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Found in 814 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Walter Reed to the Adjutant General,  February 17, 1876

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 01710001
Scope and Contents

Reed acknowledges the receipt of his commission as Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army, February 17, 1876.

Dates:  February 17, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to the commissioning and assignment of Walter Reed in the U.S. Army

Letter from Walter Reed to the Adjutant General,  December 8, 1885

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 80
Identifier: 01780006
Scope and Contents

Reed requests and is granted a one-month extension to the leave of absence he was granted on November 18, 1885.

Dates:  December 8, 1885
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to the Surgeon General,  September 2, 1874

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 11
Identifier: 01611009
Scope and Contents

Reed acknowledges the receipt of the invitation to appear before Army Medical Examination Board. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  September 2, 1874
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Materials relating to Walter Reed's appearance before army examination board

Letter from Walter Reed to the Surgeon General,  June 30, 1876

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 01710003
Scope and Contents

Reed reports that he has taken up his temporary assignment at his posting at Fort Yuma, California.

Dates:  June 30, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to the commissioning and assignment of Walter Reed in the U.S. Army

Letter from Walter Reed to the Surgeon General,  June 1, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 25
Identifier: 02025001
Scope and Contents

Reed acknowledges the receipt of a check for $50.00 for use in the Medical Board's research.

Dates:  June 1, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to the War Department,  September 9, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02631001
Scope and Contents

Reed approves and endorses Carroll's application for admission into the Medical Corps of the Army. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  September 9, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Theobald Smith,  October 18, 1899

 Item — Box 19: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 38
Identifier: 01938001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes about an experiment with pigs and work involving the bacillus icteroides.

Dates:  October 18, 1899
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from W.F. de Niedman to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  April 4, 1928

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 72
Identifier: 06272005
Scope and Contents

De Niedman offers his recollections of yellow fever work in Cuba, including investigations of Sanarelli's bacillus and sanitary measures undertaken.

Dates:  April 4, 1928
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 William C. Borden to the Adjutant General,  November 23, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 42
Identifier: 02642001
Scope and Contents

Borden announces the time and cause of Reed's death. Endorsements by O'Reilly are included. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  November 23, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William C. Gorgas to George E. Bushnell,  May 3, 1906

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13
Identifier: 06213005
Scope and Contents

Gorgas informs Bushnell that his medical staff is full at present, but that he will consider adding physician Alexander Murray if there is an increase in staffing.

Dates:  May 3, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean with enclosed correspondence between George E. Bushnell and William Crawford Gorgas

Letter from William C. Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  July 30, 1906

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13
Identifier: 06213001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes about a planned increase in the Canal Zone medical force, and encloses correspondence recommending physician Alexander Murray for service in Panama.

Dates:  July 30, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean with enclosed correspondence between George E. Bushnell and William Crawford Gorgas

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Charles E. Magoon,  June 2, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02813001
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Gorgas requests assignment of John W. Phillips for duty in the Canal Zone Sanitary Department.

Dates:  June 2, 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 Charles E. Magoon,  June 30, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 15
Identifier: 02815001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas requests the assignment of Raeder for duty as a nurse in the Canal Zone Sanitary Department.

Dates:  June 30, 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 Henry Rose Carter,  December 13, 1900

 Item — Box 22: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 37
Identifier: 02237001
Scope and Contents

Reed's experiments have convinced Gorgas that the mosquito theory is valid. Gorgas discusses the implications for sanitation and non-immune troops.

Dates:  December 13, 1900
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 Jefferson Randolph Kean,  June 29, 1905

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06207001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas seeks support for his yellow fever work in Panama.

Dates:  June 29, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  August 20, 1906

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 17
Identifier: 06217001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas refers to his previous letter soliciting suggestions for the Chief of Laboratory. He offers additional names from which to choose. He mentions other departmental news, including the use of drugs and chemical compounds.

Dates:  August 20, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  August 10, 1917

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas informs Kean that he has already appointed officers for the Ambulance Corps in France. Kean may fill other places when he arrives.

Dates:  August 10, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  November 20, 1917

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 46
Identifier: 06246017
Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes that he will comply with Kean's requests concerning the organization of the ambulance service in the United States.

Dates:  November 20, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  January 14, 1918

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 48
Identifier: 06248001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas reports to Kean that he will be receiving reinforcements shortly.

Dates:  January 14, 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  March 29, 1918

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 48
Identifier: 06248005
Scope and Contents

Gorgas informs Kean that he has had good reports from the Medical Department in France. Gorgas feels confident that Kean is leaving the Ambulance Corps in good order.

Dates:  March 29, 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of William Crawford Gorgas and Jefferson Randolph Kean