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Letter from William Gorgas Crawford to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  September 14, 1917

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246003
Scope and Contents

Gorgas discusses the manning of ambulance sections in France.

Dates:  September 14, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  October 6, 1917

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246005
Scope and Contents

Gorgas relays further information about the manning of ambulance sections in France. He mentions a possible misunderstanding between the French and American authorities.

Dates:  October 6, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to William Crawford Gorgas,  October 24, 1917

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246008
Scope and Contents

Kean describes disagreements within the command of the Ambulance Corps on how to organize the ambulance service in France.

Dates:  October 24, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  November 2, 1917

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246010
Scope and Contents

Gorgas describes to Kean further communication difficulties in constituting the Ambulance Corps in France.

Dates:  November 2, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to William Crawford Gorgas,  November 6, 1917

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246014
Scope and Contents

Kean provides a detailed description of Ambulance Corps problems; including supply, accommodation, and pay difficulties.

Dates:  November 6, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  November 20, 1917

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246017
Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes that he will comply with Kean's requests concerning the organization of the ambulance service in the United States.

Dates:  November 20, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to William Crawford Gorgas,  December 7, 1917

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246018
Scope and Contents

Kean discusses logistical issues concerning supplies, assignments, and personnel in the Ambulance Corps.

Dates:  December 7, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  January 14, 1918

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 48
Identifier: 06248001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas reports to Kean that he will be receiving reinforcements shortly.

Dates:  January 14, 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  February 11, 1918

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 48
Identifier: 06248002
Scope and Contents

Gorgas reports to Kean that Pershing recommends sending the remaining men at Allentown to France. Gorgas approves of Kean's administration.

Dates:  February 11, 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to William Crawford Gorgas,  February 25, 1918

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 48
Identifier: 06248003
Scope and Contents

Kean informs Gorgas of his transfer to post of Deputy Chief Surgeon of American Expeditionary Forces. He also describes command reorganizations and the status of ambulance service.

Dates:  February 25, 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  March 29, 1918

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 48
Identifier: 06248005
Scope and Contents

Gorgas informs Kean that he has had good reports from the Medical Department in France. Gorgas feels confident that Kean is leaving the Ambulance Corps in good order.

Dates:  March 29, 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from L.O. Howard to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  May 7, 1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 67
Identifier: 06267001
Scope and Contents

Howard encloses correspondence with L.H. Baekeland, who proposed sending a letter to the New York Times emphasizing Kean's role in mosquito eradication in Cuba in 1901.

Dates:  May 7, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of L.O. Howard and L.H. Baekeland

Letter from L. O. Howard to L.H. Baekeland,  May 7, 1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 67
Identifier: 06267002
Scope and Contents

Howard informs Baekeland that he does not wish to be involved in the controversy between Marie Gorgas and Kean.

Dates:  May 7, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of L.O. Howard and L.H. Baekeland

Letter from L.H. Baekeland to L.O. Howard,  May 5, 1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 67
Identifier: 06267003
Scope and Contents

Baekeland inquires if Howard objects to him writing a letter to the New York Times.

Dates:  May 5, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of L.O. Howard and L.H. Baekeland

Letter from L.H. Baekland to the Editor of the New York Times,  1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 67
Identifier: 06267004
Scope and Contents

Baekland refers to the recent publication of a letter and Howard's response regarding Kean's role. He includes a direct quote from Howard's letter.

Dates:  1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of L.O. Howard and L.H. Baekeland

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to L.O. Howard,  May 6, 1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 67
Identifier: 06267005
Scope and Contents

Kean refers to the Marie Gorgas and Hendrick biography of William Crawford Gorgas.

Dates:  May 6, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of L.O. Howard and L.H. Baekeland

Letter from David L. Edsall to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  December 9, 1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269001
Scope and Contents

Edsall requests Kissinger's address. A fund has been established in his name, Harvard University Medical School, which would provide a pension to Ida Kissinger upon John Kissinger's death.

Dates:  December 9, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to the Adjutant General,  December 11, 1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269002
Scope and Contents

Kean requests that Kissinger's address be given to the dean of Harvard Medical School.

Dates:  December 11, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Jerome Clark to David L. Edsall,  December 15, 1924

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269003
Scope and Contents

Clark provides Edsall with Kissinger's address.

Dates:  December 15, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Louisa C. Richardson to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  January 5, 1925

 Item — Box: 62, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269004
Scope and Contents

Richardson, Edsall's assistant, seeks confirmation that Kissinger was a volunteer in the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  January 5, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean