Lot 383
Schweitzer, Albert. Autograph Letter Signed ("Albert Schweitzer"). In French. One page, octavo, n.p., July 20, 1958. In blue ink. With a few small losses and a small patch of staining at center. Still, in good to very good condition overall.
Subsequent to winning the 1952 Pulitzer Prize, Schweitzer used the accompanying proceeds to help expand his hospital in French Equatorial Africa, building a leper colony. Here, Schwietzer describes current conditions: "In my hospital, we are at the moment five physicians, twelve white nurses and fourteen native nurse's aides. In the hospital there are 360 cots which are always occupied. Next to the hospital there is a village for the leprous, cared for by us. There are 180 of them.".
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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| Realized $518 |
