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Henry Blackburn Selected Letters

Letters reflecting historical issues and events or particularly significant exchanges were selected for scanning and archiving from the heavy correspondence of active years (before email), by year.
 
1947

Burlingame, C.C.

1948
Hughlett, William
Hughlett, William (2)
 
 
1949
Evans, Garfield
Evans, Garfield (2)
Evans, Garfield (3)
 
 
1950
Beard, Howard
Deutsche Bundespost
Nelson, Walter
Nelson, Walter (2)
Watson, Cecil
 
 
1951
Affeld, William
Department of State
Nelson, Walter
 
1954
Eczell, Stiles
Shafer, J.K.
 
1955
Falk, A.
Gallagher, L.J.
Lillian, Marvin
Ritzmann, Leonard
Ritzmann, Leonard (2)
Ritzmann, Leonard (3)
Ritzmann, Leonard (4)
 
1956
Bayon, Henry
Bayon, Henry (2)
Bayon, Henry (3)
Murrow, Edward
Ritzmann, Leonard
 

1957
Burch, G.E.
Director of Internal Revenue
Flink, Ed
Robertson, Joseph
State Income Tax Division
Worrill, F.L.
 
1958
Blackburn, J. Hartley 
Infestation or Paranoia
Staff Assignments
 
1959
Craigmile, Thomas
Craigmile, Thomas (2)
Farrior, Richard
Keys, Ancel
Keys, Ancel (2)
Northwestern Mortgage Company
 
1960
Kagan to HB
Keys, Ancel
Oglesby, Paul
Rose, Geoffrey
 
 
1970
Bradd-Moses
Friedlander, S.L.
Gordon, Tavia
Hunzicker, Warren
Kannel, William
Kannel, William (1.5)
Kannel, William (2)
Kannel, William (2.5)
Kannel, William (3)
Kay, George
Keys, Ancel
Keys, Ancel (2)
Keys, Ancel (3)
Keys, Ancel (4)
Kirkendall, Walter
Lequime, Jean
LeVander, Harold
Master, Arthur
McDonald, Jim
Minneapolis Club
Mintz, Carol
Moore, Felix
Moos, Malcolm
Murray, James
Ohno
Osborne, Robert
Ostrander, Leon
Palefsky, Howard
Perot, Ross
Peterson, Osler
Pierce, Dede & Billie
Punsar, Sven
Radford, Edward
Robin
Rose, Geoffrey
Seltzer, Carl
Simak, Clifford
Smith, McFate
Smith, R.P.
Stamler, Jeremiah
Stamler, Jeremiah (2)
Stauffer, Dean Lee
Stauffer, Dean Lee (2)
Stewart, Gordon
Tamlyn, Thomas
Tominaga, Suketami
Tominaga, Suketami (2)
Ungerleider, Harry
 
1971
Beamish, R.E.
Burchell, Howard
Burchell, Howard (2)
Burchell, Howard (3)
Canner, Paul
Connolly, Dan
Cook, Leonard
Cook, Leonard (2)
Crawford, Bryce
Edwards, Charles
Edwards, Charles (2)
Elliot, Osborn
Elliot, Osborn (2)
Epstein, Frederick
Farquhar, John
Farquhar, John (2)
Hunzicker, Warren
Friedberg, Charles
Ingelfinger, Franz
Jaffe, Allan & Sandra
Jaffe, Allan & Sandra (2)
Jaffe, Allan
Jouve, Andre
Jouve, Andre (2)
Jouve, Andre (3)
Kannel, William
Kattus, Albert
Kattus, Albert (2)
Kattus, Albert (3)
Keys, Ancel
Keys, Ancel (2)
Keys, Ancel (3)
Keys, Ancel (4)
Keys, Ancel (5)
Kind, Al
Klimt, Christian
Langner, Paul
Lepeschkin, Eugene
Lown, Bernard
Lown, Bernard (2)
MacMahon, Brian
Mann, George
Marcus, Frank
Meinert, Curtis
Meinert, Curtis (2)
Meinert, Curtis (3)
Meinert, Curtis (4)
Moses, Campbell
Moses, Campbell (2)
Nedra
Neel, James
Okajima, Mitsuharu
Oliver, Michael
Ostrander, Leon
Ostrander, Leon (2)
Peterson, Lysle
Pipberger, Hubert
Remington, Richard
Robin
Robin (2)
Rochmis, Paul
Rose, Geoffrey
Rose, Geoffrey (2)
Rose, Geoffrey (3)
Rupp, Don
Rutishauser, W.
Schedule
Schmitt, Otto
Schneckloth, Roland
Schneckloth, Roland (2)
Schweitzer, W.
Sodeman, William
Sodeman, William (2)
Spock, Benjamin
Spock, Benjamin (2)
Stamler, Jeremiah
Stamler, Jeremiah (2)
Stamler, Jeremiah (3)
Stamler, Jeremiah (4)
Stamler, Jeremiah (5)
Stauffer, Dean
Stauffer, Dean (2)
Stauffer, Dean (3)
Stauffer, Dean (4)
Stauffer, Dean (5)
Stokes, Joseph
Taylor-Keys-Stauffer
Taylor, Henry
Taylor, Henry (2)
Taylor, Henry (3)
Titus, Jack
Tominaga, Suketami
Tominaga, Suketami (2)
Tominaga, Suketami (3)
Tominaga, Suketami (4)
Tominaga, Suketami (5)
Tominaga, Suketami (6)
Tominaga, Suketami (7)
Tominaga, Suketami (8)
Ungerleider, Harry
Wenger, Nanette
Winklestein, Warren
Zukel, William
 
