Home Fraud Political Radio Brinkley Act Resources Links Contact
If one was interested in researching medical fraud and the surrounding subjects, there is an untold goldmine of information to be found on the information highway commonly referred to as the World Wide Web (WWW). While conducting this investigation, a smile would undoubtedly cross the researcher's face when they ran across the name of John Robert Brinkley. Born on July 8, 1885, he boasted a career that spanned the 1920's and 30's. He acumulated a host of mixed reviews concerning his contribution to medical science. A brief visit to the accompanying pages will likely bring a (possibly wry)smile to your face too.
The biographical papers of John R. Brinkley (1885-1942) were donated by his widow, Mrs. Minnie Brinkley, Del Rio, Texas, to the Manuscript Department of the Kansas State Historical Society. These papers were donated on March 15, 1977.