Overview of the Sylvan E. Moolten papers

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Title: Sylvan E. Moolten papers
Date (inclusive): 1945-1986
Collection Number: 86060
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, reminiscences, and clippings relating to the public health policy of the Allied occupation government in Japan after World War II, especially in regard to reform of medical education and to the role of the Japanese physician Yoshio Kusama.
Creator: Moolten, Sylvan E., 1904-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1986.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Sylvan E. Moolten papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

Major, United States Army Medical Corps; laboratory consultant, Health and Welfare Section, General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, 1945-1946.

Scope and Content of Collection

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, reminiscences, and clippings relating to the public health policy of the Allied occupation government in Japan after World War II, especially in regard to reform of medical education and to the role of the Japanese physician Yoshio Kusama.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Military government
Education -- Japan
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
Public health -- Japan
Medical education -- Japan
United States. Army Medical Service
Kusama, Yoshio
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers. Health and Welfare Section