19	1		May 27, 1965-Dec. 10, 1984
19	2		Mar. 22-Dec. 17, 1985
19	3-5		Nov. 15,1988
		Correspondence, Chairman of the Board and President
19	6		June 30, 1977-Aug. 7, 1985
19	7		Jan. 9, 1986-Nov. 4, 1988
		Members, 1967-1992
19	8		Alexander, E. Russell, 1988-1992
19	9		Anthony, Ronald, April 19, 1977-Jan. 5, 1989
19	10		Beaver, Paul C., Aug. 20, 1970-Oct. 2, 1990
19	11		Benenson, Abram S., Feb. 2, 1983-Nov. 15, 1988
19	12		Brandariz, Carlos, Feb. 10, 1983-June 5, 1990
19	13		Bruce, John I., Oct. 18, 1976-Mar. 21, 1989
19	14		Cole, Philip, Jan. 26, 1988-May 24, 1989
19	15		Craig, George B., Jr., Jan. 26, 1979-April 24, 1990
19	16		Cross, John, July 20, 1984-Jan. 5, 1989
19	17		Diggs, Carter L., Mar. 14, 1986-April 24, 1990
19	18		Downs, Wilbur G., Nov. 19, 1965-Mar. 21, 1989
19	19		Dvorak, James, 1988-1992
19	20		Esquivel, José Renan, Dec. 5, 1973-Sep. 10, 1987
			Fairchild, Graham Bell
19	21			June 21, 1938-Dec. 31, 1970
19	22			Jan. 5, 1971-Aug. 24, 1988
19	23		Frenkel, J. K., April 12, 1983-April 4, 1990
19	24		Greene, Bruce M., April 12, 1983-April 4, 1990
19	25		Groot, Hernando, Nov.15, 1988-Jan. 24, 1990
19	26		Hertig, Marshall, [Nov. ?, 1979]-Mar. 9, 1990
19	27		Heyneman, Donald, Nov. 27,1967-Nov. 7, 1979
19	28		LeDuc, James W., Aug. 17, 1967-Mar. 17, 1987
19	29		Lopez, Carlos, Feb. 22-Dec. 13, 1988
19	30		Luftig, Ronald B., Jan. 27, 1988-July 17, 1989
19	31		Monath, Thomas P., Sep. 17,1987-Nov. 21, 1990
19	32		Neva, Franklina, Oct. 8, 1969-Nov. 15, 1988
19	33		Remington, Jack S., Sep. 28,1972-April 26, 1990
19	34		Rubinoff, Ira, Dec. 17,1973- June 5, 1990
20	1		Russell, Philip, K., Sep. 7, 1972-Mar. 21, 1989
20	2		Sack, R. Bradley, Mar. 17-24,1987
20	3		Sanchez, Ceferino, Dec. 12,1984-June 5, 1990
20	4		Schlesinger, R. Walter, Oct. 10, 1974-Jan. 4, 1991
20	5		Schmunis, Gabriel A., Nov. 11,1987-Mar. 13, 1990
20	6		Shope, Robert E., Sep. 28,1972-Oct. 24, 1989
20	7		Taylor, Diane W., Feb. 22-Dec. 22, 1988
20	8		Taylor, Robert L., Oct. 10, 1974-April 24, 1990
20	9		Traiger, William, Jan. 19, 1979-Dec. 19, 1988
20	10		Tesh, Robert B, Jan. 15, 1988-Aug. 20, 1990
20	11		Weller, Thomas H., Oct. 19, 1972-Mar. 21, 1989
20	12		Wyler, David J., Feb. 23, 1979-Mar. 23, 1987
20	13		Young, Martin D, July 7, 1972-Jan. 22, 1988
20	14	Circulatory Letters , Nov. 9, 1964-Dec. 10, 1985

