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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Calling card for Pedro Rodriguez Copote, circa 1900-1960

 Item — Box: 67, Folder: 34
Identifier: uva-lib:2230278

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series VIII. Miscellany consists of oversize and miscellaneous materials in the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection that were, for various reasons, not included in any of the other series in the collection. Items in this series date from around 1849 to 1982 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1885 to 1974. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:
From the Series:
  1. informed consent agreements for volunteers in the yellow fever experiments;
  2. diplomas and certificates for Walter Reed and Jesse W. Lazear;
  3. copies and sketches of Dean Cornwell's painting,Conquerors of Yellow Fever;
  4. artifacts, including a wooden board from Camp Lazear and a U.S. flag;
  5. copies of correspondence, reports, medical records, and military orders from the U.S. National Archives relating to the yellow fever experiments;
  6. manuscripts and related notes for published works and research relating to Walter Reed and the yellow fever experiments;
  7. correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench from circa 1940 to 1966;
  8. articles and clippings relating to the yellow fever experiments, the experiments' participants, and the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection;
  9. correspondence of Atcheson Laughlin Hench and members of the University of Virginia community relating to the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection;
  10. items that document the provenance and custodial history of some materials in the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection;
  11. photographs relating to Cuba and the yellow fever experiments;
  12. notes for photographs and photographic negatives housed in Series IX. and Series X. of this collection.
From the Series:

The materials in this series do not appear to be ordered in any kind of formal arrangement scheme.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1900-1960

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection is predominantly in English; other materials in the collection are in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

Access

There are no restrictions on user access to any of the materials in the collection except where noted in the container list.

Extent

From the Series: 11 boxes

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