Polio Place

Basil O'Connor

Born: January 8, 1892
Died: March 9, 1972

Major Contribution:

A lawyer by training, American born Basil O’Connor was "the architect of the fight against poliomyelitis." In 1927, O’Connor was recruited by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to raise funds to support polio patients at Warm Springs, Georgia. O’Connor assumed the lead role of the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation when Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York. In 1938, the two men formed the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (NFIP), which focused on supporting research to find a solution to the problem of poliomyelitis. Under O'Connor, the NFIP, known best as "the March of Dimes," mobilized volunteers to help fund research to develop the polio vaccines that ended the polio epidemics in the US. The NFIP was renamed the March of Dimes in 1979.

Other Information:

Major Articles: Basil O'Connor

Publications by, about or referring to Basil O’Connor:

Alden Whitman, “Basil O’Connor, Polio Crusader, Dies,” New York Times, 10 March 1972.

“Basil O’Connor: One Man’s War Against Disease,” Medical World News, Vol. 5, No. 3, 31 Jan. 1964.

Articles found at HighWire Press® Stanford University (*Asterisk denotes article is free of subscription fee.)

Book Reviews: Polio: An American Story. Janet Greenlees. Soc Hist Med, Aug 2006; 19: 367 - 368.

Book Reviews: Gaylord W. Anderson. J Hist Med Allied Sci, Apr 1949; IV: 488 - 489. Cellular Biology, Nucleic Acids, And Viruses.* Joseph L. Melnick. Am J Public Health, Jun 1958; 48: 817 - 818.

The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Science, Jan 1942; 95: 65. News from the Field.* Am J Public Health, Jun 1946; 36: 686 - 701.

A Bibliography of Infantile Paralysis-1789-1944.* W. Lloyd Aycock. Am J Public Health, Dec 1946; 36: 1445 - 1446.

The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Science, Jan 1942; 95: 116. The Salk Polio Vaccine Trial of 1954: risks, randomization and public involvement in research. Liza Dawson. Clinical Trials, Feb 2004; 1: 122 - 130.

History Of Pediatrics: Making History: Thomas Francis, Jr, MD, and the 1954 Salk Poliomyelitis Vaccine Field Trial. Sarah Marie Lambert and Howard Markel Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, May 2000; 154: 512.

The Albert Lasker Awards for 1958.* Am J Public Health, Dec 1958; 48: 1664 - 1667. (O’Connor won this award). Honorary Doctorates Conferred By Columbia University. Science, Jun 1943; 97: 529.

A ‘Manhattan project’ for AIDS? J Cohen. Science, Feb 1993; 259: 1112 - 1114.

A synoptic view of the history of APHA awards (1885--1977).* M A Pond. Am J Public Health, Aug 1978; 68: 789 - 804.

News from the Field Am J Public Health, Feb 1957; 47: 266 - 274. Acids, and Viruses, January 7, 8, and 9 in honor of Basil O’Connor to celebrate his 65th birthday, as well as his presidency...the National Health Council will be held. At this time Basil O’Connor, president, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.*

Book Reviews Saul Jarcho,, M.D. J Hist Med Allied Sci, Jul 1971; XXVI: 322 - 325. "...hardly justified by the record. A later passage, on pages 449-450, gives the reader a better idea of what actually occurred. Basil O’Connor did in 1961 oppose the licensing of Sabin’s vaccines. But the licensing was approved. That was 1961, not 1953."

Science, Apr 1953; 117: 435 - 436. "...find a stimulating essay by Niels Bohr, entitled “Medical Research and Natural Philosophy,” and penetrating remarks by Basil O’Connor on “Man’s Responsibility in the Fight Against Disease.”

Public Health Then And Now: Race and the Politics of Polio: Warm Springs, Tuskegee, and the March of Dimes. Naomi Rogers. Am J Public Health, May 2007; 97: 784 - 795.