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Series VIII: Legislation Supporting GML, 1927-1990
	This series documents the activities of the U.S. Congress in supporting the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory in Panama. The series is arranged from the earliest legislation activity to the latest. The subseries "Legislation" documents the U.S. Congress discussions and voting actions surrounding its decision-making and participation as a financial supporter of GMITP, by unanimously voting to authorize a permanent annual contribution to GML beginning in1928. The subseries "Correspondence" documents the enormous and consistent energies by Congressional supporters, such as Maurice Thatcher and Lister Hill throughout the years that influenced the U.S. government to make annual appropriations for additional funds to operate and maintain the research facility. There is also documentation on the annual reports that were published by Congress on each transition of the debate, as well as testimonies made by GMITP officials Jack Millar, Leon Jacobs and Walter Bloedorn.




Box	Folder
		Legislation
20	15		H.R. 8128, Dec. 20,1927-Mar. 28, 1928
20	16		H.R. 9544, January 5, 1938
20	17		H.R. 1456, May 28-July 13, 1948
20	18		H.R. 6714, May 13, 1977
20	19		H.R. 15758, Oct. 15, 1968-Feb. 17, 1969
20	20		S. 1456, Mar. 25, 1953; April 19, 1954
20	21		S. 2219, September 21, 1959
20	22		S. 3179, July 12, 1960
20	23		S. 511, September 11, 1965
20	24		S. 1922, Feb. 11-June 7, 1967
		Correspondence
20	25		Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Nov. 3, 1953-Feb. 10, 1954
20	26		Appropriations, April 25, 1953-April 2, 1954
20	27		Bloedorn, Walter A., President GMITP, Incorporated, Mar. 25-May 27, 1958
			Committee on Foreign Affairs
20	28			Aug. 28-Oct. 15, 1959
20	29			Mar. 12, 1973-Oct. 25, 1974
		Senate Hearings
20	30		Oct. 25, 1966-June 26, 1967
20	31		June 3, 1970-July 11, 1970
21	1		Mar. 13, 1963-Jan. 7, 1965
21	2	Preparatory Questions and Answers for Hearings, 1974
21	3	GMITP President's Testimony, March 13, 1974
21	4	Congressional Materials, 1958; 1974; 1977
21	5	Amendments, 1978
21	6	Congressional Record, 1959; 1965; 1968; 1974
21	7	Jack Millar Testimonies, May 15,1975-June 16, 1981
21	8	Leon Jacob Testimonies, July 19, 1982-May 3, 1988
		GML Report on Budget
21	9		1970
21	10		1971-1973
21	11		1974-1975
21	12		1987-1988
		Senate Reports
21	13		June 23, 1988
21	14		Sep. 8, 1988-July 17, 1989
21	15		Notes on Formal Reports, 1954-1991
		Annual Reports to Congress
22	1		1928-1959
22	2		1960-1969
22	3		1970-1980
22	4		1981
22	5		1982
22	6		1983
22	7		1984-1985
22	8		1985-1986
22	9		1987
22	10		1987
22	11		1990
22	12	Miscellaneous Legislative Materials, 1990-1991
22	13	Legislative initiative, 1990

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Series IX: Educational Programs and Special Activities
	This series documents several events that were sponsored by GMITP in relation to training and graduate programs, special lecture series, and their celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Gorgas Memorial Institute. The subseries "Educational Training Programs" documents the commitment by GMITP to academic institutions in helping them administer fellowship programs in parasitology and tropical medicine at GML. The oldest program was with Louisiana State University, established in 1958 under the direction of GML directors Carl M. Johnson, Marshall Hertig and Pedro Galindo. In 1972, Michigan State University established a similar program for doctoral candidates through their Latin American Studies Center (LASC) under Galindo's supervision at GML. Although the University of Alabama at Birmingham would not develop an academic program that would bring GML and UAB together until 1984, UAB maintained a historic relationship with GMITP due to it history with the Gorgas family. The subseries "Lecture Series" documents the kinds of scholars/scientists who were attracted to tropical medicine and its challenging areas of research. The Fred Soper Lecture Series was co-sponsored by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and continues to take place at the Society's annual meetings.




