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Michigan’s fight against tuberculosis
By Leslie S. Edwards, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
The Michigan Tuberculosis Association toured the state with its Health Education Car, pictured here around 1926.
Photo Credit: Archives of Michigan
Archivists at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ Michigan History Center process and preserve state and local government records. While processing public records from offices like the Department of Public Health (now the Department of Health and Human Services), staff members often uncover fascinating stories from our state’s past.
The following article chronicles the state’s response to the tuberculosis public health crisis in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It is adapted from a longer article originally published in TRACE, the Archives of Michigan’s official magazine. TRACE is available digitally and in print for free to members of the Michigan History Center.