Book Reviews: Polio: An American Story. Living with Polio: The Epidemic and Its Survivors. John F. Modlin. N. Engl. J. Med., Nov 2005; 353: 2308 - 2310. "...Sister Elizabeth Kenny and her self-styled method of treating acutely paralyzed limbs with hot woolen compresses, and Basil O’Connor, Roosevelt’s one-time law partner, who was the founder and autocratic leader of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis."

Vanquishing the Terror of Poliomyelitis. Mark Pallansch. Science, Jun 2005; 308: 1744 - 1745. "...stories of that foundation, its fund-raising arm (the March of Dimes), and the crucial leadership of its first director, Basil O’Connor--who welded quite disparate personalities to the common purpose of fighting polio. Relating the nearly constant tensions..."

From Culture to Vaccine - Salk and Sabin. Samuel L. Katz. N. Engl. J. Med., Oct 2004; 351: 1485 - 1487. "...a long and distinguished career. The race might have gone differently if it had not been for a third figure, Daniel Basil O’Connor, friend and former law partner of the nation’s best-known poliomyelitis victim, President Franklin D. Roosevelt."

Lessons learned from the 1954 Field Trial of Poliomyelitis Vaccine. Donald S Burke. Clinical Trials, Feb 2004; 1: 3 - 5. "...is that most often identified with the 1954 Polio Vaccine Trial, the real organizational genius behind the effort was Basil O’Connor, President of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis."

Waiting for Vaccine. Robin A. Weiss. Science, May 2001; 292: 862. "...trials. As his paradigm, he cites the closely coordinated direction and momentum of the March of Dimes charity under Basil O’Connor’s leadership, which supported the development of the Salk vaccine against poliomyelitis in the 1950s. Cohen calls for..."

From the Ground Up: A Look at the Role of Foundations in Health. Linda Gundersen. Ann Intern Med, May 2000; 132: 849. " ...March of Dimes was the name used for the fundraising campaign itself, and Roosevelt asked his former law partner, Basil O’Connor, to head it. The foundation’s mission was simple and straightforward: to fund research on the treatment and cure of...."

Immunization And The American Way: 4 Childhood Vaccines. JP Baker. Am J Public Health, Feb 2000; 90: 199 - 207. "...announced the creation of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to be chaired by his former law partner Basil O’Connor. The powerful private foundation, with its March of Dimes campaigns, represented a new democratic style of American...."

Francis Field Trial of Inactivated Poliomyelitis Vaccine: Background and Lessons for Today. Arnold S. Monto.Epidemiol. Rev., Jan 1999; 21: 7 - 23. "...such as Bradford Hill. Another condition was assured independence of the evaluation team so that, for example, neither Basil O’Connor, the President of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, nor Jonas Salk, developer of the vaccine, would...." This is free.

SGI Committee on Ethics: Statement on Ethics of Research. Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. May 1997; 4: 115 - 122. "Some examples include local grants, March of Dimes, Basil O’Connor, Kennedy-Dannreuther, and Berlex Foundation. These should allow sufficient preliminary data and productivity to apply."

Book Reviews: History of AIDS: Emergence and Origin of a Modern Pandemic. Douglas J. Neurology, Jun 1991; 41: 957. ..the development of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (incorporated in 1937 under the leadership of D. Basil O’Connor), the development and early testing of the Salk vaccine, the organization and implementation of the Salk vaccine field."

Book Reviews: Trials of an Expert Witness: Tales of Clinical Neurology and the Law. Peritz Scheinberg. Neurology, Jun 1991; 41: 956. ..the development of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (incorporated in 1937 under the leadership of D. Basil O’Connor), the development and early testing of the Salk vaccine, the organization and implementation of the Salk vaccine field..

William H. Park (1863-1939): His Laboratory And His Legacy.* M Schaeffer. Am J Public Health, Nov 1985; 75: 1296 - 1302. "...replaced in 1937 by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, better known as the March of Dimes, and headed by Basil O’Connor, Roosevelt’s former law partner. Hard driving and ambitious, Brodie was determined to produce a polio vaccine for human..."

