Unglaub, Walter G., Jr., Dr., 1918-1970
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1918 - 1970
Biography
Physician. Native of Louisville, Kentucky. Received M.D. from University of Louisville in 1942. Performed internship and residency at Charity Hospital, New Orleans. Appointed to faculty of Tulane University Medical School in 1948. Conducted nutrition surveys in Latin American countries for U.S. Interdepartmental Committee on Nutrition for National Defense in 1960-1962. Served as Associate Dean and Director of Post Graduate Medicine at Tulane, 1963-1967. Directed the Louisiana section of the National Nutrition Survey in 1968. At his death (May 1, 1970), he was Professor of Nutrition in the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Director of Biomedical Communications for the Medical School.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Walter G. Unglaub, Jr. papers
Collection
Identifier: SC-122-MS
Scope and Contents
The records include correspondence and reports relating to nutrition surveys in Columbia and Bolivia in 1960-1962 and to the exchange program between the medical schools of Tulane and Anioquia (Columbia). Correspondents include various members of the ICNND, both in the Department of Health, Education, & Welfare and at medical schools throughout the U.S., and the University and Health officials in Columbia and Bolivia. Of special interst are copies of Dr. Unglaub's letters describing his...
Dates:
1958-1962
Found in:
Special Collections