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Airplane Transport of children to Warm Springs, Georgia

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The March of Dimes collection contains materials related to March of Dimes fundraising and activities in Ingham County and Lansing, Michigan. The collection contains photographs documenting these activities including local fundraising and collection drives, airplane transport of patients to Warm Springs, Georgia, hydrotherapy of patients, hospital wards, local children affected, presentation of money and equipment, scenes of people and groups, and children getting vaccinations. There are also images of a WILS-aired event or fundraiser, a WILS-sponsored teen dance held at the Lansing Civic Center, and an event at Hotel Olds with Basil O'Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. There are also national advertisements. The majority of the images are of local efforts, although a few images might be related to the national March of Dimes. There is also a flyer of statistics of polio in Ingham County.

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-1968, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository

Contact:
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330