CDC at 75

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum.
• Description:
  CDC at 75: January 9 – July 28, 2023
  
  Black and white photograph of three CDC staff cutting a large cake. Yellow, pink, and blue balloons and cake decorations have been colorized.
  
  Dr. David J. Sencer (CDC Director) and Mrs. Joseph Mountin (widow of Dr. Joseph Mountin, U.S. Public Health Service visionary) cut the first piece of CDC’s 25th anniversary cake, 1961. Jim Collins (Manager of the CDC Cafeteria) looks on.
  
  Since its founding on July 1, 1946, CDC has been at the forefront of public health—the scope of its activities and accomplishments branching across the U.S. and the world. To mark this 75th anniversary, the David J. Sencer CDC Museum staff combed our rich collections and archives to identify rarely seen objects, documents, and media that provide a glimpse into the breadth and depth of CDC’s history,
  
  Although CDC at 75 is not a linear timeline of CDC history, it tells unique stories about the work of this fabled agency. Many of the stories reflect the agency’s growth from the Communicable Disease Center, as CDC was first known, to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC’s current portfolio of activities ranges from preventing and controlling both infectious and chronic diseases to worker safety and to advancing health equity across the nation. Some of our collections predate the founding of CDC and set the stage for our current work, such as early quarantine documents; others document the recent COVID-19 response.
  
  There is another milestone: the David J. Sencer CDC Museum just celebrated our 25th birthday! Founded on July 1,1996, the CDC Museum has evolved into a dynamic organization serving the CDC community, public health professionals worldwide, and the general public through innovative exhibition and education programs, while diligently collecting and preserving CDC history through physical and digital archives.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Anniversaries And Special Events CDC--history Exhibitions As Topic History, 20th Century History, 21st Century Museums Public Health/history
• Document Type:
  Webpage
• Name as Subject:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). David J. Sencer CDC Museum.
• Collection(s):
  David J. Sencer CDC Museum
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:56f483c308f6f19693356fd2d19945888299c64dc7376f18a593a7c71eaea7a4
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/123457/cdc_123457_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 279.88 KB ]