Background
Griggs, Joseph Franklin was born on January 30, 1908 in Tacoma. Son of Joseph Franklin and Alice Emily (Van Gorder) Griggs.
Griggs, Joseph Franklin was born on January 30, 1908 in Tacoma. Son of Joseph Franklin and Alice Emily (Van Gorder) Griggs.
Doctor of Medicine, University Michigan, 1933.
Intern Alameda County Hospitals, California, 1933-1934. College physician The Claremont (California) Colleges, 1937-1940. Researcher, educator Claremont, 1947-1971.
Clinical physician Planned Parenthood Clinics, Claremont and Pomona, California, 1962-1978. Managing director Claremont Medical Research Foundation, Inc., 1948-1962. President The Claremont Foundation, Inc., 1962-1985.
Visiting professor biological science Scripps College, Claremont, 1949, 59-69.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Union of Concerned Scientists, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Association Planned Parenthood Physicians.
Married Jeannette Speiden, August 8, 1936 (deceased December 1975). Children: Joseph Junior, David Norman, Sylvia Jean Baker.