Date Original
1929
Description
This correspondence is in regard to the actions of then Arkansas Governor Harvey Parnell amending state law in order to control the appointment of the Secretary of the Arkansas State Health Office.
Biographical/Historical Note
This correspondence is from Secretary of the Kentucky State Health Officer Arthur Thomas McCormack, to Dr. William Bathurst, Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. McCormack was the Kentucky State Health Officer starting in 1913 until his death in 1943. He worked as a health officer for Warren County, Kentucky from 1897-1900 while simultaneously working as the assistant state health officer from 1898-1912. Dr. William Bathurst came to Prescott, Arkansas, in 1898 where he entered into general medicine practice. In 1902, he went to Europe and studied dermatology. Bathurst returned to Arkansas where he taught dermatology at the University of Arkansas until 1923, after which he joined Robert Patterson in private practice.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.0170.0006
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arthur Thomas McCormack letter, SMC.0170.0006
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arthur Thomas McCormack letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