The Mass Production and Distribution of HeLa Cells at Tuskegee Institute, 1953-55. Russell W. Brown and James H.M Henderson. J Hist Med Allied Sci, Oct 1983; 38: 415 - 431. "...with the Tuskegee Institute and especially with the Carver Research Foundation at Tuskegee Institute. For many years Basil O’Connor, founder and chief administrator of the National Foundation, was chairman of the Board of Trustees of Tuskegee Institute."

Salk Institute: Elitist Pursuit of Biology with a Conscience. Nicholas Wade. Science, Nov 1972; 178: 846 - 849. "...responsibility for the protection of bio-logical research and the uses to which it might be put.” Salk’s chief backer was Basil O’Connor, who, after his friend Roosevelt contracted polio, became president of the National Foundation-March of Dimes...."

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Jan 1969; 381: 159 - 214. "..the original intellectual work eventually fell on Tugwell and myself. With the advice of Louis Howe, James Farley, D. Basil O’Connor, Samuel Rosenman, and other party chiefs, Roosevelt mauled our proposals into politically viable and appealing shape."

Preliminary Program, Ninety-Fourth Annual Meeting, San Francisco, Calif., October 31-November 4, 1966.* Am J Public Health, Aug 1966; 56: 1387 - 1405. Completed Their Traditional Roles. Alvin Roseman. The Hazards of Increasing Government Intervention in the Health Areas. Basil O’Connor. Recess for Exhibit Inspection. The Developing Partnership Between Government and Private Resources. Philip R. Lee.

Preliminary Program, Ninety-Third Annual Meeting, Chicago, III., October 18-22, 1965. Am J Public Health, Aug 1965; 55: 1265 - 1282. "Citizens Committee For The World Health Organization. Luncheon Session, Sheraton-Blackstone. French Room Presiding: Basil O’Connor, President. Cooperation in Social and Economic Development."*

Margin Of Safety. Saul Benison. Am J Public Health, Apr 1964; 54: 686 - 687. "...he seems unaware that from the foundation’s inception in 1938 its scientific policies were not the work of President Basil O’Connor but of a special Virus Research Committee composed of distinguished virologists and public health men under the chair...." This is free.

Federal Expenditures and the Quality of Education. Harold Orlans. Science, Dec 1963; 142: 1625 - 1629. "...Smoluchowski, and Alvin Weinberg (7, 8); among critics of the quality of biological and medical research are Max Finland, Basil O’Connor, Herbert Ratner, John Russell, and Paul Weiss, not to mention the House Committee on Government Operations, which...."

NIH: House Reverses Trend, Cuts Budget Request as a New Group Starts Probe into Research. D. S. Greenberg. Science, May 1963; 140: 467 - 469. "...Obviously primed for the occasion by the friendly Fogarty, Shannon also took on the thesis offered last January by Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation, in a speech titled "Science and Government, the Perilous Partnership." It was...."

Overseas News:The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Jul 1962; 82: 199 - 200. "...Poliomyelitis has ceased to be a significant public health problem in the United States, it was announced in a recent report by Basil O’Connor, President of the National Foundation, New York. In his report, available data showed that only 864 new paralytic cases...."

Maximizing Human Talents. David G. Ryans and John C. Flanagan. Journal of Teacher Education, Jun 1962; 13: 209 - 215. "...is the growth of conformity. The other change is the growth of specialization. In my experience, these are two causes that make the creation of leadership so difficult today." From an address by Basil O’Connor in New York, January 11, 1962.

News of Science: Conference on Exchange of Persons Clarifies Role of Visiting Scholars and Teachers in Foreign Policy Science. Feb 1959; 129: 451 - 457. "...poliomyelitis epidemics in 1958, the result of a sharp reduction in the use of Salk vaccine, was cited recently by Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation, as one of two major events in his review of the organization’s 1958 health activities...."

