John E. Fogarty (1913-1967) was an American legislator who became known as "Mr. Public Health" for his advocacy of federal funding for medical research, health education, and health care services. After graduating from LaSalle Academy, Fogarty attended evening classes at Providence College. He then joined his older brother and father as an apprentice bricklayer, subsequently becoming the President of Bricklayers Union No. 1, laying the groundwork for his career in public service. As Democratic representative for Rhode Island, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1967 and chaired the House Appropriations Subcommittee for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare from 1949 onward. During his congressional tenure, Fogarty championed a vast expansion of the National Institutes of Health, as well as aid to medical schools, libraries, and programs for children with disabilities. He sponsored or contributed to virtually every piece of health-related legislation introduced during this time. The John E. Fogarty Papers range from c.1941 to 1967 and contain personal and legislative correspondence, speeches, legislative records, photographs, and audiovisual materials.
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Letter of John E. Fogarty | Digital Document | September 8th, 1959 | John E. Fogarty papers | Letter to citizen supporting a raise in the minimum wage |
Letter of John E. Fogarty | Digital Document | July 13th, 1959 | John E. Fogarty papers | Letter to citizen supporting amendment of the Social Security Act |
Letter regarding the status of Portuguese refugees | Digital Document | September 9th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Letter concerning the passage of legislation to allow further Portuguese immigrants |
Letter regarding the victims of natural disasters in the Azores | Digital Document | September 17th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Letter concerning possible sponsors for refugees from the Azores |
Letter to John E. Fogarty | Digital Document | April 21st, 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Letter in support of H.R 5705 |
Letter to the President | Digital Document | August 11th, 1958 | John E. Fogarty papers | Letter to the President urging action in eradicating diseases in the Middle East |
Letters to John E. Fogarty | Digital Document | July 27th, 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | Letters in support of H.R. 6622 |
Libraries, Education, and Society | Digital Document | May 17th, 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Address concerning the need for schooling in library arts |
Lister Hill, M.C. | Digital Document | September 22nd, 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Lord Brock, President of Britain's Royal College of Surgeons | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | ||
Lowell Thomas, Newsman | Digital Document | September 26th, 1959 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Loyola University Honorary Degree | Digital Document | January 30th, 1966 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, and John E. Fogarty | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | ||
Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, and Michael J. Kirwan, M.C., Chairman of Subcommittee on Public Works of House Appropriations Committee | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | ||
Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States; William J. Cohen, Assistant Secretary of HEW and John E. Fogarty | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | ||
Major Provisions of the Library Services and Construction Act | Digital Document | February 17th, 1964 | John E. Fogarty papers | Summarization of the Library Servies and Construction Act |
Manuel De Carvalho, Attorney-at-Law | Digital Document | 1951 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
March of Dimes Speech | Digital Document | January 12th, 1956 | John E. Fogarty papers | Speech at the Kent County Committee March of Dimes/Meeting at Mary's Restaurant, 2003 Post Road… |
Massachusetts Association for Retarded Children 11th Annual Convention Banquet | Digital Document | May 22nd, 1966 | John E. Fogarty papers | Left to Right: Dr. Charles Mayo, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn; Cong. Fogarty |
Meat Cutters Store Employees Dinner | Digital Document | September 21st, 1946 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Medical Research: A National Bulwark | Digital Document | May 23rd, 1952 | John E. Fogarty papers | Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 82nd Congress, Second Session |
Medical World News | Digital Document | May 27th, 1966 | John E. Fogarty papers | |
Melvin R. Laird, M.C. | Digital Document | John E. Fogarty papers | ||
Memorandum and Letter | Digital Document | January 25th, 1961 | John E. Fogarty papers | Memorandum and letter addressing the life-tenure bill |
Memorandum to the Executive Committee | Digital Document | May 4th, 1960 | John E. Fogarty papers | Report of Staff Activity on May 6, 1959 Executive Committee Decision Regarding Increased Interest in… |