Printed advertisements for Cuban tourism, 1951-1954
Scope and Contents
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:
- informed consent agreements for volunteers in the yellow fever experiments;
- diplomas and certificates for Walter Reed and Jesse W. Lazear;
- copies and sketches of Dean Cornwell's painting,Conquerors of Yellow Fever;
- artifacts, including a wooden board from Camp Lazear and a U.S. flag;
- copies of correspondence, reports, medical records, and military orders from the U.S. National Archives relating to the yellow fever experiments;
- manuscripts and related notes for published works and research relating to Walter Reed and the yellow fever experiments;
- correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench from circa 1940 to 1966;
- articles and clippings relating to the yellow fever experiments, the experiments' participants, and the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection;
- correspondence of Atcheson Laughlin Hench and members of the University of Virginia community relating to the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection;
- items that document the provenance and custodial history of some materials in the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection;
- photographs relating to Cuba and the yellow fever experiments;
- notes for photographs and photographic negatives housed in Series IX. and Series X. of this collection.
The materials in this series do not appear to be ordered in any kind of formal arrangement scheme.
Dates
- Creation: 1951-1954
Language of Materials
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
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library Repository
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
1300 Jefferson Park Avenue
P.O. Box 800722
Charlottesville Virginia 22908-0722 United States
mailto:hsl-historical@virginia.edu