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Phipps Institute for the Study, Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis

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The Phipps Institute for the Study, Treatment and Prevention of Tuberculosis at the University of Pennsylvania was established in 1903 with a grant from Henry Phipps, a former business partner of Andrew Carnegie.[1][2] Dr. Esmond R. Long was the director of the institute from 1935 until his retirement in 1955.[3]

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  1. ^ "HENRY PHIPPS INSTITUTE; Will Be Established for Treatment of Tuberculosis. One-Time Partner of Mr. Carnegie Gives $1,000,000 for the Purpose -- Will Be Located in Philadelphia.", The New York Times, January 10, 1903.
  2. ^ McBride, David (Spring 1987). "The Henry Phipps Institute, 1903-1937: Pioneering Tuberculosis Work With an Urban Minority". Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 61 (1). Johns Hopkins University Press: 78–97. ISSN 0007-5140. JSTOR 44433664. PMID 3548853.
  3. ^ Nowell, Peter C.; Delpino, Louis B. (1987), Esmond R. Long, 1890–1979 (PDF), National Academy of Sciences, retrieved February 18, 2024.