The Effect of Chlorine in Water on Enteric Viruses.* Sally Kelly and Wallace W. Sanderson. Am J Public Health, Oct 1958; 48: 1323 - 1334. "...consultation with medical, civic, and government leaders and Foundation chapters. In making the announcement President Basil O’Connor of the Foundation said that it would make no attempt to duplicate the work of voluntary agencies, although it will...."

Am J Psychiatry, Mar 1958; 114: 853 - 856. "Topeka, Kan. Protection Against Polio. Four outstanding events are listed in a review of polio in 1957 by Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The massive vaccination promotion of the...."

World Confederation For Physical Therapy: Second International Congress. Rheumatology, Oct 1956; 3: 154 - 155. "...of maintaining ethical and professional standards, and of establishing effective international organizations. Mr. Basil O’Connor spoke on “The Progress through Lay and Professional Co-operation,” and Dr. Hart E. Van Riper on the “Second Congress..."

NASSP Bulletin. Mar 1956; 40: 209 - 242. "Into Massachusetts and Wisconsin alone, the National Foundation made emergency shipments of 248 iron lungs. Basil O’Connor, president of the March of Dimes organization, said, 'As 1955 ends we are interested in looking forward and in....'"

Symposium on The General Practitioner and Local Authority Personal Health Services. F.E. Whitehouse. The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, Jan 1955; 75: 112 - 116. "...being housed in cabins near the pool. From this small beginning, under the leadership of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Basil O’Connor, a close legal friend of Roosevelt’s, the project grew in size and scope until, on September 23rd, 1937, it became...."

Proceedings And Reports Of Universities Colleges, Councils And Associations. J Bone Joint Surg Br, Aug 1954; 36-B: 507 - 517. "Poliomyelitis Congress will be held in Rome on September 6-10, 1954. Officers of the conference...are Dr Basil O’Connor (U.S.A.), Dr L. Ragoczy (Denmark), and Professor Luigi Spolverini (Italy). The general chairman is Professor Carlo...."*

NASSP Bulletin, Feb 1954.  38: 178 - 206. "...studies in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, with vaccination of 5,000 to 10,000 additional children. This was announced by Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. In a gradually expanding program, more than two hundred...."

NASSP Bulletin, Jan 1954. 8: 275 - 296. "...polio vaccine to determine how effective it is in protecting against the disease under natural conditions of exposure. Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation, made this statement following the report on polio vaccine studies presented...."

Am J Public Health, Dec 1953; 43: 1580 - 1584. ...York 16, N. Y. 1952 Annual Report is, according to the president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Basil O’Connor, “statistics incorporated in a very human story of patients and people.” The year 1952 set a new record for number....*

Who Should Do What in Public Health?* Roscoe P. Kandle. Am J Public Health, Dec 1953; 43: 1539 - 1544. "...outbreak in the communities in which they live. In announcing that plans were being developed for the evaluation study, Basil O’Connor, NFIP’s president, pointed out two major achievements in developing the means of preventing polio. At Harvard University...."

Poliomyelitis. Papers and discussions presented at the Second International Poliomyelitis Conference. Philadelphia-London. Lippincott, 1952. 555 pp. Albert B. Sabin. Science, Apr 1953; 117: 434 - 435. "...find a stimulating essay by Niels Bohr, entitled “Medical Research and Natural Philosophy,” and penetrating remarks by Basil O’Connor on “Man’s Responsibility in the Fight Against Disease.”

The American Congress Of Physical Medicine Annual Session, 1952. Gordon M. Martin. Rheumatology, Apr 1953; 1: 212 - 217. "... At the annual banquet, the Gold Key Award of the American Congress of Physical Medicine was conferred on Basil O’Connor for his tireless efforts to improve the lot of the victims of poliomyelitis. Mr. O’Connor, who is a former law partner...."

