Mr. Warren Griffin arrived in Alaska in 1959, to serve as Director of the Alaska Sanitation Aide Program. In 1963, Mr. Griffin accepted a position with the U.S. Public Health Service in Anchorage as the Health Mobilization Consultant for Alaska. He later served as Chief of the unit until 1971. Mr. Griffin's job duties required him to travel extensively throughout Alaska; specifically to small villages. According to a biographical note, Mr. Griffin states that his most memorable experiences surrounded his close relationship with the Natives of the villages of Alaska and his duties in Anchorage during the 1964 Alaska earthquake as Health Mobilization Consultant. Mr. Griffin has written numerous articles and reports regarding public health and the Sanitation Aide Health Program in Alaska. In 1972, Mr. Griffin donated an unpublished manuscript to the Alaska Historical Library entitled, “Medicine on Ice; a story of medical progress in Alaska.” (MS 72, Box 2) and provides a medical overview of early public health programs in Alaska. Mr. Griffin retired to Port Angeles, Washington with his wife Eileen.