Box	Folder
		Educational Training Programs
			Louisiana State University School of Medicine In New Orleans
22	14			Nov. 21, 1958-Sep. 5, 1969
22	15			July 9, 1970-Dec. 7, 1972
22	16			Mar. 15, 1973-Nov. 27, 1974
23	1			Jan. 7, 1975-Nov. 7, 1985
			Michigan State University
23	2			Oct. 13, 1969-June 21, 1972
23	3			Oct. 10, 1972-Sep. 23, 1985
			University of Alabama at Birmingham
23	4			Dec. 30, 1964-Oct. 3, 1979
23	5			Mar. 16-Dec. 5, 1984
23	6			Jan. 17-Oct. 21, 1985
23	7			Jan. 2, 1986-Feb. 14, 1990
			Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO)
23	8			Sep. 10, 1943-Oct. 10, 1970
23	9			Mar. 17, 1971-Feb. 6, 1976
23	10			Feb. 24, 1976-Mar. 7, 1985
		Fiftieth Anniversary, 1978-1979
			Correspondence
23	11			Aug. 16, 1978-Dec. 14, 1978
23	2			Aug. 7, 1978-Sep. 5, 1978
23	13		Guest Lists, June, 1978
23	14		Proceedings and Programs, Sep. 26, 1978
23	15		Responses to Invitations, July 6, 1978-Nov. 6, 1978.
23	16		Expenditures, Sep. 26, 1978- Oct. 25, 1978
		Lecture Series, 1939; 1977-1991
23	17		American Red Cross (Lecture Series), Mar. 30, 1939-April 10, 1939
			Fred Soper Lecture Series
23	18			Nov. 17, 1977-Sep. 12, 1979
23	19			Mar. 12-June 3, 1981
23	20			Jan. 12, 1982-Dec. 31, 1986
24	1			July 14- Sep. 17, 1987
24	2			April, 1990-Aug., 1991
		Lister Hill Graduate Fellowship Award
24	3		Oct. 29, 1968-July 15, 1969
25	1		Nov. 24, 1969-July 25, 1983

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Series X: Gorgas Memorial Laboratory History in Panama, 1929-1990
	This series describes the history of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory in Panama from its inception and dedication to the purchases of lands and buildings for the co-sponsored research facility by the United States and the Republic of Panama. There are also original documents on the license and operations of the laboratory explaining the boundaries of lands, purchase agreements and legal deeds. The lands used for gathering information on tropical topography, geography, animals familiar to the region and people of that region investigated became important resources to GML scientists and the use of tropical regions such as those named in the subseries "GML Field Stations" were identified as areas of concern in parasitic diseases. There is also evidence that the GML Director (Panama) was proactive in these contractual agreements, For instance in several of the 'Public Deeds' records Herbert C. Clark is designated as the representative for GML, as well as any comments he made on GMITP's behalf. This is also seen in the folder titled "Background Information" detailing the early conception of the role the laboratory would play in fighting yellow fever, malaria and other parasitic diseases.




	The subseries entitled "The Rand Insectary" documents the dedication ceremony for the research building that funds by James H. Rand (Colonial Research Institute) donated to assist GML in providing greater technical and scientific structure to its research center. The insectary building was a facility that had a controlled temperature environment, special lighting, areas for incubation for controlled experiments, and extra laboratory space. The series encompasses activity from 1929-1990, but does not contain the documents of the Fogarty International Center (FIC), which became the managing overseer for GMITP/GML in 1970. The FIC's involvement and history may be found in the series entitled "Fogarty International Center".




