Article by Dr. Ferguson: Medical Examination of School Children

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.

Part 2 of the minutes from the 1930 meeting of the British Medical Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Part 1 of the minutes from the 1930 meeting of the British Medical Association in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Personal notebook belonging to Dr. Ferguson. The notebook contains statistics from 1930 and Dr. Ferguson's recommendations for tuberculosis treatment and prevention.

This Appendix provides more information on environmental and infrastructure concerns effecting the communities featured in Dr. Ferguson's work.

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"

Article: Some Simple Observations and Procedures of Assistance to the Practitioner in the Diagnosis and Eradication of Tuberculosis by Dr. Ferguson, published in The Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1935.

Captioned "A Progressive Report of a Research carried out through the co-operation of the National Research Council, The Department of Indian Affairs, and The Saskatchewan Anti-Tuberculosis League under the direction of The Committee on Tuberculosis
of The National Research Council.

Article by Dr. Ferguson: Some Fundamentals In Tuberculosis Prevention

Article by Dr. Ferguson: Protection of Unavoidably Exposed Persons Against Tuberculosis