letters (correspondence)
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, May 29, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, July 7, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, July 7, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, July 21, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, July 26, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, July 26, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, August 4, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, August 12, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, September 27, 1952
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, May 16, 1947
Hench informs Nogueira that he is gratified that the Cuban government has designated Camp Lazear Building No. 1 as a national monument. He will join the Cubans in an effort to properly memorialize the work of Finlay and the Americans.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, December 17, 1947
Hench informs Nogueira that he will be unable to obtain American support for the Camp Lazear memorial until the Cubans make a firm commitment to maintain it. He would like to meet with the Cuban president when he visits Cuba in March.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, July 7, 1952
Hench discusses the rediscovery of Camp Lazear and his desire to erect a Cuban-American Memorial in honor of both Finlay and Reed on the site. He requests permission to personally pay for the construction of a suitable cover to protect Building No. 1.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, July 26, 1952
Hench sends Nogueira the data on persons associated in various ways with the work of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Board. He inquires whether a date has been set for the dedication of Camp Lazear. Hench suggests names of people who should be invited. Hench discusses the socio-political ramifications surrounding the naming of the site.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, September 8, 1952
Hench informs Nogueira that the U.S. State Department and the Surgeon General's Office would like to receive an official invitation in order to send a representative to the dedication of Camp Lazear. There remain only two survivors from the experiments: Hanberry and Cooke.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, September 15, 1952
Hench is anxious to hear about the plans for the dedication of Camp Lazear. He wants to have American representatives invited and sends the names of the officers of the Walter Reed Memorial Association.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, September 19, 1952
Hench provides the correct spellings of Cooke and Hanberry. Cooke is in ill health and will not be able to travel to Cuba for the dedication of Camp Lazear.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, September 29, 1952
Hench expresses concern about the planned repairs to Building No. 1. He is worried that little of the original building will remain if the repairs are too extensive. Hench had envisioned that the Americans and Cubans could raise enough money to enclose Building No. 1 in a larger structure in order to protect it from the elements. Hench urges Nogueira to save as much of the discarded lumber as possible because souvenirs could be made of the remnants.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, October 7, 1952
Hench secures a copy of Sternberg'sReport on the Etiology and Prevention of Yellow Fever
, and will present it to Nogueira. He wants to know whether he will be invited to the dedication ceremony.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, October 25, 1952
Hench generally approves of the selection of names to be honored on a plaque at the dedication of Camp Lazear. He asks to have a phrase clarified from Nogueira's last letter concerning the qualifications necessary to receive the Finlay Award.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Pedro Nogueira, October 31, 1952
Hench informs Nogueira of Cooke's death. Hanberry is now the only surviving volunteer.