This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
March of Dimes: From polio fight to baby health leader
The 2009 annual report notes the March of Dimes ongoing mission to ensure healthy births. From its 1938 founding by Roosevelt and O'Connor amid polio, the group built 3100 county chapters, raised vast funds, and shifted to birth defects prevention and infant mortality reduction. The organization now funds research and programs in Michigan to aid premature babies and improve pregnancy health.
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National Organization
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
National Foundation For
Georgia Warm Springs Foundation
Basil O'Connor
O'Connor
Eddie Cantor
Cantor
White House
Foundation
New York Times
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U.S
Ganization
O’connor
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Michigan