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SC129 Marie Buford Collection Finding Aid
Marie Buford was born on May 17, 1922 to John W. and Verna L. Buford. At the age of seventeen, Marie Buford was admitted as a patient at the Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital from about 1939-1941. Originally known as the Kansas City Tuberculosis Sanitarium, the hospital opened in December 1915. Built in response to the need for specialized tuberculosis care, it was located on a section of the Municipal Farm in Leeds. This collection contains 17 Wheezer newsletters published by the Hospital from 1929-1942, an issue of The Spark, and two scrapbooks.
1929/1942
Hospitals Schools Tuberculosis Benjamin Harrison School Kansas City Tuberculosis Hospital Northeast High School
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