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Human Experimentation

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Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings

Found in 836 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Robert S. Minturn to Howard A. Kelly,  June 30, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931006
Scope and Contents

Minturn sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  June 30, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from Royal S. Webster to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 26, 1940

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03805008
Scope and Contents

Webster makes some small corrections on Hench's sketch of Camp Lazear. He sends him various maps of Marianao.

Dates:  September 26, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench with Royal S. Webster

Letter from Rudolph Kleberg,  July 1, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931009
Scope and Contents

Kleberg sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  July 1, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from [S.C. Mead] to Daniel R. Anthony, June 20, 1922

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 55
Identifier: 00455006
Scope and Contents

[Mead] writes to Congressman Anthony in support of the continuation of Mabel Lazear's annuity.

Dates: June 20, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Correspondence relating Jesse W. Lazear's family

Letter from Sidney Coe Howard to Walter De Blois Briggs,  August 11, 1934

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03321001
Scope and Contents

Howard offers a justification of his characterization of Dean in his play, "Yellow Jack."

Dates:  August 11, 1934
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Simon Flexner to James E. Peabody,  December 10, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839026
Scope and Contents

Flexner praises Peabody for his account of the events leading to the Congressional recognition of the participants of the yellow fever experiments. He offers some editorial comments and suggests a few corrections of the story.

Dates:  December 10, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from [s.n.] to F.M. Wilmot,  June, 1908

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 44
Identifier: 02944001
Scope and Contents

The writer asks Wilmot to consider supplementing Kissinger's pension.

Dates:  June, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from [s.n.] to [Howard A. Kelly],  July 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931036
Scope and Contents

The writer sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  July 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from S.S. Morgan to Howard A. Kelly,  July 8, 1907

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 90
Identifier: 02890001
Scope and Contents

Morgan requests Kissinger's address and mentions the Shut-in Society, which provides wheelchairs to needy persons.

Dates:  July 8, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from the Chief Sanitary Officer to the Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission,  April 24, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 02806002
Scope and Contents

The Chief Sanitary Officer requests that Shimer be assigned duty in the Sanitary Department.

Dates:  April 24, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly with enclosed letter from Chief Sanitary Officer

Letter from the Editors ofOutlookto Howard A. Kelly,  July 24, 1907

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 93
Identifier: 02893002
Scope and Contents

The Editors of Outlook forward a contribution for Kissinger to Kelly.

Dates:  July 24, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence related to a letter from Chat Hill Wilson to the editors ofOutlook

Letter from the Office of the Surgeon General to Juan Guiteras,  May 24, 1910

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 77
Identifier: 02977001
Scope and Contents

The Surgeon General requests more information from Guiteras on Taylor. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 24, 1910
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from the Surgeon General's Office to Aristides Agramonte,  October 10, 1908

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 61
Identifier: 02961020
Scope and Contents

Agramonte is notified that his letter has been received and filed for future reference. Agramonte's letter of August 31, 1908, is included, testifying to the sequence of events in the work carried out by the Army Board on Yellow Fever. Included are two notes by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  October 10, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence of Aristides Agramonte relating to his role in the conquest of yellow fever with notes by Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Thornton M. Hinkle to Howard A. Kelly,  July 9, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931029
Scope and Contents

Hinkle sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  July 9, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from Thurman B. Rice to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 17, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205027
Scope and Contents

Rice discusses Reed's presentation at the Indianapolis medical conference, in 1900. Rice notes that Reed's paper was little talked about by the conference participants. Rice agrees to provide Hench with a copy of his biography of Hurty.

Dates:  February 17, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Virginia McKnight to Howard A. Kelly,  July 1, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931008
Scope and Contents

McKnight sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  July 1, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from Walter D. McCaw to Mark Sullivan,  July 14, 1925

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269033
Scope and Contents

McCaw offers comments on Sullivan's draft chapter about Gorgas and yellow fever.

Dates:  July 14, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Walter De Blois Briggs to Sidney Coe Howard,  July 23, 1934

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18
Identifier: 03318001
Scope and Contents

Briggs, Jesse Lazear's son-in-law, congratulates Howard on his play. He offers a correction concerning Private Dean's willingness to participate in the experiment.

Dates:  July 23, 1934
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  circa September 20, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 51
Identifier: 01651001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence about writing. He reiterates his devotion to her, and makes plans to visit her.

Dates:  circa September 20, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  September 27, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 53
Identifier: 01653001
Scope and Contents

Reed describes his military responsibilities. He assures Emilie Lawrence that she is above all others in his heart.

Dates:  September 27, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed