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Series 904, Midwife program files, 1924-1975 ; Box 4, FF22
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Medical personnel--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--Portraits
African American men--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--Portraits
African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--Portraits
Ethnicity, African American
Portraits--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
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The Board initiated a midwife licensing program in 1931 to reduce infant mortality and to promote maternal and child health.
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Dr. Leonard Hobson Buchanan Foote was born April 11, 1898 in Cockeysville, Maryland, son of John L. and Emma A. Foote. In 1926, Dr. Foote accepted a number of positions at the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical College including college physician, director of student health, medical director and administrator of FAMU Hospital. He died on May 31, 1993.
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Portrait of Florida A&M College medical director Dr. L.H.B. Foote - Tallahassee, Florida. 1933. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/44584>, accessed 7 June 2026.
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Portrait of Florida A&M College medical director Dr. L.H.B. Foote - Tallahassee, Florida. 1933. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/44584>
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