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FDR: Dr. Winfred Overholser may be appointed Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Department of the Interior, without…

On the recordSeptember 16, 1937
Dr. Winfred Overholser may be appointed Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital, Department of the Interior, without compliance with the requirements of the Civil Service Rules.
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Democratic · New York

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Executive Order 7710—Authorizing the Appointment of Dr. Winfred Overholse as Superintendent of St. Elizabeths Hospital...

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