Physicians

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Havard introduces Caldas, a Brazilian scientist who is coming to Havana for experiments on yellow fever.

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These letters and supporting documents concern the request by Caldas and Bellingaghi to demonstrate their yellow fever serum. Included are translations from original Spanish letters and recommendations from Caldas and Tellez. Havard requests a medical commission to examine these claims. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Special Orders #122 establishes the Medical Board, consisting of Reed, Carroll, Lazear, and Agramonte, at Camp Columbia, Cuba for the investigation of infectious diseases. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Fricks reports on the malaria campaign in the southern United States.

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The author analyzes the death rates of Cubans from malaria and yellow fever.

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This report chronicles the path to recognition for the members of the Yellow Fever Board, beginning with a 1906 letter from Theodore Roosevelt.

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Kelly asks Cullen to assist Sears.

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Kean makes corrections to Sullivan's manuscript for a book chapter on Gorgas, including a memorandum for Ireland concerning Gorgas' military record and honors.

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[Hench] outlines details of the yellow fever investigation, including a diagram of the Board's laboratory at Columbia Barracks.

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Truby discusses Carroll's career.

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Kissinger responds to questions regarding the yellow fever experiments. He asserts that he volunteered before Moran.

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Carter details ways to prevent the proliferation of mosquitoes.

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[White] describes Reed and Carroll, both of whom he knew personally, and describes Reed's appendix operation. [White] administered the anesthetic for the operation.

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Moran sends Hench extensive notes describing locations, personalities, and other details of the yellow fever experiments and commenting on the actions and attitudes of the Cuban government regarding a Lazear memorial location.

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Tyler recounts yellow fever outbreaks.

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Reed signs an Oath of Office after being appointed to Assistant Surgeon in the Military Services of the United States. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...

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Summary of Hench's research and trip to Havana, Cuba, with various autograph notes, memorandum, and addendum.

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Carroll submits his personal history to the Medical Board for part of his examination for the Army Medical Corps. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Abstract The Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection documents the work of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, the legacy of the commission’s discoveries, the lives of individuals who were connected to the commission, and twentieth century campaigns to shape public memory of the commission. Items in the collection date from 1800 to 1998, with the bulk of the items dating from 1864 to 1974. A wide range of formats are represented in the collection including, but not limited to the...