Box	Folder
		General Correspondence
25	2		Feb. 21,1948-May 12, 1982
25	3		Jan. 4, 1980-June 21, 1988
		GML Dedication
25	4		Dedication of GML in Panama, 1923-1929
25	5		Dedication Program, 23128
25	6		Guests, 1963
		GML Status in Panama
25	7		Original Documents of GML Property in Panama, Sep. 16,1931-Aug. 26, 1946
25	8		Presidents of Panama, 1923-1963
25	9		Panama Canal Treaties, Jan. 5, 1977-Sep. 27, 1983
25	10		Mission and Role, Nov. 30,1928-Oct. 31, 1980
		Background Information on GML
25	11		May 24, 1932-Mar. 20, 1959
25	12		April 27, 1963-Sep. 3, 1965
25	13		Mar. 6, 1974-Feb. 25, 1981
		Licenses to Operate
25	14		Public Deed Number 577, 10796
25	16		Law Number 15, 11965
25	17		Law Number 46, 19556
25	18		Canal Zone License Number 5532, 26462
25	19		Law 84, 26946
25	20		Public Deed Number 4, 137, 33220
		GML Field Stations
25	21		Abgado and Aojeta Islands, Sep.19, 1977-Sep. 19, 1983
			Bayano Project (Maje Island)
25	22			April 30, 1975-Feb. 17, 1986
26	1			June 13, 1986-Feb. 1, 1989
26	2	Gorgas Memorial Laboratory Projects, 1961-1967
		The Rand Insectary (James H. Rand, President)
26	3		Colonial Research Institute, Oct. 31, 1962-Mar. 23, 1976
26	4		Three-Story Laboratory, Nov. 9, 1962-June 5, 1963
			Dedication Exercises, Rand Insectary
26	6			Program and Speeches, 23805
26	7			Responses to Invitations, Jan. 26, 1965-April 8, 1965
26	8			Speeches, Mar. 6-9, 1966; April 16, 1967
26	9	NIAID Staff and Counselors, 25612
26	10	Military Medicine Conference, April 20-23, 1970
26	11	Pamphlets on GML, 1928-1929
26	12	Articles on GML, 1951-1958
		Newspaper Articles
26	13		1960-1970
26	14		1970-1979
26	15	Newsletters, 1983-1985
		Site Visits
26	16		July 24-25, 1989
26	17		June 15-21, 1990

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Series XI: Personal History of William C. Gorgas, 1916-1988
	This series on William C. Gorgas highlights chronicled journal notes by Gorgas, during an investigative expedition throughout Central America, as Chairman of the Commission on Yellow Fever. This series also highlights the Gorgas family, the University of Alabama, where his father was president, as well as tributes made to him by his colleagues. The subseries "Reprints, Speeches and Papers" has various reprints of pamphlets and speeches written by Gorgas between 1903-1913. The remaining folders in this series document references and a biographical sketch on Gorgas, as well as the Gorgas Medal, an award first issued in 1942 by Wyeth Laboratories. Series XV contains a sample medal.




Box	Folder
26	18	Journals of William C. Gorgas, 1916-1919
26	19	Gorgas Funeral and Memorial, 1920-1921
26	20	Mrs. Marie Doughty Gorgas (Mrs. William C. Gorgas), 1921-1929
27	1	Relatives of William C. Gorgas, 1929-1978
27	2	Information About William C. Gorgas, June 12, 1964-Jan. 26, 1976
27	3	Gorgas House Dedication, 1966
27	4	The Gorgas House, University of Alabama, May 25, 1982
27		Reprints, Speeches, Papers, n.d.
27	5	"Public Sanitation: Disappearance of Yellow fever From Havana, Cuba", Jan. 3, 1903
27	5	"Methods of Quarantine Against Yellow Fever Adopted in Havana, Cuba", Jan. 17, 1903
27	5	"The Practical Mosquito Work Done at Havana, Cuba", 1903
27	5	"Report on the Isthmian Canal", May 25, 1904
27	5	"Sanitation at Panama", June 26, 1911
27	5	"The Part Doctors Have Taken In The Construction Of The Panama Canal", May 31, 1913
27	6-7	Articles on William C. Gorgas , 1921-1988
27	8	List of References on Gorgas, 1936-1971
28	1	Biographical Sketch of William C. Gorgas, July 24, 1975
28	2	Tributes to Gorgas by Contemporaries, n.d.
28	3	Anniversary Memobabilia, Aug.13, 1954-Jan. 11, 1955

