Philosophy

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A student paper defines heroism.

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A biographical sketch, with corrections [by Laura Armistead Carter?], describes H.R. Carter's family, education, career, and character.

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Christopher Reed provides a biographical sketch of Walter Reed written.

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This review, by an unnamed critic, concentrates on the claims surrounding Gorgas' yellow fever work.

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Phalen's biographical sketch describes H.R. Carter's family, education, career, appearance, and personality.

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[Carter] details various methods of controlling malaria. He discusses segregation, screening, mosquito bars, and the use of quinine. [Carter] favors mosquito control because it does not require modification of human behavior.

Scope and Contents In this draft, Hench discusses the Cuban-American cooperation underlying the conquest of yellow fever. He mentions the Havana Yellow Fever Commission of 1879 and the choice of the Finca San Jose as an experimental site because of its yellow fever immunity. He describes Finlay's mosquito hypothesis and experiments, and the initial lack of support for his theory. Finally, Hench outlines the work of Lazear and the Reed Commission, quotes Reed and Finlay, and concludes with praise for both the...

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This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.

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This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.

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This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.

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This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.

Content Description This collection contains one notebook with handwritten notes on lectures at the University of Virginia Law School, with some earlier lectures during his enrollment at Hampden-Sydney College. These notes seem to be lectures on philosophy and ethics rather than law, perhaps taken at different stages of Epes's matriculation, with reference to Locke, Hobbes, Bentham, and Stewart. One early lecture may be attributed to "McGuffie" suggesting possibly William Holmes McGuffey (of McGuffey Reader...

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Rodriguez Leon criticizes the sketches for the Cornwell painting, writing that they do not accurately depict Cuban settings and personalities.

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Includes Howard Atwood Kelley's article,The Lesson of Little Things: The Conquest of Yellow Fever.

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Pareja discusses fever cases in Guayaquil and emphatically denies that they are yellow fever.

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Reed announces the first proven case of yellow fever from a mosquito bite. The diagnosis of the case will be tested by experts.

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King responds to questions regarding publications of the Philosophical Society. He makes reference to a Smithsonian Institution report.

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Blincoe sends Latimer the obituary of Laura Reed Blincoe, who was Walter Reed's sister.

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Pinto has read Hemmeter's article on Carroll and is distressed by the developing disagreement over the recognition of Carroll's yellow fever work.

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Von Mansfelde comments on the work of Lazear and Carroll regarding the Yellow Fever Commission. He believes that Mabel Lazear and James Carroll should receive the same pension as Emilie Lawrence Reed.