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FC008-S06
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Correspondence concerning the Club for Research on Ageing, 1937-1950.
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(1888-1975)
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In the late 1930s contacts developed between scientists in various disciplines interested in aging, which led to the formation of a group which called itself the Club for Research on Ageing (sic: EVC used the British spelling of the word in his files). EVC was from the beginning a recognized leader among the group. One result of the contacts was the formation of a formal organization, the Gerontology Society, Inc., in 1945. Boxes 41-42, Reels 36-38.
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Item description, Reference Code, Bernard Becker Medical Library Archives, Washington University in St. Louis.