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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 17, 1941

 Item — Box: 63, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06307043

Scope and Contents

Kean thinks that Gorgas did not begin organizing “mosquito brigades” on Feb 4, 1901, the date of Reed's lecture on yellow fever in Havana. He believes that Reed abandoned the B. Icteroides theory, in July of 1900, and was ready to investigate the mosquito theory by August 1.

Dates

  • Creation:  November 17, 1941

Language of Materials

English

Access

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Extent

8 pages

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