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Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 30, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 72
Identifier: 02072001
Scope and Contents

Reed's baggage has to be disinfected for “Yellow Jack” before he leaves for the States. He believes this to be an absurd formality. Reed wants to install a shower at the renovated Keewaydin house.

Dates:  July 30, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report from William M. Black to the Adjutant General,  July 30, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 73
Identifier: 02073001
Scope and Contents

Black responds to Reed's report on the Electrozone Plant in Havana, Cuba and wants to correct errors. He includes two reports by G. C. Rowe entitled “Review of the Most Salient Points of Dr. Reed's Report” and “Electrozone Plant.” [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  July 30, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders for Jesse W. Lazear,  July 30, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 74
Identifier: 02074001
Scope and Contents

Lazear is ordered to proceed to Pinar Del Rio to collect pathological material on the recent yellow fever outbreak.

Dates:  July 30, 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 Adjutant General,  July 31, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 75
Identifier: 02075001
Scope and Contents

Reed reports his duties for the month of July 1900 as President of the Board of Officers investigating infectious diseases and yellow fever. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  July 31, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Report from Alexander N. Stark to the Surgeon General,  July 31, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 76
Identifier: 02076001
Scope and Contents

Stark takes over duties as Chief Sanitary Officer after Kean is taken ill by yellow fever. Stark describes his preventative measures against the spreading of the disease. He commends numerous individuals for their help in the epidemic. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  July 31, 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 Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 2, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 77
Identifier: 02077001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes that he is on his way home to the United States.

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

Military orders for Albert E. Truby,  August 8, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 78
Identifier: 02078001
Scope and Contents

Smith grants a leave of absence to Truby for several days.

Dates:  August 8, 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, August 10, 1900-August 16, 1900

 File — Box: 20, Folder: 79
Identifier: uva-lib:2224349
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: August 10, 1900-August 16, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders for Albert E. Truby,  August 11, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 80
Identifier: 02080001
Scope and Contents

Truby is relieved from duty.

Dates:  August 11, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 12, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 81
Identifier: 02081001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed writes that he is not certain where he will be sent next. He asks her to remind Walter Reed about his sword.

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

Report from William Crawford Gorgas to the Surgeon General,  August 14, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 82
Identifier: 02082001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas details the yearly deaths caused by yellow fever in the month of July, and states that the sanitary conditions for July 1900 are better than any time in the past ten years. His report includes two charts of deaths in Havana: “Deaths by Months for the Years 1890 to 1900” and “Arrivals and Departures of Passengers at Havana.”

Dates:  August 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,  August 14, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 83
Identifier: 02083001
Scope and Contents

Reed is sending Howard specimens of mosquitoes from Lazear and is planning on seeing Howard in a few days. Included is a listing of the types of mosquitoes. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  August 14, 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, August 15, 1900

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 84
Identifier: uva-lib:2224357
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: August 15, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed