Armstrong – Table of Contents

The author wants to credit the help of Mrs. Marjorie Ciarlante of the National
Archives at College Park, Maryland for providing access to the files of RG (Record
Group) – 90 that contained information about Dr. Armstrong’s early years in the United
States Public Health Service and the Hygienic Laboratory.
The History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine helped
authenticate Dr. Armstrong’s bibliography.
The staff of the Office of NIH History deserves abundant praise for providing
support and encouragement to the author in this undertaking. Dr. Victoria A. Harden
“primed the pump” when she suggested a full biography to fill in the gaps or ignored
aspects in the historical record of Dr. Armstrong’s career. She also started the initial
review of the first few chapters before her retirement as Director of the Office; she also
continued to provide the author the stimulus to persevere. The remainder of the editorial
activities occurred under the masterful attention of Dr. Leo Slater, Acting Deputy
Director of the Office. Ms. Brooke Fox, the Office Archivist, has been invaluable in
preparing the illustrations for digital presentation and for preserving the Armstrong
documents. Mrs. Michelle Lyons, the Office and DeWitt Stetten Museum Curator
retrieved some of the illustrations from the files of the National Library of Medicine. Dr.
Buhm Soon Park, Office Associate Historian, conducted an extensive oral interview with
the author about Dr. Armstrong to help document virus research history at the National
Institutes of Health.
The author also wants to extend his gratitude to all the persons responsible for the
actual publication of the manuscript.