Public health
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:
Cablegram from Henry Hanson to the International Health Board, September 5, 1921
Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 60
Identifier: 03060005
Scope and Contents
This is a cablegram with a translated cipher. It concerns funding for health inspectors in the Panama Canal Zone.
Dates:
September 5, 1921
Cablegram from Henry Rose Carter to the International Health Board, 1900-1925
Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 01331017
Scope and Contents
Carter informs the Board that yellow fever has broken out in Peru and the Peruvian government is seeking help. Carter offers to stay, but will be unable to do field work.
Dates:
1900-1925
Cablegram from L. Thompson to Laura Armistead Carter, September 17, 1925
Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 28
Identifier: 01228023
Scope and Contents
Thompson expresses sympathy for the death of Henry Carter.
Dates:
September 17, 1925
Carter. Henry Rose (August 25, 1852 - September 14, 1925), Sanitarian and Epidemiologist, circa 1927
Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01302007
Scope and Contents
Phalen's biographical sketch describes H.R. Carter's family, education, career, appearance, and personality.
Dates:
circa 1927
Causes Yellow Fever
,The Baltimore News, April 24, 1901
Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 62
Identifier: N2462001
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:...
Dates:
April 24, 1901
Certificate from Pedro Nogueira to Philip Showalter Hench, December 3, 1952
Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04503006
Scope and Contents
Nogueira, the Marianao Director of Sanitation, certifies that Hench will fumigate Building No. 1 at Camp Lazear for termites.
Dates:
December 3, 1952
Circular [in English and Spanish] from Carlos J. Finlay to the Local Sanitary Officers of Cuba, July 22, 1908
Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 48
Identifier: 02948001
Scope and Contents
Finlay discusses recent cases of yellow fever, in Santiago and Daiquiri, in order to quell rumors of massive outbreaks.
Dates:
July 22, 1908
Decree Nationalizing Sanitation in Cuba
,The Havana Daily Telegraph, August 27, 1907
Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 95
Identifier: N2895011
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:...
Dates:
August 27, 1907
Dr. Carter, Assistant Surgeon-General Dies
,The Detroit News, September 15, 1925
Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229004
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates:
September 15, 1925
Dr. Carter, Yellow Fever Expert Dies
,Evening public Ledger(Philadelphia), September 15, 1925
Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229001
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates:
September 15, 1925
Dr. Henry R. Carter, Sanitarian, Dies
,The Baltimore Sun, September 15, 1925
Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229006
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates:
September 15, 1925
Dr. H.R. Carter Claimed by Death
, September 14, 1925
Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229010
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates:
September 14, 1925
Dr. H.R. Carter Dead; Fought Yellow Fever
,The New York Times, September 15, 1925
Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229005
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates:
September 15, 1925
Draft list of microfilm in the National Archives pertaining to Columbia Barracks Post Hospital, circa 1941
Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03822026
Scope and Contents
Hench's list records microfilmed documents from the National Archives, including official reports and correspondence concerning Columbia Barracks Post Hospital, from 1899 to 1901.
Dates:
circa 1941
Draft of speech and background notes for the dedication of the Camp Lazear Memorial, December 3, 1952
Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 35
Identifier: 04435023
Scope and Contents
In this draft, Hench discusses the Cuban-American cooperation underlying the conquest of yellow fever. He mentions 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 initial lack of support for his theory. Finally, Hench outlines the work of Lazear and the Reed Commission, quotes Reed and Finlay, and concludes with praise for both the...
Dates:
December 3, 1952
Found in:
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
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Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection
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Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench
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Drafts ofThe Historic Role of the Finca San Jose and 'Camp Lazear' in the Conquest of Yellow Fever by Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed and Their Associates, by Philip Showalter Hench
Draft ofBrief History of Yellow Fever up to 1905
fromCentenary of the Graduation of Dr. Carlos J. Finlay in Jefferson Medical College, September 22, 1955-September 23, 1955
Item — Box 48: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 14
Identifier: 04814001
Scope and Contents
Nogueira outlines the history of yellow fever and the many resultant casualties. He then describes the work of Finlay and the Yellow Fever Commission. He is critical of Sternberg's initial dismissal of the mosquito as the source of yellow fever.
Dates:
September 22, 1955-September 23, 1955
Draft ofDr. Jesse Lazear and his Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Fever, circa October 26, 1940
Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 03638001
Scope and Contents
This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.
Dates:
circa October 26, 1940
Draft ofDr. Jesse Lazear and his Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Fever, circa October 26, 1940
Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 03638026
Scope and Contents
This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.
Dates:
circa October 26, 1940
Draft ofDr. Jesse Lazear and his Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Fever, circa October 26, 1940
Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 03638044
Scope and Contents
This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.
Dates:
circa October 26, 1940
Draft ofDr. Jesse Lazear and his Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Fever, circa October 26, 1940
Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 03638059
Scope and Contents
This is the text of Hench's speech, which was given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College.
Dates:
circa October 26, 1940