Description
Reports, correspondence, memoranda, statistics, writings, printed matter, and photographs, relating to naval medical research,
especially with regard to nutrition and effects of severe malnourishment; public health administration by Allied occupation
authorities in post-World War II Germany; and extent of malnourishment in postwar Germany. Includes related papers of Commander
Harry J. Alvis, United States Navy Medical Corps.
Background
Captain, United States Navy Medical Corps; scientific director, Naval Medical Research Institute, 1943-1950; assistant naval
attaché (medical research), Great Britain, 1945-1946.
Extent
7 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder
(3.0 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.