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Box 28

 Container

Contains 140 Results:

Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly,  October 23, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 48
Identifier: 02848001
Scope and Contents

Carroll forwards to Kelly his account of the autopsy of the first fatal case in his yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  October 23, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Correspondence of Howard Atwood Kelly, October 1906

 File — Box: 28, Folder: 49
Identifier: uva-lib:2225095
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: October 1906
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 Howard A. Kelly,  October 31, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 50
Identifier: 02850001
Scope and Contents

Howard provides his recollections of Reed and the formation of the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Dates:  October 31, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Book Review inJournal of Insanityfor Howard A. Kelly's book,Walter Reed and Yellow Fever,  October 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 51
Identifier: 02851001
Scope and Contents

This review, which appeared in "The Journal of Insanity," praises Kelly's biography of Walter Reed.

Dates:  October 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Howard A. Kelly to L.O. Howard,  November 1, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 52
Identifier: 02852001
Scope and Contents

Kelly requests to see Reed's account of the experiments, which had been mailed to Howard. A plaque for Walter Reed at King's County Hospital, in Brooklyn, will be dedicated.

Dates:  November 1, 1906
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 Howard A. Kelly,  November 2, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 53
Identifier: 02853001
Scope and Contents

Howard sends Kelly copies of two letters from Reed.

Dates:  November 2, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly,  November 7, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 54
Identifier: 02854001
Scope and Contents

Carroll forwards Kelly two photographs. He states that he will not attend the Walter Reed Memorial Association dinner in Brooklyn.

Dates:  November 7, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Telegram from [Lawrence] Reed to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  November 11, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 55
Identifier: 02855001
Scope and Contents

Reed wires that Moran is employed in Panama, and thus cannot accept a position in Havana.

Dates:  November 11, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from the Surgeon General to P. F. Harvey,  November 14, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 56
Identifier: 02856001
Scope and Contents

Harvey is asked to attend, on behalf of the Corps, the dedication of the bronze memorial tablet in honor of Walter Reed at Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, New York. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  November 14, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly,  November 15, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 57
Identifier: 02857001
Scope and Contents

Carroll claims that Reed, Stark, Kean, and another unnamed man colluded to promote Stark over him. He believes this was because Kean was not appointed to the Yellow Fever Board after Lazear's death.

Dates:  November 15, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Robert L. Dickinson to Howard A. Kelly,  November 23, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 58
Identifier: 02858001
Scope and Contents

Dickinson proposes an alteration to the text of Kelly's book concerning Brooklyn Hospital. Dickinson provides a quotation from the hospital minutes of 1871 regarding Walter Reed's appointment.

Dates:  November 23, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Message from the President of the United States transmitting Certain Papers in regard to Experiments Conducted for the Purpose of Coping with Yellow Fever,  December 5, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 59
Identifier: 02859001
Scope and Contents

Roosevelt, O'Reilly, and McCaw make statements about the value of the yellow fever experiments to humanity. A detailed history of the project is given, along with mention of all the individuals involved, including a listing of all the volunteers in the project. Numerous quotations are cited from various speeches and memorials dedicated to Walter Reed. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  December 5, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Walter Reed Memorial. President Expresses Hope that Congress Will Take Suitable Action.,  December 6, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 60
Identifier: N2860001
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:  December 6, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from [Howard A. Kelly] to A.S. von Mansfelde,  December 13, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 61
Identifier: 02861001
Scope and Contents

[Kelly] offers his views about the credit due Carroll. Kelly proposes to support Carroll's promotion on the basis of his merits alone without diminishing the role played by Reed.

Dates:  December 13, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter fragment from [s.n.] to [Howard A. Kelly?],  December 13, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 62
Identifier: 02862001
Scope and Contents

Convening of Medical Legislative Council delayed; unable to meet recipient [letter incomplete].

Dates:  December 13, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from A.S. von Mansfelde to Howard A. Kelly,  December 15, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 63
Identifier: 02863001
Scope and Contents

Von Mansfelde agrees in principle with Kelly, but will not cease promoting Carroll. He suggests Kelly write the Secretary of Agriculture and Senator Dirk.

Dates:  December 15, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

The Walter Reed Memorial,The Medical Record,  December 16, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 64
Identifier: 02864001
Scope and Contents

This article, which appeared in the "Medical Record," discusses efforts to erect a monument to Walter Reed.

Dates:  December 16, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly,  December 17, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 65
Identifier: 02865001
Scope and Contents

Carroll requests the return of his letter describing a post mortem exam.

Dates:  December 17, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Reviews of Howard A Kelly's book,Walter Reed and Yellow Fever, 1906

 File — Box: 28, Folder: 66
Identifier: uva-lib:2225114
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: 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Surgeon General's Office Record Card,  May 5, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 67
Identifier: 02867001
Scope and Contents

O'Reilly responds to Sterling's request for information about the career and promotion of Walter Reed. There is also concern about the article “The Public's Forgetfulness” which will be forwarded to the President. The record card is dated from May 5, 1906 to August 15, 1906.[Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 5, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed