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Ghana study, 1964, 1967-68

 File — Container: 7.31

Scope and Contents note

From the Sub-Series:

The WHO material has not been analyzed. It documents Wolman's work on the Expert Committee on Environmental Sanitation (1949-51) and his participation in the Community Water Supply study (1966-74) and the International Drinking Water and Sanitation Decade (1979-84).

Wolman frequently made site visits for WHO including Manila (1956, 1967), Calcutta (1960, 1974), Taiwan (1962, 1967), Russia (1966), Kenya (1968), Kuala Lumpur (1968), and Ghana (1964, 1967-68). Papers from these studies are in this series.

Wolman often attended WHO assemblies in Geneva, and there is material on his trips in 1978 and 1985. He also participated in a conference on the Biosphere (1968) and one on Urban Health Administration held in Manila in 1968. In 1988 Abel Wolman became the first engineer to be awarded the WHO "Health for All by 2000" medal.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964, 1967-68

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 193.17 Cubic Feet (135 record center cartons, 25 letter size document boxes, 3 letter half-size document boxes, 15 legal size document boxes, 4 legal half-size document boxes, 1 flat box (22 x 28 x 1.5), 1 flat box (20.5 x 14.5 x 1.5 inches), 3 flat boxes (21 x 17x 1.5 inches), 2 flat boxes (15.5 x 12 x 3 inches), 1 flat box (25 x 21 x 3 inches), 2 oversize boxes (19 x 13 x 6 inches), 1 map case folder)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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