C. Everett Koop Papers 1933-2011
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Summary Information
C. Everett Koop Papers
Koop, C. Everett (Charles Everett), 1916-2013
1933-2011
130 linear feet (164 boxes)
Dr. C. Everett Koop was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in February 1981, and sworn in as Surgeon General on November 17, 1981. The collection documents Koop's career as a leading pediatric surgeon during the 1950s-1970s, his activities as Surgeon General from 1981-1989 and the many public health issues with which he was concerned, and some of his post-Surgeon General's career as a health advocate.
MS C 489
Collection materials primarily in
English
Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine
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