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William B. Kountz Papers
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Scientific Publications, 1924-1955.

The short publications are bound together in four chronologically-arranged volumes. WBK's sole monograph, Thyroid function and its possible role in vascular degeneration (1951), is in its original binding. The bound volumes are located in Box 3.

Gerontological Research Foundation Publications, 1959-1962.

The Gerontological Research Foundation was established in 1954 with support drawn mainly from St. Louis area philanthropy, and particularly the contributions of Erwin P. Stupp, a construction firm executive, who thereafter served as president. The foundation was chartered to underwrite clinical and research programs, assist indigent patients, and provide scholarships to students wishing to specialize in the field. WBK was named scientific director and included on his advisory council were faculty colleagues E. V. Cowdry, John Esben Kirk, and Albert I. Lansing, among others. The foundation was liquidated in 1965 and its endowment donated to WUSM in memory of WBK. The materials in this series were written for general public information.

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