Orthopaedic Surgery In The United States Of America. Leo Mayer. J Bone Joint Surg Br, Nov 1950; 32-B: 461 - 569. "...the Kenny treatment, she, nothing daunted, came to America armed with such strong letters of recommendation that Mr Basil O’Connor, president of the National Association for Infantile Paralysis, felt impelled to give her a chance. His idea was to...."*

Am J Public Health, Oct 1948; 38: 1486 - 1498. "...University, New York, N. Y. Frank Ober, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard University, Boston, Mass. Basil O’Connor, President, The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Thomas Rivers, M.D., Director of ...."*

The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Science, Oct 1944; 100: 307 - 308. "...years the American people have contributed $29,562,742 to conquer infantile paralysis, according to the report of Dr. Basil O’Connor, president of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, presented at the annual meeting on September 11 of...."

Work Of The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Science, Aug 1943; 98: 128.

Grant To The University Of Michigan From The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Science, Jun 1943; 97: 528 - 529.

The National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis. Science, Nov 1942; 96: 490.

Work On Infantile Paralysis At The Johns Hopkins University. Science, Jul 1942; 96: 55 - 56.

Credit Lines: A Selective Digest of Diversified Health Interests. D. B. Armstrong and John Lentz.Am J Public Health, Feb 1942; 32: 203 - 208. "...features of the booklet include an introductory statement by the President of the United States and a foreword by Basil O’Connor, head of the Foundation, in which an appeal is made to every American to help stop infantile paralysis in " its mysterious..."

Am J Public Health, Sep 1941; 31: 1020. "... new grants totaling $195,030 with which to carry on its battle to conquer infantile paralysis was announced by Basil O’Connor, New York, President of the Foundation. The following grants have been made:... "

JSTOR

Author(s) of Review: George F. Howe Reviewed Work(s): Franklin Roosevelt and the Delano Influence. Daniel W. Delano, Jr; Basil O’Connor The Mississippi Valley Historical Review > Vol. 34, No. 1 (Jun., 1947), pp. 143-144.

Articles from WorldCat™

Cellular biology: nucleic acids and viruses. V G Allfrey; Thomas M Rivers; Basil O’Connor New York: New York Academy of Sciences, 1957. At 267 libraries.

Basil O’Connor, 1892-1972: four eulogies. White Plains, NY: National Foundation March of Dimes, 1972. Located at Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.

A Tribute to Basil O’Connor on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Milton S. Eisenhower [et al.] co-chairmen. The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, January 11th, 1962. New York. 1962. Located at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA and National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.

Tribute to Basil O’Connor on his sixtieth birthday, January 7, 1952, Waldorf-Astoria. New York,:Georgian Press. 1952. Located at Ithaca College Library, Ithaca, NY and Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.

On The Shoulders Of Giants; The Bea Wright Story. Eleanor Chappell. Philadelphia: Chilton Co., Book Division. 1960. Located at 79 libraries.

A tribute to Basil O’Connor for his 75th birthday : presented at the National Volunteer Leadership Conference of the National Foundation-March of Dimes on Thursday, December 8, 1966, Imperial Ballroom, Americana Hotel, New York City. Morris Fishbein; James Roosevelt; National Foundation. New York: National Foundation. [1966 or 1967]. Located at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Houston Acad of Medicine-Tex Medical Ctr Library, Houston, TX; Berry College, Mt Berry, GA; Emory University, Atlanta,; North Carolina State University, Raleigh,; Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH; College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA; Harvard University, Law School, Library, Cambridge, MA.

A tribute to Basil O’Connor on the occasion of his seventieth birthday. Milton Stover Eisenhower. Located at University of Minnesota, Bio Medical Library, Minneapolis, MN; Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI 5; Washington State University, Pullman, WA; University of Illinois Urbana, IL; University of Alabama, Law Library Tuscaloosa, AL; Columbia University, Health Science, New York, NY; New York Public Library - Research, New York, NY.

