Human Experimentation

Kelly discusses the conflict between Carroll and Guiteras.

Kelly requests permission to publish a letter from Carroll stating that Guiteras refused permission to take blood for the yellow fever experiments. Guiteras responds - in a autograph note on the same document - that he had no authority to permit or prevent Carroll from proceeding as he wished.

Butcher sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Ida Kissinger thanks Kelly for the photograph of his family. John Kissinger's health is improving.

Kenealy forwards Moran's address to Hewitt. Kenealy met Moran in 1908 and recalls that he was proud of his role in the yellow fever experiments.

Carroll presents a chronology of Walter Reed's involvement with the Yellow Fever Commission. Carroll gives his own autobiography and provides information on the other participants in the study.

Carroll gives Latimer permission to quote from letters that he provided to her. He objects to their characterization of his work after Walter Reed's experiments.

Carroll will meet Latimer to discuss Kelly's book. Carroll offers corrections, and states that Lazear's work is not given due credit.

Carroll comments on Kelly's manuscript. He corrects errors of fact, and objects to the attention given Reed to the detriment of himself, Lazear, and the rest of the Yellow Fever Commission.

Carroll forwards to Kelly his account of the autopsy of the first fatal case in his yellow fever experiments.

Carroll requests the return of his letter describing a post mortem exam.

Carroll writes about the Yellow Fever Board's determination to investigate the mosquito theory. Carroll claims that he first proposed Board inoculate themselves. Included is an apparent draft, with autograph notations, and a final copy of the same letter.

Carroll writes that Agramonte was not present at the meeting where self-inoculation was discussed by Reed, Carroll and Lazear. Furthermore, he was only informed about the results of the experiments when Reed was about to leave Cuba, in October of 1900. He maintains that Finlay should not be awarded credit for the discovery of the mosquito theory.

Peabody seeks clarification of information for a pamphlet on yellow fever for the American Museum of Natural History.

Peabody describes efforts to obtain pensions for Kissinger and for widows of Yellow Fever Commission participants.

Peabody writes about circulating the “Yellow Fever Story of Heroism“ to high schools and colleges.

Peabody thanks Moran for his hospitality and for the information on the Yellow Fever Commission work.

Peabody informs the Kissingers that a fund is being established for their support.

Peabody urges support of a bill granting posthumous recognition to George Sherman Ward and a pension to his survivors, in recognition of Ward's part in James Carroll's typhoid experiment, in 1904.

Waters sends Hench information on the recentCourt of Missing Heirsprogram concerning Wallace Forbes, and inquires about another yellow fever volunteer.