Letter to Mrs. Hughes regarding a recent newspaper article ca. 21/11/1922

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Title

Letter to Mrs. Hughes regarding a recent newspaper article ca. 21/11/1922

Author

Hughes, Elizabeth Evans

Place

[Toronto]

Date

[ca. Nov. 21 1922]

Physical Description

4 leaves with envelope ; 32 x 21 cm.

Scope and Content

Typescript letter with corrections and additions made in pencil from Elizabeth Hughes to her mother, Antoinette Hughes. Letter reports the false reporting of Mrs. Hughes condition in the Rochester Post Express on November 13, 1922. Elizabeth gives a detailed account of her first self-injection of insulin. Mentions Dr. F. G. Banting and Dr. Murlin.

Digital ID

insulin:L10111

Note(s)

MS. COLL 334 (Hughes) Box 1, Folder 50
Title based on content of letter.

Subject(s)

Hughes, Antoinette
Insulin - Early patients
Murlin, John R. (John Raymond), b. 1874
Rochester Post Express