Man’s Responsibility In The Fight Against Disease : an address. Basil O’Connor. Carl Howard Pforzheimer. 1951.Located at 10 libraries.

[Miscellaneous publications]

Salk Institute for Biological Studies. 1962. Located at Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.

Nothing Could Conquer Him : speech. Basil O’Connor. Warm Springs, GA Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, 1945.Located at University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; UCLA Library, Los Angeles, CA ; University of California, S Reg Library Fac, Los Angeles, CA; Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green; University of Michigan, William Clements Library, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Toledo, Toledo, OH ; Duke University Library, Durham, NC; Harvard University, Harvard College Library, Cambridge.

A concept of Red Cross; an address by Basil O’Connor at the testimonial dinner in his behalf on his resigning as president American National Red Cross. Statler Hotel, Saturday, November 12, 1949. Basil O’Connor. Washington, D.C.. 1949.Located at Duke University, Medical Center Library, Durham, NC; Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH; Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library, Boston, MA.

The president’s address. Basil O’Connor. New York City. 1941. Located at University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA; Library of Congress, Washington, DC; Columbia University, Health Science, New York, NY; Yale University Library, New Haven, CT; Yale University Medical Library, New Haven, CT; Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library, Boston, MA s.

The Glory In The Limited Life: an address. Basil O’Connor. 1951. Located at Maharishi University of Management Library, Fairfield, IA; University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Tuskegee University, Tuskegee Institute, AL 3; Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.

Red Cross: A Force for Peace. 1945. Located at Thousand Oaks Public Library, Newbury Park, CA.

Dedication address. Basil O’Connor. Washington, D.C., 1948. Located at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14; National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; Harvard University, Harvard College Library, Cambridge, MA.

Education In Infantile Paralysis. Basil O’Connor. National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York. 1941. Located at New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY 1; Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library, Boston, MA.

The Prevention Of Birth Defects. Basil O’Connor. March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. New York, N.Y.: The National Foundation, March of Dimes. 1966. Located at New York Academy of Medicine, New York, NY.

After Desegregation, What? Basil O’Connor. Alabama: Tuskegee Institute. 1963. Located at Public Library of Cincinnati/Hamilton Co, Cincinnati, OH; Amherst College, Amherst, MA.

The Future Of Leadership. Basil O’Connor. 1962. Located at Columbia University Libraries, New York, NY.

The Polio Crisis Of 1950: An Address. Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. 1949. Located at Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, WI.

Program Or Pogrom. (book on microform) 1945. Basil O’Connor New York. 1945. Located at New York Public Library - Research, New York, NY.

Science And Government, The Perilous Partnership. Basil O’Connor. 1963. Located at Abilene Christian University, Brown Library, Abilene, TX.

How Can We Overcome Group Animosities? Basil O’Connor; Frank Porter Graham; Joseph M Proskauer; Frank Kingdon. Washington, D.C: Ransdell Inc. (c)1944. Located at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

A Thought At Christmas From Basil O’Connor. Kahlil Gibran; Basil O’Connor.Madison, NY: Golden Hind Press. 234 editions located at 3,666 libraries.

Salk Vaccine: What You Should Know About It. Alton L Blakeslee. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. (c) 1956. Located at Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH.

Polio And Its Problems. Roland H Berg; Basil O’Connor Book : Microform Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott Co., 1948. Located at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

The Challenge Of Polio : The Crusade Against Infantile Paralysis. Roland H Berg; Basil O’Connor Book : Microform New York: Dial Press, (c)1946 Located at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

State of New York Surrogate’s Court, County of Dutchess. In the matter of the judicial settlement of the account of proceedings of James Roosevelt, Basil O’Connor and Henry T. Hackett as executors of the last will and testament of Franklin D. Roosevelt, deceased. O’Connor and Farber; Hooker, Alley & Duncan New York, 1947.Located at Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.

