Letter from Mary Lasker to Mike Gorman Letter from Mary Lasker to Mike Gorman

Contributor(s): Gorman, Mike Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Mary Lasker Papers Lasker, Mary Democratic National Committee (U.S.) Publication: Produced: 17 March 1951 Language(s): English Format: Text Subject(s): Legislation as Topic Genre(s): Archival Materials Letters (correspondence) Abstract: To assist her in her lobbying effort, Lasker hired Mike Gorman, a straight-talking journalist who had exposed grave deficiencies and abuse in mental hospitals in several states, including Florida (at the behest of Florence Mahoney and her husband's newspaper, the Miami Daily News). He would work for Lasker for the next forty years as director of her lobbying organization in Washington, the National Mental Health Committee, later the National Committee Against Mental Illness. Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584665X118 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: TLBBHR Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584665X118 Archival Collection: The Mary Lasker Papers (Profiles in Science)