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Series XII: "40 Years of Tropical Medicine Research--A History of GMITP", 1921-1972
	This series documents the efforts of consultant/historian Willard H. Wright in writing the published history of GMITP in his book, 40 Years of Tropical Medicine Research - A History Of The Gorgas Memorial Institute Of Tropical And Preventive Medicine, Incorporated and The Gorgas Memorial Laboratory. The main goal of the book was to record GMI's mission and provide insight into the crucial and uncommon scientific matters that would enable medical and scientific researchers to broaden their understanding of tropical and preventive medicines in South America and other tropical regions.




	The series also reflects the detailed process of collecting information from GMITP informants, typographical editing, permission searches, as well as by maintaining correspondence with GMITP administrators, board members, and secretaries. Also included are some background materials provided by GML administrators that Wright collected while writing the book.




	The "Correspondence" subseries is a good for location to find summary information about GMI/GML such as a list of the professional staff of GML from 1928-1968 that specified years of employment and title. In addition, a list of 'editorial policies' in these files exhibit the chronological listing of minutes of meetings/comments recorded in the history (Correspondence May 28, 1968-November 5, 1969). The subseries "Oral History Interviews" consist of audio taped interviews of administrators, secretaries, and other officials from GMITP.




Box	Folder
		Publication Correspondence
29	1-2		Nov. 29, 1967-Nov. 5, 1969
29	2		Jan. 2, 1970-Aug. 1, 1972
29	3	Early Correspondence, 1921-1928
		GMI/GML Administrators
			Franklin H. Martin
29	4-5			1924-1925
29	5			1929-1932
29	6		Maurice Thatcher, 1927-1928
29	7		Martin D. Young, 1968-1970
		Diplomats of South American and Caribbean Countries
29	8		Argentina, 1921-1931
29	9		Bolivia, 1928-1932
29	10		Brazil, 1928-1940
29	11		Chile, 1924-1940
29	12		Costa Rica, 1928-1972
29	13		Colombia, 1928-1940
29	14		Cuba, 1928-1937
29	15		Dominican Republic, 1921-1936
29	16		Ecuador, 1928-1932
29	17		El Salvador, 1928-1972
29	18		Guatemala, 1929-1972
29	19		Haiti, 1929-1937
29	20		Honduras, 1928-1972
29	21		Mexico, 1928-1936
29	22		Nicaragua, 1923-1972
29	23		Panama, 1921-1929
29	24		Paraguay, 1937-1938
29	25		Peru, 1928-1931
29	26		Uruguay, 1921-1934
29	27		Venezuela, 1921-1937
29	28	Latin American Countries Contributions and Support, 1921-1930
29	29	List of Luncheon Guests of Latin American Countries, Oct., 1931
29	30	Book Reviews, 1971-1972
29	31	Facts About GMITP, May 15, 1928
29	32	Early Pamphlets on GMI, 1920-1923
29	33	University of Pennsylvania, Veterinary Medicine, 1937-1943
29	34	Joint Committee on Printing, 1936
29	35	Clerk of House of Representatives, U.S. Capitol, 1933-1972
		Oral History Interviews (audio tapes)
29	36		Camilo A. Porras, Feb. 14, 1968
29	36		Maurice H. Thatcher, May 9, 1968
29	36		Helen A. King, July 8, 1968
29	36		Gladys R. Newman, July 8, 1968
29	36		Edward I. Salisbury, July 11, 1968
29	37		Carl M. Johnson, Feb. 12, 1968
29	37		Graham B. Fairchild, Feb. 13, 1968
29	37		Eleanor K. Grimm, Jan. 22, 1968
29	37		Recorded newspaper articles from the Star and Herald, Panama and cornerstone dedication of GML by President Belisario Porras, Feb. 18, 1923

