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 Descriptive Summary ms020 Freeman (Allen Weir) 1881-1854 Papers 1904-1907 Freeman, Allen Weir, 1881-1854 Johns Hopkins University. Special Collections. 0.2 linear feet English. Letters to and from Freeman family members while Allen Weir Freeman was a medical student and during the start of his career. Administrative Information Use Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

Allen Weir Freeman Papers, MS 20, Special Collections, Sheridan Libraries, The Johns Hopkins University

 Biographical Note

Allen Weir Freeman was a physician and Johns Hopkins University of Public Health Administration. He was born in Lynchburg, Virginia, in 1881 and was brother of the author, Douglas Southall Freeman.

Freeman received his M.D. from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in 1905. He practiced medicine in Richmond, Virginia, and was appointed Commissioner of Health for the state in 1908. In 1912, he joined the U.S. Public Health Service, and in 1917 he was appointed Commissioner of Health for Ohio.

In 1921, he returned to Hopkins to teach in the School of Hygiene and Public Health. In 1946, he published Five Million Patients, his description of his work and teaching experiences in the field of public health.

 Series I: Correspondence Series I: Correspondence, 1904-1907 0.5 document box

The series contains letters exchanged between Freeman and his family between 1904-1907. Included are letters from his father, Walker Burford Freeman, and his brother, Douglas Southall Freeman. Topics discussed include family matters, classroom work, finances, and travel arrangements.