Allan Macy Butler [SEP] educated at
Allan Macy Butler
Allan Macy Butler (1894–1986) was Chief of the Children’s Medical Services at Massachusetts General Hospital and a professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. A pioneer in health services, Butler sought to change the structure of the American ‘fee-for-service’ system of health care to one based on government-paid medical care for the elderly and low-income people.
Butler was born April 3, 1894, in Yonkers, New York. The son of George Prentice Butler, a stockbroker
Review Board. After his trial he provided support in the form of testimony 
and letters for colleagues who were being tried under the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950. 
He was a dedicated opponent of the Vietnam War and a supporter of abortion rights, nuclear disarmament, and nonviolent resistance.
In 1969 Butler received the American Pediatric Society's highest award, the John Howland Award.
Research resources.
- Allan Macy Butler Papers, 1916-1986(inclusive), 1930-1969(bulk), HMS c313. Harvard Medical