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Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly,  April 24, 1905

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 6
Identifier: 02806001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas requests that Ira A. Shimer be assigned to the Sanitary Corps.

Dates:  April 24, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly with enclosed letter from Chief Sanitary Officer

Letter from the Chief Sanitary Officer to the Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission,  April 24, 1905

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 6
Identifier: 02806002
Scope and Contents

The Chief Sanitary Officer requests that Shimer be assigned duty in the Sanitary Department.

Dates:  April 24, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly with enclosed letter from Chief Sanitary Officer

Letter from [George H.] Smith,  August 3, 1905

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 17
Identifier: 02817001
Scope and Contents

Smith explains the importance of the Reed's work with the Yellow Fever Commission and asks that his accomplishments be publicized. He includes an article on Reed's work, distributed by the New Orleans & North-Eastern Railroad Company, the Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Company, and the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Company.

Dates:  August 3, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from [George H.] Smith with enclosed article

Major Reed's Work in Havana; How he Proved that Yellow Fever is Transmitted Only by One Species of Mosquito and that Articles Used or Soiled by Patients Do Note Cary Infection,  circa 1905

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 17
Identifier: 02817002
Scope and Contents

Article on Reed's work, distributed by the New Orleans & North-Eastern Railroad Company, the Alabama & Vicksburg Railway Company, and the Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway Company.

Dates:  circa 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from [George H.] Smith with enclosed article

Letter from Calvin DeWitt to the Medical Officers in the Military, Naval, and Public Health and M.H. Services,  circa 1905

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02831001
Scope and Contents

DeWitt solicits contributions to the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Dates:  circa 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from the Walter Reed Memorial Association regarding the construction of a Walter Reed memorial

Form letter from Calvin DeWitt of the Walter Reed Memorial Association,  circa 1905

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02831002
Scope and Contents

This form letter from DeWitt solicits contributions to the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Dates:  circa 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from the Walter Reed Memorial Association regarding the construction of a Walter Reed memorial

Form letter from Calvin DeWitt of the Walter Reed Memorial Association to "Doctor",  circa 1905

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02831003
Scope and Contents

This form letter from DeWitt solicits contributions to the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Dates:  circa 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from the Walter Reed Memorial Association regarding the construction of a Walter Reed memorial

Letter soliciting donations for the Walter Reed Memorial Association,  February 1, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02831004
Scope and Contents

This document solicits contributions to the Walter Reed Memorial Association, and also provide list of existing members and contributions.

Dates:  February 1, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from the Walter Reed Memorial Association regarding the construction of a Walter Reed memorial

Letter soliciting donations for the Walter Reed Memorial Association,  February 1, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02831007
Scope and Contents

This document solicits contributions to the Walter Reed Memorial Association, and also provide list of existing members and contributions.

Dates:  February 1, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from the Walter Reed Memorial Association regarding the construction of a Walter Reed memorial

Letter from Anita Clayton Blincoe to Caroline Latimer,  March 3, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 33
Identifier: 02833001
Scope and Contents

Blincoe sends Latimer the obituary of Laura Reed Blincoe, who was Walter Reed's sister.

Dates:  March 3, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Anita Clayton Blincoe to Caroline Latimer with enclosed obituary

Obituary for Mrs. Laura Reed Blincoe,  February 28, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 33
Identifier: 02833004
Scope and Contents

Blincoe sends Latimer the obituary of Laura Reed Blincoe, who was Walter Reed's sister.

Dates:  February 28, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Anita Clayton Blincoe to Caroline Latimer with enclosed obituary

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to James Carroll,  August 16, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 40
Identifier: 02840001
Scope and Contents

Kean informs Carroll that efforts are being made for Carroll to receive some substantial recognition for his services with the Yellow Fever Commission. Included are notes by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  August 16, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to James Carroll with notes by Albert E. Truby

Notes on August 16, 1906 letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to James Carroll,  circa 1940-1950

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 40
Identifier: 02840002
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:  circa 1940-1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to James Carroll with notes by Albert E. Truby

Notes on James Carroll,  circa 1940-1950

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 41
Identifier: 02841001
Scope and Contents

Truby discusses Carroll's career.

Dates:  circa 1940-1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from James Carroll to Surgeon General with related notes by Albert E. Truby

Report to the Surgeon General by James Carroll,  August 18, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 41
Identifier: 02841005
Scope and Contents

Carroll gives a detailed report about his involvement with the yellow fever project in Cuba and the necessity of having human volunteers. He also provides a listing of his publications. Included are notes by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  August 18, 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 Surgeon General with related notes by Albert E. Truby

Letter from Howard A. Kelly,  October 23, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 49
Identifier: 02849001
Scope and Contents

Kelly requests his father's opinion concerning a name in his biography of Reed.

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

Letter to Howard Atwood Kelly,  October 24, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 49
Identifier: 02849002
Scope and Contents

Kelly's father writes that he is glad he has returned home.

Dates:  October 24, 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

Book review inArmy Navy JournalforWalter Reed and Yellow Fever,  July 21, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 66
Identifier: 02866001
Scope and Contents

This brief review, which appeared in the "Army Navy Journal," discusses Kelly's biography of Walter Reed.

Dates:  July 21, 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

Walter Reed and Yellow Fever,Boston Evening Transcript,  1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 66
Identifier: N2866002
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 / Reviews of Howard A Kelly's book,Walter Reed and Yellow Fever

Book review inThe Medical PressforWalter Reed and Yellow Fever,  September 26, 1906

 Item — Box: 28, Folder: 66
Identifier: 02866003
Scope and Contents

This review, which appeared in the "Medical Press," praises Kelly's biography of Walter Reed.

Dates:  September 26, 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