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Hench wants Cooke to look over his report to prove the actual location of Camp Lazear. The report will be presented to Ramos in Cuba. Hench requests that Cooke write to Ramos if he supports Hench's claim.

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Albertini thanks Hench for his letter and interesting items concerning yellow fever. He hopes to meet Hench after his arrival in Havana.

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Hench comments on the Lazear story in "True Comics." Hench also discusses his travel plans in Cuba and his presentation to the Cuban Minister of Defense.

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Gooch responds to Hench's questions concerning Gooch's yellow fever research.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...

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Hench asks Cooke to edit his letter to Ramos, requesting that he emphasize Finlay's contribution.

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Hench writes that he is glad the autographed photographs of Moran and Kissinger have been found.

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Hench requests Report No. 841, 71st Congress from the Government Printing Office.

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Hench will be in Florida and Havana for several weeks. He informs Wheeler that he will leave the yellow fever data from her library in his office.

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Cooke complies with Hench's suggested alterations to his letter to Ramos. He thanks Hench for all the material Hench sent him concerning the Lazear Memorial celebration.

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Clemons adds a copy of "A Mile Post" to the material at the Alderman Library, University of Virginia, on the conquest of yellow fever. He congratulates Hench for establishing the actual site of Camp Lazear.

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McKenna lists room prices at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, in Havana.

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Hench provides information about resorts in Cuba.

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Tisdel informs Hench that House Report No. 841, 71st Congress is not available.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...

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Pogolotti sends New Year greetings to Hench.

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Viets offers to submit some of Hench's yellow fever papers to the "Bulletin of the Medical Library Association" for publication.

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Hench's secretary informs Viets that Hench is out of town, therefore he will not be able to submit his yellow fever papers on time.

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Hench informs Viets that he is unable to submit his yellow fever papers for publication at this time.

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Hench thanks Ara for the aerial pictures of the Military Hospital in Havana. As requested, Ara will receive a copy of the "Proceedings of the Mayo Clinic Staff Meetings" on a regular basis.