Papers, 1926-1991. Jonas Salk; Jacob Bronowski; Armand Hammer; Francis Crick; Charles Mérieux; Thomas Francis; Louis I Kahn; L James Lewis; Basil O’Connor; John S Romine; Albert B Sabin; Leo Szilard; Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Type: Archival Material Located at University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

[Memorabilia book] Harold Blanchard Belcher; Henry Kimball Urion; Howard Burchard Lines; Conrad Edwin Snow; Ashley Hardy Gale; Horace Eugene Allen; Marvel Whittemore; Basil O’Connor; Henry Lyman Armes; Dartmouth College. Class of 1912. Publisher: [Hanover, N.H. : s.n., 191-?] Located at Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH 03755 United States.

Publications of the National Foundation. W L Colze; D Basil O’Connor; Albert B Sabin; National Foundation. Type: Archival Material. Located at Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.

The Dartmouth Center; a project through which Dartmouth College proposes to add a signal contribution to the culture, thought and life of the American people. Keith Morgan; Basil O’Connor. Language: English Type: Book Publisher: [n.p., 19--] Located at Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, NH.

La poliomielitis y la vacuna Salk : lo que debe usted saber acerca de ello. Alton L Blakeslee. Spanish. Type: Book. Buenos Aires Sudamericana, 1957. Located at Dibam Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

Text of addresses by the Chief justice of the United States and Basil O’Connor, president, the National foundation for infantile paralysis, at 65th birthday dinner for Basil O’Connor given by the New York academy of sciences, January 8, 1957, at the Waldorf-Astoria. Earl Warren. 1957. No libraries listed.

Constitutional Protection Of The Alien’s Right To Work. Basil O’Connor. New York. 1941. Located at University of Pennsylvania, Law Library, Philadelphia, PA .

Papers pertaining to family, business and personal affairs, 1882-1945 Franklin D Roosevelt. Archival Material No libraries listed.

Abstracts Of Papers Presented. Basil O’Connor and Alfred Gigon Amsterdam, Netherlands: Excerpta Medica Foundation, [1957?] No libraries listed.

Statement by Franklin D. Roosevelt, delivered by Basil O’Connor, upon the occasion of the dedication of the new ... Alabama, January 15, 1941. Tuskegee Institute. Infantile Paralysis Unit. Tuskegee, 1941. No libraries listed.

The story of Warm Springs [1953]. Turnley Walker; D Basil O’Connor. No libraries listed.

Papers donated by the children of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, [ca. 1686]-1959. Roosevelt family. Language: English Type: Archival Material No libraries listed.

President Roosevelt receives a check for 240,000 dollars from motion picture industry for National Infantile Paralysis Fund--White House, Washington, D.C.  (archive film). January 30, 1944. Hearst vault material, HVMc1902r8, 53000. No libraries listed.

Records, 1945-1982. Eleanor N Snyder; Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation. New York, NY. No libraries listed.

Multimedia References

Film-- Motion Pictures:

(Excerpt) The March of Dimes! An appeal to you by Margaret O’Brien, Washington, D.C. (motion picture: film). January 1, 1954.

News of the day. [Vol. 16, no. 239--]. Margaret O’Brien No libraries listed. News of the day. (Excerpt) Polio tests for million children. (motion picture: film) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release. January 1, 1954. Vol. 25, no. 239--.

Excerpt. Mass Polio Innoculation Starts--Washington, D.C.; Mclean, Virginia. (motion picture film). April 4, 1954. Vol. 7, issue 83. No libraries listed.

Speech of Senator John F. Kennedy, the Little White House, Warm Springs, Ga., October 10, 1960. (motion picture: film) Jack Denove; Graham Washington Jackson; S Ernest Vandiver. No libraries listed.

Sound Recordings:

1944 March of Dimes presents Ingrid Bergman, Basil O’Connor. (sound recording: non-music) 1944.Ingrid Bergman; Basil O’Connor; John B Kennedy; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: Columbia Recording Corp., 1944.Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

"1944 March of Dimes Campaign." (sound recording: popular music) 1944. Harry James; Dinah Shore; Music Makers; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York Columbia Recording Corp., 1944. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis presents Clark Gable, Basil O’Connor. (sound recording: non-music) 1945. by Clark Gable; Basil O’Connor; John W Vandercook; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: National Broadcasting Co., Radio Recording Div., 1945. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

America’s town meeting of the air. Radio tributes to F.D.R. (sound recording: non-music, speeches) 1945. Alben William Barkley; Robert E Hannegan; Tom Connally; Wallace H White; Sidney Hillman; Basil O’Connor; Thomas A Burke; Carl W McCardle. Publisher: [1945] Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540 United States.

Americans react to the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. (sound recording: non-music, reporting) 1945. William O Douglas; Robert E Hannigan; Tom Connally; Wallace H White; Alben William Barkley; Walter Kiernan; Basil O’Connor; Marshall Field; Orson Welles. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC .

"Music Fights for Infantile Paralysis." (sound recording: popular music) 1945. Raymond Scott; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: National Broadcasting Co., Radio Recording Div., 1945. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540 United States.

1946 March of Dimes presents James Stewart and Basil O’Connor. (sound recording: non-music) 1946. James Stewart; Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis New York: National Broadcasting Co., Radio Recording Div., 1946. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

"Music Fights Infantile Paralysis." (sound recording: popular music) 1946. by Dinah Shore; Harry Von Zell; Robert Emmett Dolan; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York : National Broadcasting Co., Radio Recording Div., 1946. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540 United States.

1947 March Of Dimes Presents Walter Pidgeon & Basil O’Connor. (sound recording: non-music) 1947. Walter Pidgeon and Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: Columbia Recording Corp. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

1948 March of Dimes Show. (sound recording: non-music) 1948. Basil O’Connor; Dana Andrews; Franklin D Roosevelt; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: National Broadcasting Co., Radio Recording Div., 1948. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

"America’s Fight Against 1948’s Epidemic." (sound recording: music) 1949. Basil O’Connor; Gregory Peck; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York. 1949. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC .

March of Dimes show: 1950-01-30. (sound recording: cassette tape) 1950. Eleanor Roosevelt; Franklin D Roosevelt; Basil O’Connor; Helen Hayes; Red Skelton; Connie Haines; Evelyn Knight; Dick Haymes; Ralph Edwards; National Foundation. KECA (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.); UCLA Collection. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

1950 March of Dimes. (sound recording: non-music) 1950. Helen Hayes; Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., 1950. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

"Freedom From Infantile Paralysis." (sound recording: music) 1951. Dorothy Maguire; Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Paul Weston and his orchestra. (sound recording: popular music) 1951. Paul Weston; Jay Johnson, vocalist.; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York : National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., 1951 Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540 United States.

Rosemary Clooney sings. (sound recording: popular music) 1952. Rosemary Clooney; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc., 1952. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC .

"The Swelling Tide Of Polio. "(sound recording: non-music, drama) 1952. Loretta Young; Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc., 1952. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20540 United States.

A New Hope On The Horizon.  (sound recording: non-music, drama) 1953. June Allyson; Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis New York : National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Discussion of Salk vaccine, introduced by Basil O’Connor. (sound recording: non-music) 1954. Jonas Salk; Basil O’Connor Located at Michigan State University Libraries, E Lansing, MI.

"Years Of Our Faith." (sound recording, music) 1954. Jane Wyman;. Basil O’Connor. National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York: National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

"1950 March of Dimes." (sound recording: popular music) 1954. Freddy Martin; Merv Griffin; Murray Arnold; Martin Men (Musical group); National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis New York : National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

"The Vital Year. " (sound recording: music) 1955. Ralph Edwards; Basil O’Connor; National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. New York : National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Inc., 1955. Located at Library of Congress, Washington, DC.

Artwork:

Doorway of Daniel Webster Cottage, Dartmouth College original drawing. Basil O’Connor. (visual material: original artwork) Publisher: [19--] No libraries listed.

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