Edwards, Cecile Hoover

Collection Number: 249 Inclusive Dates: 1950 - 1998 Extent: 75 Cubic Feet Description: Cecile Hoover Edwards was a Howard University professor and dean who was a leading authority on the nutrition of African Americans. The Cecile Hoover Edwards papers document Edwards\u27 medical research career and contain study data, research files, report drafts, artifacts, articles, journals, biographical sketches, correspondence, grant applications, and writings. Among her main topics of study are the Nutrition Program Project and Preganancy outcomes research