Summary Information

Title: Mason V. Hargett Papers
Creator: Hargett, Mason V.
Dates: 1932-1986 (bulk 1938-1946)
Extent: 3.75 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:

Mason V. Hargett contributed greatly to the field of tropical medicine with his work on the yellow fever vaccine, first with the Rockefeller Foundation in Brazil and then at the USPHS Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Montana. Hargett's research facilitated the introduction of a yellow fever vaccine produced without human serum.

Call number: MS C 533
Language: Collection materials primarily in English
Location: Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine