Collection contains bound copies of the Valley Echo, the monthly publication of the Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League. Common themes include tuberculosis treatment and prevention, and news from the wards at each of the 3 SATL sanatoriums as recorded by patients.
Captioned "The purpose of the research undertaken at Fort Qu’Appelle is to determine the various factors of importance in the epidemic of tuberculosis among the Indians [Indigenous Peoples] of the Western Plains; to determine the nature of the germ causing this epidemic, whether bovine or human, or both; also to ascertain what practical preventive measures could be instituted which would reduce the frequency of the disease and the mortality from the same; furthermore, if advisable, to institute prophylactic vaccination against tuberculosis"
Captioned "It would now seem opportune to summarize the progress of this research to date as well as to report on the work we are now engaged in, so that you may view with perspective both present and future undertakings"
Minutes of the 11th meeting of the Executive of the Associate Committee on Tuberculosis. Again, Dr. Ferguson and Dr. Simes receive a $2000 grant, though the NRC continues to question why the Department of Indian Affairs is not contributing more for Dr. Simes work.
Article: Tuberculosis among the Indians [Indigenous Peoples] of the Great Canadian Plains published by Dr. Ferguson in 1929. This article brought Dr. Ferguson to the forefront of international tuberculosis research in the medical community.
Personal notebook belonging to Dr. Ferguson. The notebook contains statistics from 1930 and Dr. Ferguson's recommendations for tuberculosis treatment and prevention.
