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Inventory to the Ira Wile Papers at University of Rochester List of Eleanor Dwight Jones, Florence Rose and Margaret Sanger correspondence in collection Correspondence re: birth control, 1915-39 Correspondence re: birth control, 1940-43 |
Ira Wile Papers, circa 1915-1943Finding AidFinding aid prepared by mnsss.Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.2003
Biographical NotePhysician, lecturer, and author Ira Solomon Wile was born in Rochester, NY on November 29, 1877. He received A.B. and B.S. degrees from the University of Rochester in 1898. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in medicine in 1902 and earned an M.S. from the University of Rochester in 1908. From 1912 to 1918, Wile served as the New York City commissioner of education during which time he founded the school lunch program and the Manhattanville Nursery. He spent the rest of his career serving as Associate in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC and pursuing his strong interests in public health and social medicine. In addition to practicing medicine, Wile was an active supporter of the early birth control movement. he also researched the incidence and impact of right- and left-handedness; edited several medical journals; and wrote and lectured on topics such as psychology, social and mental hygiene, birth control, and pediatrics. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionThis collection consists of photocopies from a larger collection of Wile Papers at the University of Rochester. Included here are manuscripts, papers, and notes on birth control, and extensive correspondence (circa 1915-1943) with prominent individuals in the early birth control movement. Correspondents include Louise Stevens Bryant, Robert Latou Dickinson, Lydia DeVilbiss, Stella Hanau, Katherine Houghton Hepburn, Eleanor Dwight Jones, Florence Rose, and Margaret Sanger. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents
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