1972
Anderson, Edward
Anderson, Joseph
Armstrong, John
Bilsborough, R.C.
Doug, Marc
Epstein, Frederick
Gordon, Tavia
Gordon, Tavia (2)
Griffin, J.
Ibrahim, Michel
Ireland, Charles
Jackson, Frank
Jacobs, Dave
Jelinek, Michael
Jenkins, David
Johnson, Goodwin
Johnson, John
Johnson, John (2)
Jouve, Andre
Jouve, Andre (2)
Jouve, Andre (3)
Kannel, William
Kannel, William (2)
Kannel, William (3)
Labarthe, Darwin
Labarthe, Darwin (2)
Leonard, James 1972
Levy, Robert
Levy, Robert (2)
LPH Staff
Mann, George
Mann, George (2)
Mann, George (3)
Marquette Corporation
Marriott, H.J.L.
Mayer, A.R.
McCormick, Steve
McIntosh, Henry
Meneely, George
Moos, Malcolm
Moses, Campbell
Nader, Ralph
Naughton, John
Nedra, Bill, Cherie, Jean
Nick, John, Peg
Office of Admissions (George Washington University)
Office of Admissions (Northwestern University)
Oglesby, Paul
Oglesby, Paul (2)
Oglesby-Sherwin
Olsen, Ivar
Olson, Mildred
Ostfeld, Adrian
Ostfeld, Adrian (2)
Papra, Jan
Punsar, Sven
Rapaport, Elliot
Reiff, Theodore
Ricciardelli, Carl
Ross, Richard
Ross, Richard (2)
Ryman, M.W.
Serfling, Robert
Serfling, Robert (2)
Shawn, William
Sheffield, Thomas
Sheffield, Thomas (2)
Simon, Henry
Simonson, Ernst
Slovut, Gordon
Sobel, Burton
Sobel, Burton (2)
Spittell, John
Spodick, David
Spodick, David (2)
Spodick, David (3)
Stamler, Jeremiah
Stamler, Jeremiah (2)
Stamler, Jeremiah (3)
Stauffer, Dean
Stauffer, Dean (2)
Stauffer, Dean (3)
Stevens, Maureen
Stokes, Joseph
Stokes, Joseph (2)
Stokes, Joseph (3)
Stokes, Joseph (4)
Stokes, Joseph (5)
Stokes, Joseph (6)
Stokes, Joseph (7)
Sullivan, Albert
Sullivan, Albert (2)
Taylor, Henry
Taylor, Henry (2)
Theologides, Athanasios
Tominaga, Suketami
Tuna, Naip
Tuna, Naip (2)
Unisante, Fejfar
Wissler, Robert
Zane, Polly
Zelis, Robert
 
1973
Brandfonbrener, Martin
Burchell, Howard
Burchell, Howard (2)
Elderly Subjects
Hussey, Hugh
Hussey, Hugh (2)
Jackson, Frank
Jeanneret, Olivier
Juanita’s Galley
Keys, Ancel
Keys, Ancel (2)
Keys, Ancel (3)
Keys, Ancel (4)
Keys, Ancel (5)
Keys, Ancel (6)
Keys-Fredrickson re Oster
Pinckney, Edward
Rainer, Sadler
Remington, Richard
Remington, Richard (2)
Roberts, William
Rodstein, Manuel
Rose, Geoffrey
Rose, Geoffrey (2)
Rose, Geoffrey (3)
Rosenfeld, Isadore
Schwinn, Frank
Seawell, William
Sheffield, Thomas
Sherwin, Roger
Simon, Arthur
Simonson, Ernst
Smith, Robert
Stamler, Jeremiah
Stamler, Jeremiah (2)
Stamler, Jeremiah (3)
Stamler, Jeremiah (4)
Stamler, Jeremiah (5)
Stamler, Jeremiah (6)
Stare, Fredrick
Stone, Robert
 
1974
Fredrickson, Donald
Ingelfinger, Franz
Kaelber, Charles
Kahn, Harold
Kannel, William
Kannel, William (2)
Keys, Ancel
Keys, Ancel (2)
Keys, Ancel (3)
Keys, Ancel (4)
Keys, Ancel (5)
Keys, Ancel (6)
Kitching–Moses
Kjelsberg, Marcus
Kummerow to Frederickson re trans fat
Leitner, Sandra
Levy, Robert
Levy, Robert (2)
Levy, Robert (3)
Lowne, Bernard
Luepker, Russell
Luepker, Russell (2)
Mann, George
Mitchell, Shiela
Mitchell, Shiela (2)
MRFIT Intervention Team
Remington, Richard
Ricketts, Henry
Ringler, Robert
Root, Thomas
Rose–Spodick
Ross, Richard
Ross, Richard (2)
Ross, Richard (3)
Rowell, Loring
Rubin, William
Stamler, Jeremiah
Warshaw, Leon
Weidman, William
1975
Academic Staff
Dawber, Thomas
Frantz, Ivan
Goodwin, John
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Ingelfinger, Franz
Keys–Rose
Lamm, George
LPH Academic Staff
Manager
Minnesota Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Program
Minnesota Heart Attack Prevention Program
Moses, Campbell
Moses, Campbell (2)
Moses, Campbell (3)
Nathanson, Neal
Oglesby, Paul
Rose, Geoffrey
Rose, Geoffrey (2)
Stallones, Reuel
Stallones, Reuel (2)
Stallones, Reuel (3)
Stallones, Reuel (4)
Stamler, Jeremiah
Stamler, Jeremiah (2)
Taylor, Henry
Walker, Weldon
Walker, Weldon (2)
Winkelstein, Warren
Winkelstein, Warren (2)

 

1976

Stamler, Jeremiah
Stamler, Jeremiah (2)
 
 
1977
C. E. Allen
C. E. Allen (2)
 
 
1980
Thomas James
 
1981
Breslow is nice
Bryce Crawford-Priestley medal
Buchwald thanks HB
Citation Classic
Classic Stamler edit re PA
HB at U of CFL
C. Chapman
Chazow WCC
Confer re enbargo
HB critiques AMA
HB OpEd to Strib (1)
HB OpEd to Strib (2)
HB pitch to RConti
HB-PO Astrand re visit
HB questions to Tom Cook
HB letter to SC
Kuller-HB re cause of CHD
LPH Faculty and Administrators
Neel, James

