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Photocopy of Walter Reed's diploma from the University of Virginia, July 1, 1869

 Item — Box: 139, Folder: 6
Identifier: uva-lib:2231533

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series XIII. Reed family additions consists of materials relating to the yellow fever experiments that several different donors gave to the University of Virginia. Items in the series date from around 1850 to 1967 with the bulk of the items dating from 1868 to 1949. The largest portion of the series is comprised of correspondence written by Walter Reed and his family between 1877 and 1902 that provide insights into their relationships and personal... lives.

In addition to the Reed family's correspondence, the series also contains other materials relating to the Reed family and the yellow fever experiments including, but not limited to the following:

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From the Series:
  1. a flag that was flown over Camp Lazear;
  2. newspaper clippings and articles relating to the yellow fever experiments;
  3. a chemistry notebook that was owned by Walter Reed;
  4. correspondence of and works by Philip Showalter Hench;
  5. an inventory of materials in Series XIII. and information about their accession into the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library;
  6. and materials from an exhibit on the yellow fever experiments that was hosted in Alderman Library at the University of Virginia.

Dates

  • Creation: July 1, 1869

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: 2 boxes

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