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Folk, historical, and patent medicine

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: This includes collections and materials in Special Collections that have information on patent medicines, folk or traditional medicine, the history of the medical practices, family papers or business records relating to medicine, or other papers that pertain to aspects of medicine.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Hauser Institute of New York City Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-064
Abstract

This collection contains booklets and broadsides related to the Hauser Institute of New York City, conducted by food scientist Gayelord Hauser (1895-1984). They contain pseudoscientific instructions related to health and nutrition.

Dates: 1929-1930, undated