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Letter from Walter Reed to L. O. Howard,  January 13, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 3
Identifier: 02003001
Scope and Contents

Reed states that the mosquito theory for the propagation of yellow fever is a fact, not a theory. Reed's postscript gives credit to Kean for cleaning measures against the mosquito. [Reed mistakes the year, it should be 1901, not 1900.]

Dates:  January 13, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Walter Reed to L.O. Howard

Transcription of letter from Walter Reed to L. O. Howard,  January 13, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 3
Identifier: 02003004
Scope and Contents

Reed states that the mosquito theory for the propagation of yellow fever is a fact, not a theory. Reed's postscript gives credit to Kean for cleaning measures against the mosquito. [Reed mistakes the year, it should be 1901, not 1900.]

Dates:  January 13, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Walter Reed to L.O. Howard

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to the Adjutant General,  June 5, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 28
Identifier: 02028001
Scope and Contents

Kean provides reasons for infection of yellow fever at Columbia Barracks and possible ways to prevent spread of disease. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  June 5, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to sanitation and yellow fever at Columbia Barracks.

Military orders regarding Columbia Barracks,  June 7, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 28
Identifier: 02028003
Scope and Contents

Orders with endorsements request disinfectants for Columbia Barracks. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  June 7, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to sanitation and yellow fever at Columbia Barracks.

Letter from Alexander N. Stark to the Adjutant General,  June 6, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02029001
Scope and Contents

Stark requests that no individual affiliated with Columbia Barracks be permitted to enter a saloon where yellow fever broke out. Endorsements are dated June 6 to June 8, 1900.

Dates:  June 6, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to U.S. troops in Quemados de Marianao, Cuba

Letter from Alexander N. Stark to the Adjutant General,  June 6, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02029004
Scope and Contents

Stark requests that no individual affiliated with Columbia Barracks be permitted to enter the town of Quemados de Marianao, Cuba.

Dates:  June 6, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to U.S. troops in Quemados de Marianao, Cuba

Military orders regarding Columbia Barracks,  June 5, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02029005
Scope and Contents

These endorsements regard the relationship between the laundry facilities and the spread of yellow fever at Columbia Barracks.

Dates:  June 5, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to U.S. troops in Quemados de Marianao, Cuba

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 10, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 79
Identifier: 02079001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed expresses excitement about receiving his commission. He is assigned to the 10th Infantry in Cuba and fears he will not be able to visit home. Lawrence wants his father to send him a sword.

Dates:  August 10, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed

Telegram from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 16, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 79
Identifier: 02079008
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed informs his mother of his new post at Rowell Barracks.

Dates:  August 16, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed

Letter from George Miller Sternberg to Calvin DeWitt,  January 8, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 1
Identifier: 02001001
Scope and Contents

Sternberg stops the annulment of Agramonte's contract. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  January 8, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William H. Welch to George Miller Sternberg,  January 12, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 2
Identifier: 02002001
Scope and Contents

Welch gives a recommendation for Jesse W. Lazear. Included is a handwritten note by Truby.

Dates:  January 12, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to L.O. Howard, January 13, 1900

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 3
Identifier: uva-lib:2224266
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...
Dates: January 13, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from George Miller Sternberg to Aristides Agramonte, January 28, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 4
Identifier: uva-lib:2224269
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...
Dates: January 28, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders for John H. Andrus,  February 3, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 5
Identifier: 02005001
Scope and Contents

Special Orders #17 transfers Andrus to the Hospital Corps. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  February 3, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders for Walter Reed,  March 2, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 6
Identifier: 02006004
Scope and Contents

Special Orders #51 orders Reed to Tampa, Florida and then back to Havana, Cuba on business pertaining to an investigation of electrozone as a disinfectant and germicide. Included is a handwritten note by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  March 2, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from George Miller Sternberg to Calvin DeWitt,  March 2, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 7
Identifier: 02007001
Scope and Contents

Sternberg terminates Agramonte's contract. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  March 2, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders regarding spread of yellow fever in Cuba,  March 5, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 8
Identifier: 02008001
Scope and Contents

These orders guard against the introduction and spread of yellow fever. The symptoms of yellow fever are clearly outlined.

Dates:  March 5, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from L. O. Howard to Walter Reed,  April 19, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 9
Identifier: 02009001
Scope and Contents

Howard inquires about the whereabouts of the mosquitoes Lazear sent up from Cuba. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  April 19, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report from Walter Reed to the Surgeon General,  April 20, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 10
Identifier: 02010001
Scope and Contents

Reed reports about his investigation of electrozone in Havana, Cuba. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  April 20, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders for Valery Havard,  April 23, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 11
Identifier: 02011001
Scope and Contents

Havard is announced as Chief Surgeon of the Division. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  April 23, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed