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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  July 28, 1906

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 12
Identifier: 06212001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas seeks advice on candidates for the Chief of Laboratory. He reports on the state of disease in Panama, noting a small pox outbreak and the absence of yellow fever since May.

Dates:  July 28, 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 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,  March 2, 1908

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 25
Identifier: 06225001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas is convinced that mosquito eradication is the only method to keep yellow fever from developing into an epidemic.

Dates:  March 2, 1908
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,  September 24, 1904

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: 02728001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes about the Canal Zone Sanitary Commission, and his wife's illness.

Dates:  September 24, 1904
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 Robert M. O'Reilly,  June 3, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 14
Identifier: 02814001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas describes cases of yellow fever in the Canal Zone, and the reaction to the new Sanitary Commission.

Dates:  June 3, 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 Ronald Ross,  August 9, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 19
Identifier: 02819001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas reports on conditions in Panama regarding yellow fever and malaria. He recommends that the Nobel Prize be given to America.

Dates:  August 9, 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 William Howard Taft,  April 1, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 02802001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas responds to criticisms of Charles A. Reed. He presents an analysis of the Canal Zone Commission organization.

Dates:  April 1, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William E. Deeks to Henry Rose Carter,  March 25, 1924

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 40
Identifier: 01140007
Scope and Contents

Deeks invites Carter to attend a conference in Kingston, Jamaica.

Dates:  March 25, 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 William E. Deeks to Henry Rose Carter,  January 6, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01219001
Scope and Contents

Deeks solicits comments on his manuscript, which is intended to educate the public about malaria.

Dates:  January 6, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from William E. Deeks to Henry Rose Carter and notes by Henry Rose Carter on Deeks's manuscript

Letter from William E. Deeks to Henry Rose Carter,  August 22, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 14
Identifier: 01114003
Scope and Contents

Deeks writes that he may attempt community sterilization of malaria carriers by quinine in one of the United Fruit Company's tropical divisions. He seeks Carter's advice on this process.

Dates:  August 22, 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 William F. Smith to Henry Rose Carter, June 21, 1905

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 41
Identifier: 00741001
Scope and Contents

Smith congratulates Carter for his promotion.

Dates: June 21, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Letter from William H. Taft to Carlos J. Finlay,  October 4, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 45
Identifier: 02845001
Scope and Contents

Taft writes that Kean has been detailed to assist Finlay in stamping out yellow fever in Cuba.

Dates:  October 4, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William M. Black to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  February 3, 1925

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269010
Scope and Contents

Black discusses the relationship between Gorgas and Ludlow.

Dates:  February 3, 1925
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 W.S. Leathers to Henry Rose Carter,  September 17, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01117016
Scope and Contents

Leathers writes about Carter's contribution to public health.

Dates:  September 17, 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 with some medical reports

Letter [in Spanish] from Henry Rose Carter to J. Gil Cardenas, July 23, 1920

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 23
Identifier: 00823013
Scope and Contents

Carter informs Cardenas about the sanitary conditions in the department of Piura, Peru.

Dates: July 23, 1920
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 to Dear Doctor Ferrell, January 9, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 00925013
Scope and Contents

[Carter] comments extensively on a public health film on malaria.

Dates: January 9, 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 to Dear Doctor Ferrell, January 10, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 00925018
Scope and Contents

The firm of Henry Frowde, Hodder & Stoughton informs Carter about its pricing policies for reprints of medical journals.

Dates: January 10, 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 to Florence M. Read,  February 25, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 26
Identifier: 00926023
Scope and Contents

The writer recommends Connor for yellow fever work in Africa.

Dates:  February 25, 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 to Henry Rose Carter, February 17, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764017
Scope and Contents

The writer discusses fish stocks in local reservoirs.

Dates: February 17, 1915
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 to Henry Rose Carter,  May 29, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 00931024
Scope and Contents

The writer, from the treasury department of the U.S. Public Health Service, expresses a desire to discuss with Carter a plan to put European ports under the general direction of U.S. Quarantine Station, on Staten Island, New York.

Dates:  May 29, 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