Summary Information

Title: Howard B. Bishop Papers
Creator: Bishop, Howard B.
Dates: 1921-1961 (bulk 1940-1960)
Extent: 18.25 linear feet (16 boxes)
Abstract:

Howard Berkey Bishop was educated as a chemical engineer. In 1939 he sold his company to the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company and devoted his retirement to "promoting the formula for a better way of life." Promotional flyers, advertisements, correspondence, articles, editorials and various corporate records document Howard Bishop's post-retirement activities as the founder and driving force behind the Human Engineering Foundation (HEF) and his efforts to counteract the physical and moral ills of tobacco use, caffeine, and alcohol.

Call number: MS C 562
Language: Collection materials primarily in English
Location: Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine