Catawba Sanatorium: Its Founding and Early History
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2017
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Smithfield Preston Foundation
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of History
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of History
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This article covers conditions leading to the establishment of the tuberculosis sanatorium by the Commonwealth of Virginia, its early operations, different medical personnel, and factors affecting its successes—and failures.
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History, Southwest Virginia, Blue Ridge