Box 26

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Blincoe provides recollections of Walter Reed's childhood.

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Blincoe provides recollections of Walter Reed, and includes a transcription of Thomas Reed's letter.

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Agramonte is hired for temporary service at Columbia Barracks.

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Letter relates to $45 claimed by War Department.

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Wood gives a history of the American occupation in Cuba and discusses the yellow fever outbreak and consequent investigation by Reed and Lazear. Article appears in “The Annals of the American Academy.” Only pages 16 and 17 are included.

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The work is critical of article by James Carroll which disputes Carlos Finlay's claim to proof of mosquito theory.

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Christopher Reed gives his account of Walter Reed's childhood.

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Agramonte is informed that his contract as surgeon will terminate June 15, 1903.

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Carroll writes that Agramonte was not present at the meeting where self-inoculation was discussed by Reed, Carroll and Lazear. Furthermore, he was only informed about the results of the experiments when Reed was about to leave Cuba, in October of 1900. He maintains that Finlay should not be awarded credit for the discovery of the mosquito theory.

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Kean discusses La Garde's and Havard's candidacy for Surgeon General. There is a question of General Wood's support.

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Kean provides news concerning the Surgeon General position. He has had a conversation with General Wood. Reed should return to Cuba.

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:...

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O'Reilly requests that Reed be ordered to Fisher's Island, New York, to investigate an outbreak of typhoid fever among the troops. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Special Orders #258 orders Reed to Fort H. G. Wright, New York, to investigate an outbreak of typhoid. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Black acknowledges that he has received the instructions regarding the military escort for Reed's funeral. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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The Secretary of War details the arrangements for Reed's funeral procession.

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This routine form filed upon the death of any military personnel is for Walter Reed. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Inventory of goods on Reed's person at the time of his death. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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These documents detail the entire military history of Reed. They also include announcements of Reed's death. The documents are dated November 1, 1902 through December 8, 1902. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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This document provides details about the members of the Yellow Fever Commission and lists all the volunteers for the yellow fever experiments. There is also a motion to provide a better monetary reward to these volunteers. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]