Human Experimentation

The writer sends a contribution for Kissinger.

This manuscript discusses Walter Reed's yellow fever experiments in Cuba and provides letters written by Reed.

This document gives names and contribution amounts for the Kissinger Relief Fund.

This document describes items related to yellow fever in detail; including letters, reports, medical charts, medals, artifacts, books, photographs, interview transcripts, magazines, and sketches.

The list of Peabody's slides includes six major topics: historical background, the yellow fever experiments in Cuba, results of the yellow fever experiments, later history of the yellow fever heroes, the yellow fever bill, and the Walter Reed Memorial in Indianapolis.

Fourteen patients are listed by name, place of birth, dates of illness and other details, for Camp Lazear, Columbia Barracks, Cuba.

Andrus lists the yellow fever volunteers with their addresses, noting which ones have died.

This is a list of twelve U.S. Army Hospital Corps members who were stationed at Camp Lazear.

These are original lists of men undergoing the yellow fever experiments, with an autograph note by Hench.

Hemmeter gives a chronological account of all the work done by Carroll with regard to yellow fever, and includes a series of letters written by Carroll to his wife, to Walter Reed, and to several others. Hemmeter attempts to rectify what he sees as a lack of proper recognition or reward to Carroll and his family for the part he played in determining the cause of yellow fever.

This partial manuscript of Moran's autobiography describes his early life, military career, service as a sanitary inspector under Gorgas in Panama, marriage, and business ventures. He discusses his relationship with Hench and their search for the actual site of Camp Lazear, as well as the difficulties stemming from the Reed-Finlay controversy. The section of the draft covering the yellow fever experiments is missing.

This is Moran's account of his experience with the Yellow Fever Commission as a human test subject.

The memorandum includes a transcription of the plaque inscription on the William H. Dean Memorial Bridge, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Truby states his opinion, with Kean's concurrence, regarding qualifications for inclusion in the yellow fever roll of honor. He refers to the paper written by Walter Reed et al., "The Etiology of Yellow Fever - A Preliminary Note," and he recommends A.S. Pinto not be included in the roll of honor.

Kean lists the yellow fever experiment participants included in the Roll of Honor.

Howard reflects on his lifetime of work with mosquitoes. He includes a transcript of a January 13, 1901 letter from Walter Reed describing the success of Reed's experiments. A transcript of a February 20, 1902 letter from Ronald Ross discusses Ross' work in Africa.

[Tate] discusses the confusion of several names. He thinks that the man listed as Jose Martinez was really Jose M. Fernandez.

Hench summarizes his research on the Yellow Fever Commission and sends Ramos his report concerning the true site of Camp Lazear.

Roosevelt, O'Reilly, and McCaw make statements about the value of the yellow fever experiments to humanity. A detailed history of the project is given, along with mention of all the individuals involved, including a listing of all the volunteers in the project. Numerous quotations are cited from various speeches and memorials dedicated to Walter Reed. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Special Orders #81 recommends that eight privates be detailed for temporary duty at the experimental sanitary camp at Columbia Barracks and report to Reed. Included is a note written by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]