Box 62
Contains 256 Results:
Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean with enclosed correspondence between George E. Bushnell and William Crawford Gorgas, 1906
Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 4, 1906
Gorgas writes about his reconciliation with Magoon, remarking that Magoon will probably recommend him as his successor in Panama. He also comments on the state of disease in Panama, noting that pneumonia remains primary problem.
Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 10, 1906
Gorgas discusses career and salary issues and concerns. Gorgas supports James Carroll for the Nobel Prize.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Howard A. Kelly, August 16, 1906
Kean argues that Carroll deserves more recognition for his service. The last page includes Kelly's reply, dated September 10, 1906. Kelly writes that he will help to secure cooperation of Congressmen and write an article in support of Congressional action on behalf of the survivors and their families.
Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 20, 1906
Gorgas refers to his previous letter soliciting suggestions for the Chief of Laboratory. He offers additional names from which to choose. He mentions other departmental news, including the use of drugs and chemical compounds.
Letter fragment from [William Crawford Gorgas] to Jefferson Randolph Kean, September 17, 1906
[Gorgas] writes about political maneuverings for staff appointments and promotions, and recognition for James Carroll.
Major Kean Works to Rid Cuba of Mosquitoes
, December 17, 1906
Letter from Jose Ramos to Jefferson Randolph Kean with mortality chart, circa 1879-1907
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Charles Edward Magoon, October 31, 1907
Kean sends Magoon the report of the Chief Sanitary Officer of Cuba for the past year and comments extensively on sanitation and the yellow fever.
Fragment of lecture by Jefferson Randolph Kean on sanitation in Cuba, circa 1907
Letter from [A. Morejos?] to Jefferson Randolph Kean, February 20, 1908
[Morejos?] writes about mosquito eradication and other sanitary measures in various Cuban locations.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Provisional Governor of Cuba with an order from the governor, 1908
Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean, March 2, 1908
Gorgas is convinced that mosquito eradication is the only method to keep yellow fever from developing into an epidemic.
Letter from Juan Guiteras to Jefferson Randolph Kean, March 19, 1908
Guiteras disputes Gorgas' theories about immunity to yellow fever and eradication of the disease.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to J.W. Amesse, August 5, 1908
Kean suggests that a case of yellow fever was contracted not in Santiago di Cuba but in Daiquiri.
Letter from H.D. Thomason to Jefferson Randolph Kean with a fever chart for Manuel Casas, 1908
Letter from Juan Guiteras to Jefferson Randolph Kean, September 2, 1908
Guiteras discusses his hesitancy to publicize yellow fever cases.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to J.W. Amesse, September 19, 1908
Kean protests against the American quarantine of all Cuban ports.
Letter from Juan Guiteras to Jefferson Randolph Kean, September 20, 1908
Guiteras reports to Kean regarding the possible yellow fever cases of Manuel Casas de la Mina and Jesus Torres.
Letter from Carlos J. Finlay to Jefferson Randolph Kean, September 21, 1908
Finlay outlines measures taken to ensure that a case of yellow fever, in Havana, does not develop into an epidemic.