Flyer advertising spectro-chrome and cardboard label with disclaimer, 1936
Scope and Contents
This collection of spectro chrome metry materials, spanning 1936
to 1941, consists of photographs, a scrapbook of correspondence
between the Spectro Chrome Institute and an individual who had
purchased a spectro chrome, and miscellaneous items. Some of
these items were used as evidence in the November 1946 trial
which resulted in Ghadiali's indictment on charges of "false
and misleading" claims in his literature.
Series 1 contains three photographs of the spectro chrome, a photograph
of the title page of the Dinshah Cookbook (1950), and a photograph
of a page of literature relating to the spectro chrome. Also
included is a photograph of Ghadiali with his seven children
which had been stapled into a book documenting the 1934 trial
in which his American citizenship was contested (Dinshah Naturalization
Case Clearing Contested Citizenship, 1944).
Present in Series 2 is a disbound scrapbook of correspondence
between the Spectro Chrome Institute and an individual who had
purchased a spectro chrome. The correspondence is in the form
of Guidance Advice Charts; the patient filled out a form detailing
his condition, and the Institute replied with a form recommending
treatment. The Institute made suggestions concerning diet and lifestyle
and explained which colors to apply to cure the patient's ailment.
The communications from the patient reveal the lack of progress
in his condition.
Series 3 contains miscellaneous material, including a flyer advertising
the spectro chrome, a cardboard label with a disclaimer about
the spectro chrome's effectiveness, and two typescript pages
of information about the "Qualities of the Twelve Colors" and
instructions for using the spectrochrome.
Dates
- Creation: 1936
Creator
- From the Collection: Ghadiali, Dinshah P. (Person)
Full Extent
From the Collection: 1 Box (11 folders)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States