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Series XIII: Fogarty International Center, 1964-1992
	This series documents the federally mandated affiliation between the Gorgas Memorial Institute/Gorgas Memorial Laboratory and the Fogarty International Center (FIC) in 1970. The series gives historical information on GML's reorganization which include: the early plans of Congress (see the "Correspondence (FIC)" subseries); FIC's control over the financial resources of GML; projects at GML; the task of playing a significant role as sole agency of the Federal government charged with the responsibility for international objectives in biomedical research and advanced education (see subseries "Work Manual for FIC Site Visits" and "Reports on Site Visits"). There is also information on the agency's role in the closing of GML in the subseries "GML Closure Correspondence", which documents internal discussions with GMITP during GML's final days.




Box	Folder
30	1	Proposals and Plans for Medical Library, July 13, 1965-Aug., 1972
30	2	Goals and Objectives Committee for GML, July 9, 1982-Nov. 2, 1982
		Correspondence (FIC)
30	3		Jan., 1967-Nov. 5, 1972
30	4		Dec. 12-15, 1972
30	5		Jan. 12, 1973-Aug., 1974
30	6		Jan. 17, 1975-Sept. 19, 1977
30	7		Jan. 18, 1979-May 23, 1979
30	8		Feb. 17, 1981-Feb. 25, 1985
30	9		March 29, 1985-Dec. 17, 1986
		GML Closure
			Discussion of GMI/GML Closure
30	10			Jan. 17, 1989-April 13, 1989
30	11			Jan. 3, 1990-Sep. 27, 1990
30	12			Oct. 10, 1990-Dec. 12, 1990
30	13			Feb. 27, 1991-Sep. 17, 1992
31	1			Letters of Support for GMI/GML, Jan. 27, 1984-Oct. 1, 1992
31	2			Institutional Correspondence, Apr. 25, 1991
		Building 265 (MARU)
31	2		Jan. 20, 1972-May 30, 1975
31	3		May 27, 1975-June 8, 1983
31	4	GML Funding for Increased Appropriation, April 27, 1970-Sept. 10, 1975
31	5	GML Loan and Line of Credit (Panama), May 25, 1983-Nov. 18, 1983
		Reorganization Plans
31	7		1982-1983
31	8		1986-1987
31	9	Quality and Relevance of Research at GML, 1983
31	10	GML Publicity for Library, Oct. 12, 1984
31	11	GML Director Work Contracts, July 1, 1964-Aug. 13, 1981
31	12	Review of GML Operations (GAO), Oct. 1, 1985
31	13	GMI Financial Statement Plan for FY 1986, 1983-1985
31	14	Status of Biomedical Research and Related Technology for Tropical Diseases, 1954-1981
31	15	GML Additional Space for Serum Bank Site, Aug. 5, 1985
		Work Manual for FIC Site Visits
31	16		Sept., 1976
31	17		May, 1980
31	18		May, 1980
		Site Visit Reports
31	19		July, 1976; Oct., 1976
31	20		Aug., 1978
32	1		Mar., 1980
32	2		May, 1980
32	3		Nov., 1984
32	4		Aug., 1985

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Series XIV: Public Health Education Programs
	This series documents GMI's Health Corps activities with the American public through a variety of radio talks, health articles, speaking programs, and health education programs in schools emphasizing the importance of good health and hygiene. Both the "Radio Talks" and "Health Education Programs" subseries document articles written by medical doctors who were affiliated with GMITP. The articles were "friendly" and written specifically for the general public to understand. This same method was used in gathering state subscriptions for membership in the corporation. Physicians, nurses, and educators were used to persuade the American public to view the articles as an opportunity to better understand health needs; germs, cancer, heart disease, arthritis, pimples, high blood pressure, congenital diseases of the eyes and mosquito bites and much more. Many of the articles on specific subjects were created after requests were made. GMI also organized state memberships called the "General Committee of Organized Cities" as a method of informing citizens on health issues. This program demonstrates how GMITP depended on regional expansion to reach the public. The subseries "GMI/GML Publications" documents the more scientific/scholarly papers published in academic and medical/scientific journals.




