Human Experimentation

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In a numbered list, Hench names and identifies the figures in the Cornwell yellow fever painting.

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This document provides details about the members of the Yellow Fever Commission and lists all the volunteers for the yellow fever experiments. There is also a motion to provide a better monetary reward to these volunteers. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Lyons requests information on Camp Lazear Building No. 1 for the Hall of Fame exhibit on Reed.

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Kellogg has read Hench's address on the unveiling of Cornwell's painting with pleasure. He will rearrange the schedule and have sections of the speech released to the press.

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Hench is unable to attend but approves Nogueira's decisions.

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Crossby relates Mahan's condition regarding malaria and other diseases.

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Reed states that cases of yellow fever are diagnosed and confirmed from his experiments, which proves the mosquito theory.

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Reed reports that there are four diagnosed cases of yellow fever within the period of incubation.

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Chart plots temperature and pulse of a yellow fever volunteer after the use of the Caldas' vaccine. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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This testimonial supports a petition to Congress for a pension for Mabel Lazear.

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This testimonial supports a petition to Congress for a pension for Mabel Lazear.

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King honors Carroll and others. He lays emphasis on his contribution to national health. He supports a pension.

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Peabody discusses yellow fever work dating back to 1897, with particular emphasis on the work done in Cuba, in 1900 and 1901, by Reed and the Yellow Fever Commission.

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Hench gives a history of yellow fever and the investigation done by Finlay.

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Hench provides a detailed account of the restoration and the dedication of Camp Lazear, as well as the social events following the ceremony. In two addendums he describes the Reed-Finlay controversy, Cuban newspaper articles on the dedication, and the political maneuvering involved in establishing the memorial.

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Warner's article describes her role in the yellow fever experiments and how to best care for yellow fever patients. An autograph note follows the text and calls the piece a "pure fabrication as to her part."

Scope and Contents In this speech, delivered at the dedication of Camp Lazear, Hench stresses the Cuban-American cooperation underlying the conquest of yellow fever. He discusses 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 lack of support for his theory. Hench then outlines the work of Lazear and the Reed Commission, quotes Reed and Finlay, and...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...

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This article makes an appeal for monetary contributions to James Carroll's surviving family.