Nice from Davignon
Russell on MHHP budget

1982

Sugden to HB
All LPH Faculty, Fellows and Administrators
All LPH Faculty, Supervisors and Staff
Caspersen, Carl
Crow, Richard
EPI-LPH Merger Transition Team
EPI-LPH Merger Transition Team (2)
Farquhar, John
Feghoul, M. Pierre
Feinstein-Spitzer
Food and Drug Administration
Foster, Nedra
Friedewald, Willilam
Frische, Jean Michel
Froelicher, V.F.
Fruetel, Jerry
Furberg, Curt
Gaxotte, P.
Gillum, Richard
Glasunov, Igor
Greenwald, Peter
Grosgogeat, Y.
Grundy, Scott (2)
Grundy, Scott
Ha¦ênninen, Osmo 1982
Halvorsen, Dan
Haper, A.E.
Hay, D.R.
Hegyeli, Ruth
Heimark, J.J.
Heyden, Siegfried 1982
Heyden, Siegfried
Hjermann, Ingvak
Hoffman, William
Holland, Walter (2)
Holland, Walter
How, Jared
Ibrahim, Michel
Jeffrey, Robert
Kalevi Pyorala
Kaplan, Norman (2)
Kaplan, Norman
Kawai, Junichi
Kelly, David
Keys, Ancel (2)
Keys, Ancel (3)
Keys, Ancel (4)
Keys, Ancel (5)
Keys, Ancel (6)
Keys, Ancel (7)
Keys, Ancel (8)
Keys, Ancel (9)
Keys, Ancel (10)
Keys, Ancel (11)
Keys, Ancel (12)
Keys, Ancel (13)
Keys, Ancel (14)
Keys, Ancel
Kim, Sue
Kirschstein, Ruth
Kolata, Gina
Kolata, Gina
Komachi, Yoshio (2)
Komachi, Yoshio
Korbelik, John
Labarthe, Darwin (2)
LaBarthe, Darwin
Lamdin, Ezra
Langseth, Keith
Lanning, Morris 1982
Leeder, Stephen
Lown, Bernard
LPH Epidemiology Section
LPH Faculty
LPH Staff
Luepker, Russell
Magrath, C. Peter
McGinnis, J. Michael
McIntyre, Kevin
Menotti, Alessandro
MHHP Executive Board (2)
MHHP Executive Board
Mondale, Walter
Mullis, Rebecca
Mullis, Rebecca & Perry, Cheryl
Murray, David (2)
Murray, David (3)
Murray, David
Neel, James (2)
Neel, James
Nelson, Kenrad (2)
Nelson, Kenrad (3)
Nelson, Kenrad
Nesheim, Malden (2)
Nesheim, Malden
Nimura, Yasuharu
Oganov, Rafael
Oliver, Michael (2)
Oliver, Michael
Paque, Claude (1)
Paque, Claude (2)
Paque re Salt
Perry, Cheryl
Peterson, Judy
Preston, David
Prineas, Ronald
Prineas, Ronald & Gillum, Richard
Print cut and redo for 2nd letter
Pyorala-HB re honorary MD
Reid, Richard
Smoley, Mary
State of the Laboratory
Walter W Holland
Wilber, Joseph
Zabynek Pisa (2)
Zabynek Pisa
 
1983

Zita to HB
Folsom, Aaron 1983
Pacque to HB

1984
Surbey to HB
HB to Stohrdahl
HB to Elaine Stone
Basis Hetzl-HB
HB admin memo re NIH rules
Marion Nestle-HB

1985
HB to Becky Mullis re Mankato
HB to Stacy re Olive Oil

1986
CDC to HB re MHHP
Dave Murray to HB
HB RX on Ornish
HB to Dave Murray (1)
HB to Dave Murray (2)
HB to Manton re trend analyses
HB to Maury re Admin MHHP
HB to Maury re MHHP
HB to Maury Admin
HB to Schuman
HB to Snowdon
HB to Dean Kane re admin
Manton to HB re analysis
McGinnis to HB
McHugh campaign
MHHP Board
OBIT Stallones (1)
OBIT Stallones (2)
VP Murthy
Karvonen to HB
Epstein-Tyroler review of SCS 15 year MS
B. Lown to HB re his Nobel Prize
B. Lewis chats
Burchell chat
Chat from Andy Dontas (1)
Chat from Andy Dontas (2)
Condolences to Mary Sayles
Dar on Stony’s death
Duties during Luepker leave
HB going to USF
HB re Lasker award to LRC
HB report on MSI funds
HB reports a 60 hour week
HB-Leaverton re USF
HB-Leyesmeyer Admin
HB-Leyesmeyer re SPH
HB-RL on RL’s leave in
HB to Trevisan
Terris to HB
HB to J Warren re Nobel Prize
HB to Terris re Health Promo
HB c Richard Turner
Trevisan-HB re Kerr

1987
HB-Bereson
Dontas-HB re Crete
Gubner to HB
HB telegram to Jaffes
HB to Carter re book
HB to Donton
HB to Gubner chat
HB to Kat
HB to Mack Smith
HB to MFB (1)
HB to MFB (2)
HB to S. Jaffe
HB to Wesley
HB to CBB
Schocken to HB
Sen. Proxmireto-HB
HB to A. Wallner
HB to Breslow re Kaiser
HB to Butch re gig
HB-Carleton re Kaiser
HB-Kane re Hawley Chair
HB-Kane re Summer Course
HB-Sch Journalism
HB to Surbey re Summer Course
HB to Tom Tamlyn
HB-Thelle re Seminar
Crockett to HB
HB re Cohorts
HB Surbey admin
HB to B Connor re Criqui
HB to Smith
Smith to HB
Smith to HB
HB Dontas re Crete
HB Keith Ball
Komachi to HB