Box	Folder
		Radio Talks (a-s)
32	5-23		[1921]
32	24		Clark and Martin talks, 1931-1934
32	25		Index of Subjects for Radio Talks, [1921-?]
32	26		Broadcasting Stations for Radio Talks, [1925-?]
		Health Education Programs
32	27		Introductory Letters, [1921-?]
32	28		Publicity, [1921-?]
32	29-32		State Memberships, 1928-1932
32	33		Publications on Gorgas Birthday, 1932
32	34		Periodic Health Exam Pamphlets, 1933
32	35	The Joy of Living: An autobiography by Dr. Franklin H. Martin, [1921?]
33	1-4	United Press Releases, [1921?]
		News Releases
33	5		Sept. 8-Dec. 28, 1925
33	6		Jan. 4-Aug. 31, 1926
33	7		Sept. 1-Dec. 31, 1926
33	8		Jan. 3-March 31, 1927
33	9		April 1-May 31, 1927
33	10		June 1-Dec. 31, 1927
34	1		Jan. 3-April 24, 1928
34	2		April 25-Sept. 14, 1928
34	3		Sept. 15-Dec. 31, 1928
34	4		Jan. 1-June 11, 1929
34	5		June 12-Sept. 30, 1929
34	6		Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 1929
34	7		Jan. 1-April 30, 1930
34	8		May 1-Sept. 30, 1930
34	9		Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 1930
		GML/GMI Publications
35	1-2		1974-1975
35	3		1975
35	4-5		1979-1980
35	6-7		1979-1981
35	8-9		1981-1982
35	10-11		1982-1983
35	12		1984
35	13		1985-1986
35	14		1987
35	15		1988
36	1		1989
36	2		1990
36	3	Newsletters, 1966-1985
43		List of publications (4 rolls microfilm), n.d.

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Series XV: Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Artifacts, 1905-1988
	This series contains photographs and scrapbooks of a variety of places, people, events and annual meetings that were important to the history of GMITP, both in the United States and in Panama. The subseries "Places" document the early construction days of the Panama Canal and photographs of the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory. The subseries "People" includes significant figures in the history of GML, the early GML directors and GMITP incorporators, GML staff, and research scientists. There are also a few posters used during a GMITP health campaign.




	Two scrapbooks contain an extensive assortment of photographs from the early Yellow Fever Commission work done in Panama by Gorgas and others: the 1905 expedition, led by Gorgas, is titled "The United Fruit Company"; the second is titled "International Health Board". There are also two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings devoted to articles about GMITP and its activities.




