Box 28
Contains 140 Results:
Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly, October 23, 1906
Carroll forwards to Kelly his account of the autopsy of the first fatal case in his yellow fever experiments.
Correspondence of Howard Atwood Kelly, October 1906
Letter from L.O. Howard to Howard A. Kelly, October 31, 1906
Howard provides his recollections of Reed and the formation of the Walter Reed Memorial Association.
Book Review inJournal of Insanityfor Howard A. Kelly's book,Walter Reed and Yellow Fever
, October 1906
This review, which appeared in "The Journal of Insanity," praises Kelly's biography of Walter Reed.
Letter from Howard A. Kelly to L.O. Howard, November 1, 1906
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.
Letter from L.O. Howard to Howard A. Kelly, November 2, 1906
Howard sends Kelly copies of two letters from Reed.
Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly, November 7, 1906
Carroll forwards Kelly two photographs. He states that he will not attend the Walter Reed Memorial Association dinner in Brooklyn.
Telegram from [Lawrence] Reed to Jefferson Randolph Kean, November 11, 1906
Reed wires that Moran is employed in Panama, and thus cannot accept a position in Havana.
Letter from the Surgeon General to P. F. Harvey, November 14, 1906
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]
Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly, November 15, 1906
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.
Letter from Robert L. Dickinson to Howard A. Kelly, November 23, 1906
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.
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
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]
Walter Reed Memorial. President Expresses Hope that Congress Will Take Suitable Action.
, December 6, 1906
Letter from [Howard A. Kelly] to A.S. von Mansfelde, December 13, 1906
[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.
Letter fragment from [s.n.] to [Howard A. Kelly?], December 13, 1906
Convening of Medical Legislative Council delayed; unable to meet recipient [letter incomplete].
Letter from A.S. von Mansfelde to Howard A. Kelly, December 15, 1906
Von Mansfelde agrees in principle with Kelly, but will not cease promoting Carroll. He suggests Kelly write the Secretary of Agriculture and Senator Dirk.
The Walter Reed Memorial
,The Medical Record, December 16, 1906
This article, which appeared in the "Medical Record," discusses efforts to erect a monument to Walter Reed.
Letter from James Carroll to Howard A. Kelly, December 17, 1906
Carroll requests the return of his letter describing a post mortem exam.
Reviews of Howard A Kelly's book,Walter Reed and Yellow Fever, 1906
Surgeon General's Office Record Card, May 5, 1906
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]