1988
HB advises C perry
HB exchange c Motulski
HB policies parking
HB Al Sutton re Tahoe
HB Miall
HB-PBS
HB-Pyorala
Hope for Osterholm
Low risk Male
Mancini-HB
McGovern accepts job
Metelitsa-HB
Re Brazilian Seminar
Recommendation on Parlin
Recommendation on Tunstall Pedoe
Roussow-HB
Senators intrusion into peer review
HB advice to Swanson
HB-Al Sutton re Tahoe
Burchell 80th Lecture
Buzzard to HBreNCC
Confer to HB
Dontas Series
Hawley
HB-A. Keys exchange (1)
HB-A. Keys exchange (2)
HB Elaine Stone
HB exchange c Trevisan
HB Exchange with John Turner
HB-Len Syme re faculty
HB-Stokes
HB to Ungerleide
HB Journalism
HB-Zita exchanges
HB-Zukel
HB-Zukuvsky
Richard Turner-HB
Stadium life
Toshima-HB
Vanselow goes to Tulane
Wallace-HB
Winkelstein-HB
HB re trip to China
HB to Terris re Epi MN
HB c Dean Boen re T Faculty
HB chat with H Burchell
HB congrats to Buchwald
HB dream of return to Cuba
HB invites H Burchell
HB re Barrett Connor
HB to AHA re Len Cook
HB to Bryce Crawford re NOLA
HB to Bryce Crawford
HB to Buffler
HB to Colin Campbell re China
HB to Dean Brown re Breslow
HB to Ogden Confer
HB to Phil Brachman re a position
HB to Trevor Beard re BP
HB to MacArthur Genius for Barrett Connor
Re MacArthur grant for EB C
WM Buckley to HB
SPH Admin. re Dean

1990
HB to Kane re Review of Epi
Kind exchanges with the Aging Ancel Keys

1991
Keys-Rose (1)
Keys-Rose (2)

1992
Keys on President Bush
Keys on Cambridge University
Keys on Keys
Repeat to separate Burkitt letter

1993
Dof E Admin HB-R. Luepker

1994
A Keys-HB
Epstein to OPaul re AHA History
HB to O. Paul re AHA history

1995
Cook L-HB re AHA history
Hawthorne to HB re On the Trail
HB to D Labarthe re history
HB to J Green re retirement
HB to Sharrett re Lipemia
HB to Wissler personal
HB-Beth Schucker
HB-Higgins M re Epstein
HB to M Nestle re SCS
Jerry to HB (1)
Jerry to HB (2)
Jerry to Henry
Kimura C-HB
Leaverton to HB re USF
Richardson zj-HB on book
Tibblin to HB
Wissler to HB re Florida
Wissler to HB re Fred

1996
Blackburn symposium letters (1)
Blackburn symposium letters (2)
Burgess-HB re Olestra
Epstein D
HB to Dean re Tobbacco Trials
HB to Osterholm re Thanks
HB-Rao-Reddy
HMcGill to HB on tabac, mechanisms
Keys H to HB re Martha Keys
McMillan to HB re On the Trail
NEJM-Angell M to HB re Olestra
Pierach to HB re Olestra
Rosenberg to HB re PUFA dangers
Shaper to HB re retirement
Stone N to HB re Olestra
Wassertheil to HB re Women in Epi

1998
A.Keys to HB the sad years
Berenson to HB
HB & RL thank Martinson Family
HB to DHHS re Olestra
HB to Fejfar re Manual on CVD
HB to Komachi personal
HB to Ness-Motely re Tobacco trials
HB to R Klein re anti-hedonism
HB to Yudof re Kuopio
Lenfant to HB re NHLBI 50th
Mann G taunts HB
Oldways to HB re Keys Award
Pat Elmer to HB
SCS agreement
Shaper G-HB re Epstein lecture
Surg. Gen to HB
Tulane re Honors
Tulane to HB

1999
Scruggs HB re tobacco trials

2001
Cam Moses on If It Isn’t Fun
Moses C. on If It Isnt Fun

2003
House, Jeffrey

2004
Letter to Burchell
2016
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