Box	Folder
		Yellow Fever Commission Expeditions
41			The United Fruit Company (2 folders), 1905
41			International Health Board, 1916-1919; 1921
		Places
36			Isthmian Canal Commission (22 photographs), 1906-1907
36			Canal Zone Studies, 1921
36			Construction Days of the Panama Canal, 1940
36			The Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Republic of Panama, n.d.
36			GML , 1956
36			GML, June 26, 1975
36			Alexander Wetmore Bridge-- Maje Island, Jan. 22, 1988
36			Gorgas House--University of Alabama, Apr. 25, 1969
		People
36			William C. Gorgas, n.d.
36			Yellow Fever Commission, n.d.
36			Belisario Porras, n.d.
36			GMITP Incorporators, 1921
36			William C. Braisted, 1921-1925
36			GMI Scientific Board, Nov. 13, 1928
36			Maurice H. Thatcher, Aug. 11, 1928
36			Herbert C. Clark, 1930; 1950; n.d.
36			Herbert C. Clark, George Crile (signed), Dec. 10, 1937
36			GML Staff and Scientists, 1937
36			GMI Presidents, 1928-1957
36			GML Scientists in the Field, 1948
36			Walter A. Bloedorn, 1958
36			GML Staff and Administrators, 1958-1974
36			Henry Rose Carter, n.d.
36			Charles E. Magoon, n.d.
36			Sir Henry Wellcome (signed), n.d.
39			GMI Incorporators, Oct. 26, 1921
39			GMI Scientific Board, Nov. 13, 1928
39			General Medical National Board, n.d.
39			Gorgas Essay Winner at White House, May 16, 1938
		Annual Meetings
37			Chicago, Ill., 1929
37			Washington, DC, Nov. 22,1932
37			Boston, MA, Oct. 17, 1934
37			Washington, DC, Nov. 5, 1936
37			Washington, DC, Oct. 30, 1953
39			Washington, DC, Oct. 30, 1961
39			Washington, DC, Nov. 8, 1966
37			Washington, DC, Nov. 1, 1973
37			Washington, DC, Oct. 28, 1976
37			Washington, DC, Oct. 1976
37			Washington, DC, 1977
		Events
38			Dedication GML, Feb. 18, 1923
38			Panama Deeds GML, Aug. 25, 1928
38			Certificate of Merit--Senator Lister Hill, 1961
38			The Rand Insectary Dedication, 1963
38			Signatory Ceremony, Apr. 25, 1969
38			Maurice H. Thatcher Birthday Celebration, Aug. 15, 1970
38			Signatory Ceremony for the Establishment of, 1972
38			GMI-MARU, Sept. 30, 1974
38			Signatory Ceremony--Martin D. Young, Sept. 26, 1978
38			GML--Panama, June, 1972
40			Laying of cornerstone--GMI-Panama, February, 1923
40			Luncheon--Latin American Diplomats, Washington, DC, 1965
40			Public Law 89-181 and Signed Letter--Lister Hill Resolution, Jan. 3, 1969
		GMI Officials
39			Benenson, Abram S., n.d.
39			Bloedorn, Walter A., n.d.
39			Braistead, William C., n.d.
39			Clark, Herbert C., n.d.
39			Crile, George, n.d.
39			Crowell, Bowman C., n.d.
39			Cumming, Hugh S., n.d.
39			Galindo, P., n.d.
39			Grayson, Cary T., n.d.
39			Galloway, Calvin B., n.d.
39			Jacobs, Leon, n.d.
39			Johnson, Carl M., n.d.
39			Martin, Franklin H., n.d.
39			Millar, Jack W., n.d.
39			Siler, Joseph F., n.d.
39			Soper, Fred L., n.d.
39			Streit, Paul H., n.d.
39			Watten, Raymond H., n.d.
39			Winter, Phillip E., n.d.
39			Young, Martin D., n.d.
40		Health Education Posters, 1920s
41		Panama and American hospital buildings (includes colored postcards), 1920s
42		Newsclipping scrapbook, 1930s
42		Newsclipping scrapbook, n.d.
43-44		Printing Blocks, n.d.
44		Gorgas Medal, n.d.
45		Gorgas health caravan scrapbook (newsclippings), 1928-1929
46		Newsclippings (alpha by state), 1925
47		Newsclippings, cont'd. (alpha by state), 1925

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Finding Aid to the Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine Records, 1899-1992

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Series I: GMITP By-Laws and Incorporators, 1921-1984

Series II: Board of Directors, 1922-1991

Series III: GMITP Officers, 1921-1991

Series IV: Executive Committee Meetings, 1921-1992

Series V: GML Directors, 1929-1990

Series VI: Appropriations, Budgeting and Fundraising, 1924-1990

Series VII: Advisory Scientific Board, 1964-1992

Series VIII: Legislation Supporting GML, 1927-1990

Series IX: Educational Programs and Special Activities

Series X: Gorgas Memorial Laboratory History in Panama, 1929-1990

Series XI: Personal History of William C. Gorgas, 1916-1988

Series XII: "40 Years of Tropical Medicine Research--A History of GMITP", 1921-1972

Series XIII: Fogarty International Center, 1964-1992

Series XIV: Public Health Education Programs

Series XV: Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Artifacts, 1905-1988