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Brown, Dr. Harrison (California Institute of Technology) to Dr Voegeli, 1956
Collins, LeRoy (Governor of Florida) to M. Voegeli; and two speeches by Governor Collins on race relations, 1958
Gamble, Dr. Clarence, 1953-54
Humane Society of the United States, 1963-65
Huxley, Aldous (on religion and science), 1961
Price, Alice (Mrs. T. Glen), 1953
Pyke, David, 1956
Toynbee, Arnold, 1961
Belgian Society for Sexual Advice, 1956
Brown, Dr. Harrison, 1956
Brush, Dorothy (Editor of IPPF News), 1956
Gamble, Dr. Clarence, 1953
Nelson, Dr. Warren, 1960
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 1954
Price, Alice, 1953
Pyke, Dr. David, 1956
Lambarene, Albert Schweitzer, 1956
"Education and World Peace": typescript, n.d.
"World Organization for Thinkers and Saints": typescript, 1962
Articles on population problems (by others), 1954-55
Catholic Institute for Social Research, Geneva, 1956
Famine (in India) One-Meal-A-Day-For-People-Over-Forty (by Voegeli); and correspondence to Sir Norman Strathie and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1946
General Electric vs. AT&T (on submitted ideas), 1956-58
Male sterilization
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Martha Voegeli Papers, 1946-1965Finding AidFinding aid prepared by mnsss.Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.2003
| | | | | Creator: | Voegeli, Martha | | Title: | Martha Voegeli Papers | | Dates: | 1946-65 | | Abstract: | Birth control advocate; pacifist; animal welfare advocate; and physician. The Martha Voegeli papers include correspondence and writings. Correspondence includes Voegeli's letters to medical professionals and government officials espousing her views on birth control, famine in India, world peace, race relations, and animal welfare. Replies from Dr. Clarence Gamble, Aldous Huxley, Dorothy Brush, LeRoy Collins, Dr. Mary Calderone, Albert Schweitzer, Dr. Harrison Brown, and Arnold Toynbee are included. Of particular interest are her writings and correspondence about male sterilization through the thermic method, selective breeding, and her "One-Meal-A-Day-For-People-Over-Forty" solution to famine in India.
| | Extent: | 1 box(.5 linear ft.) | | Language: | English. | | Identification: | MS 168 |
Letter to the First Secretary, Indian Legation, 1952 Martha Voegeli was born in Switzerland. She received her M.A. from Columbia University and her M.D. from the University of Berlin and the University of Paris. Voegeli owned a private hospital in India, where she specialized in surgery. She retired to Switzerland in 1950. Return to the Table of Contents
The Martha Voegeli papers include correspondence and writings. Most of the correspondence consists of copies of Voegeli's letters to medical professionals and government officials espousing her views on birth control, famine in India, world peace, race relations, and animal rights. There are a few replies, including those from Dr. Clarence Gamble, Aldous Huxley, Dorothy Brush, LeRoy Collins, Dr. Mary Calderone, Albert Schweitzer, Dr. Harrison Brown, and Arnold Toynbee. There are also two speeches by LeRoy Collins (Governor of Florida) on race relations, 1958. Of particular interest are her writings and correspondence about male sterilization through the thermic method (1952-55), selective breeding (1946-47), and her "One-Meal-A-Day-For-People-Over-Forty" solution to famine in India (1946). Return to the Table of Contents
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| | 1 | 1 | Brown, Dr. Harrison (California Institute of Technology) to Dr Voegeli,
1956 |
Box |
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| | 1 | 2 | Collins, LeRoy (Governor of Florida) to M. Voegeli; and two speeches by Governor Collins on race relations,
1958 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 3 | Gamble, Dr. Clarence,
1953-54 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 4 | Humane Society of the United States,
1963-65 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 5 | Huxley, Aldous (on religion and science),
1961 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 6 | Price, Alice (Mrs. T. Glen),
1953 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 7 | Pyke, David,
1956 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 8 | Toynbee, Arnold,
1961 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 9 | Belgian Society for Sexual Advice,
1956 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 10 | Brown, Dr. Harrison,
1956 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 11 | Brush, Dorothy (Editor of IPPF News),
1956 |
Box |
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| | 1 | 12 | Gamble, Dr. Clarence,
1953 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 13 | Nelson, Dr. Warren,
1960 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 14 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America,
1954 |
Box |
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| | 1 | 15 | Price, Alice,
1953 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 16 | Pyke, Dr. David,
1956 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 17 | Lambarene, Albert Schweitzer,
1956 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 18 | "Education and World Peace": typescript,
n.d. |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 19 | "World Organization for Thinkers and Saints": typescript,
1962 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 20 | Articles on population problems (by others),
1954-55 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 21 | Catholic Institute for Social Research, Geneva,
1956 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 22 | Famine (in India) One-Meal-A-Day-For-People-Over-Forty (by Voegeli); and correspondence to Sir Norman Strathie and Eleanor Roosevelt,
1946 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 23 | General Electric vs. AT&T (on submitted ideas),
1956-58 |
Box |
Folder |
| | 1 | 24 | Selective breeding: correspondence and writings,
1946-47 |
| 25 | Articles and correspondence,
1952-56 |
| 26 | Correspondence with government of India,
n.d. |
| 27 | Correspondence to world leaders,
1953-55 |
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