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Box 20

 Container

Contains 93 Results:

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

Letter from Walter Reed to Jefferson Randolph Kean, April 24, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 12
Identifier: uva-lib:2224277
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: April 24, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report of Vital Statistics of Havana for April 1900, by William Crawford Gorgas,  April 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02013001
Scope and Contents

Selected pages of the report give statistics regarding deaths in Havana. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  April 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,  May 12, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 14
Identifier: 02014001
Scope and Contents

Howard discusses his work with different types of mosquitoes. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 12, 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,  May 14, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 15
Identifier: 02015001
Scope and Contents

Sternberg asks Agramonte to settle a question whether the infectious agent of yellow fever is present in the blood. Sternberg also includes an excerpt of his report on Ruiz, which should help Agramonte's experiments. Included is a handwritten note by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 14, 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,  May 14, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 16
Identifier: 02016001
Scope and Contents

Reed is unable to help Howard with his mosquito investigation. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 14, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders for Aristides Agramonte,  May 23, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 17
Identifier: 02017001
Scope and Contents

Special Orders #74 relieves Agramonte from his duty as Acting Assistant Surgeon in Havana and transfers him to the Division Laboratory. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 23, 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 and James Carroll,  May 23, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 18
Identifier: 02018001
Scope and Contents

Sternberg orders Reed and Carroll to Camp Columbia, Cuba for the investigation of infectious diseases, especially yellow fever. This requires the establishment of a Medical Board. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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

Military orders regarding the appointment of a board to study infectious diseases in Cuba,  May 24, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 19
Identifier: 02019001
Scope and Contents

Special Orders #122 establishes the Medical Board, consisting of Reed, Carroll, Lazear, and Agramonte, at Camp Columbia, Cuba for the investigation of infectious diseases. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 24, 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 and James Carroll, May 24, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 20
Identifier: uva-lib:2224285
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: May 24, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed