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William McCall papers
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Held at: Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia [Contact Us]19 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19103
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William T. McCall (1890-1979) was a Philadelphia salesman for Bausch and Lomb.
The collection contains information on a correspondence course in personal health taken by McCall. The course was put out by 20th Century Health Institute, Inc., with lessons prepared by John X. Loughran, Ph.D. There are two volumes with a total of 52 lessons. Topics include colds, sleep, diet, complexion, hygiene, foot health, ulcers, and cancer.
Accession number: 1998-009
- Publisher
- Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
- Finding Aid Date
- 2012
- Sponsor
- This collection-level EAD record is a product of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) Consortial Survey Initiative, which was funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.