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Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from L.M. Fisher to Henry Rose Carter,  December 12, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01217018
Scope and Contents

Fisher discusses the recent malaria conference. He offers his opinion on the Southern Power Company's plan to impound water.

Dates:  December 12, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from L.M. Fisher to Henry Rose Carter,  April 21, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01025028
Scope and Contents

Fisher comments on the effects of certain types of algae on mosquito larvae.

Dates:  April 21, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from L.M. Fisher to Henry Rose Carter, June 2, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 00909001
Scope and Contents

Fisher reports on an increase in malaria attributed to dam impoundment in South Carolina.

Dates: June 2, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Letter from L.M. Fisher to Henry Rose Carter, June 20, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 10
Identifier: 00910001
Scope and Contents

Fisher reports on the malaria situation in South Carolina. He discusses his malaria control work funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Dates: June 20, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Letter from L.O. Howard to Howard A. Kelly,  November 27, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 02826001
Scope and Contents

Howard forwards to Kelly statistics on yellow fever cases from New Orleans epidemics.

Dates:  November 27, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from L.O. Howard to Howard A. Kelly,  October 31, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 02850001
Scope and Contents

Howard provides his recollections of Reed and the formation of the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Dates:  October 31, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from L.O. Howard to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  May 7, 1924

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 67
Identifier: 06267001
Scope and Contents

Howard encloses correspondence with L.H. Baekeland, who proposed sending a letter to the New York Times emphasizing Kean's role in mosquito eradication in Cuba in 1901.

Dates:  May 7, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of L.O. Howard and L.H. Baekeland

Letter from L.O. Howard to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  May 1, 1924

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 62
Identifier: 06262001
Scope and Contents

Howard responds favorably to Kean's letter published in the New York Times, and offers supporting evidence for Kean's claims in the form of quotations from a letter of Reed.

Dates:  May 1, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench

Letter from Lopez del Valle to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  September 22, 1908

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 33
Identifier: 06233001
Scope and Contents

Del Valle discusses yellow fever cases in Havana and sanitation measures.

Dates:  September 22, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench

Letter from Louise Young Kean to Mrs. Mason Young,  April 26, 1900

 Item — Box 143: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 13
Identifier: 14313001
Scope and Contents

Louise Kean writes about quarantine and sanitation rules for yellow fever in Cuba, Jefferson Randolph Kean's work in Havana, and her plans to leave Cuba.

Dates:  April 26, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Louise Young Kean to Mrs. Mason Young,  June 13, 1900

 Item — Box 143: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 14
Identifier: 14314001
Scope and Contents

Louise Kean writes about daily life in Cuba and cases of yellow fever in Havana and on the Post.

Dates:  June 13, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Louise Young Kean to Mrs. Mason Young,  April 16, 1901

 Item — Box 143: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 42
Identifier: 14342001
Scope and Contents

Louise Kean writes about the use of fumigation against yellow fever, the quarantine in New Orleans, and Jefferson Randolph Kean being placed in charge of the finances for the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  April 16, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Luis Espinosa y G. Caceres to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 10, 1945

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 55
Identifier: 04055003
Scope and Contents

Espinosa writes to Hench that he (Espinosa) has been appointed Director of Panamerican Doctors (Director de la Division de Relaciones Medicas y Sanitarias Panamericanas) at the Finlay Institute. Espinosa hopes that cooperation will continue between scientists in the United States and in Cuba.

Dates:  January 10, 1945
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Luis Espinosa y G. Caceres to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 15, 1945

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 55
Identifier: 04055004
Scope and Contents

Espinosa apologizes to Hench for the misunderstanding regarding Espinosa's letter of January 10, 1945, in which Hench mistakenly believed that he (Hench) had been appointed Director of Panamerican Doctors (Director de la Division de Relaciones Medicas y Sanitarias Panamericanas) at the Finlay Institute. Espinosa expresses his hope that Hench will continue to work closely with scientists in Cuba.

Dates:  March 15, 1945
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to Henry Rose Carter,  October 24, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01002017
Scope and Contents

Fricks hopes that Carter will be able to attend the Chattanooga meetings.

Dates:  October 24, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to Henry Rose Carter, April 15, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00907005
Scope and Contents

Fricks needs to discuss a malaria control program with Carter and encloses a plan for the examination of school children.

Dates: April 15, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to Henry Rose Carter, October 26, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 16
Identifier: 00916013
Scope and Contents

Fricks apologizes for his efforts to convince Carter to attend the Hot Spring malaria meeting.

Dates: October 26, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to Henry Rose Carter, December 9, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 00917007
Scope and Contents

Fricks seeks Carter's advice on how to publish comprehensive malaria bulletin.

Dates: December 9, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to Henry Rose Carter, January 17, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 00925030
Scope and Contents

Fricks believes that Carter's malaria abstracts are very important to field workers, but should be issued by the Division of Scientific Research.

Dates: January 17, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Lunsford D. Fricks to Henry Rose Carter,  June 27, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01204012
Scope and Contents

Fricks invites Carter to attend a conference of malaria field workers in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Dates:  June 27, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter