Wade Hampton Frost by Charles Cross; oil on canvas, 40 by 32 inches, 1957.

Collection Summary 

Creator
Frost, Wade Hampton

Dates
3 Mar 1880-1 May 1938

Institutional Affiliation(s)
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health
1919-1938 

Date Range of Collection
c. 1925-1961

Volume of Collection
1.5 linear feet

Biography

Wade Hampton Frost was born in Marshall, Virginia. He received his B.A. in 1901 and his M.D. in 1903, both from the University of Virginia. He was the first resident lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health and was later professor of epidemiology. Frost served as dean of the school from 1931 until 1934. His work included studies of the epidemiology of poliomyelitis, influenza, diphtheria, and tuberculosis.

Scope and Content

The Wade Hampton Frost Collection spans most of his career. It contains administrative records, correspondence, drafts of papers and lectures on epidemiology, research material, photographs, and biographical material, including posthumous tributes. Research material includes notes and data on tuberculosis, typhoid, influenza, measles, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and polio. Correspondence includes the American Red Cross, the U.S. Public Health Service, and the Surgeon General. The collection is a resource for studying early twentieth-century epidemiology and the development of the department of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Policy on Access and Use

This collection may contain some restricted records. Materials pertaining to patients, students, employees, and human research subjects, as well as unprocessed collections and recent administrative records, carry restrictions on access. For more information about the policies and procedures for access, see Policy on Access and Use.

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