President's Birthday Ball Commission For Infantile Paralysis Research Records, 1934-1937 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: President's Birthday Ball Commission For Infantile Paralysis Research Records, 1934-1937
Primary Creator: President's Birthday Ball Commission For Infantile Paralysis Research
Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: This collection is arranged in two series: Founding Documents and Early Records, and Correspondence and Reports from Grantees.
Date Acquired: 08/01/1942
Scope and Contents of the Materials
These records consist of official correspondence and reports from the working files of the Commission.
Collection Historical Note
From 1934 to 1937, the President's Birthday Ball Commission for Infantile Paralysis Research distributed proceeds from Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday balls to medical researchers attempting to discover an effective immunization against poliomyelitis.
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.
Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.
Acquisition Source: Jeremiah Milbank
Box and Folder Listing
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[Series 1: Founding Documents and Early Records],
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Series 1: Founding Documents and Early Records
- Material on the history of the establishment of the Commission; preliminary studies and conference materials; a report of the first full-scale meeting on June 10, 1935; grant and financial aid materials for medical research; periodic reports to Franklin D. Roosevelt; correspondence to and from Commission members; projected plans, and final Treasurer's reports.
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Series 2: Correspondence and Reports from Grantees
- Correspondence among grantees and Commission members, including letters forwarding and acknowledging grants for research. Also included are grantees' progress reports; correspondence concerning personal contributions by Commission members to grantees after Commmission funds have been exhausted; some publicity material concerning new immunization methods; and materials pertaining to the importation of monkeys for experimentation.