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Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:

Notes for a bill for Virginia, circa 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 1
Identifier: 00901005
Scope and Contents

The Virginia Board of Health will have control over all impounded waters in matters affecting public health.

Dates: circa 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Papers on impounded waters

Notes for a lecture on yellow fever, by [Henry Rose Carter], circa 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 00922001
Scope and Contents

[Carter] deals extensively with the prophylaxis of yellow fever.

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

Notes for possible census questions, by Henry Rose Carter, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 5
Identifier: 00805010
Scope and Contents

Carter proposes census questions that would assist anti-malarial work.

Dates: 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / General suggestions for preventing prolific anopheles production by Henry Rose Carter

Notes of [Wade Hampton Frost?] on Henry Rose Carter's work with yellow fever,  circa 1927

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01302004
Scope and Contents

[Frost's?] notes describe Carter's study of yellow fever incubation periods prior to Reed's experiments.

Dates:  circa 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Laura Armistead Carter

Notes on malaria in the United States,  circa 1929

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 6
Identifier: 01306005
Scope and Contents

Barber excerpts selections of recollections by Henry Rose Carter of malaria in Virginia and around Cairo, Illinois. He would like to use these selections in a publication.

Dates:  circa 1929
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Laura Armistead Carter

Notes on Marie D. Gorgas' manuscript by [Henry Rose Carter],  circa 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 23
Identifier: 01123003
Scope and Contents

[Carter] gives corrections on a manuscript. He comments extensively on Gorgas, Havana around 1900, Finlay, his own work on extrinsic incubation and its influence on Reed, and the immediate influence of Reed's work

Dates:  circa 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from Henry Rose Carter to Marie D. Gorgas with notes

Notes on mosquito control, by Henry Rose Carter, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 5
Identifier: 00805001
Scope and Contents

Carter details ways to prevent the proliferation of mosquitoes.

Dates: 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / General suggestions for preventing prolific anopheles production by Henry Rose Carter

Notes on the destruction of aquatic plants, September 7, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 15
Identifier: 00915013
Scope and Contents

This document lists abstracts of articles dealing with the destruction of certain aquatic plants.

Dates: September 7, 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

Notes on the Stegomyia Mosquito,  circa 1900-1930

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03003001
Scope and Contents

The writer believes Cuba should not be quarantined until yellow fever appears again.

Dates:  circa 1900-1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Notes on the Williamson manuscript,  circa 1924

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 37
Identifier: 01137003
Scope and Contents

Carter comments on Williamson's manuscript, entitled "The Use of Fish for Mosquito Control."

Dates:  circa 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from Henry Rose Carter to Dr. Williamson with comments onThe Use of Fish for Mosquito Control, by Williamson

Notes on William E. Deeks's manuscript,  circa 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01219002
Scope and Contents

[Carter] critiques Deeks' manuscript on malaria. He discusses the use of quinine and anti-mosquito methods.

Dates:  circa 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

Notes relating to Mrs. Tyler's recollections of yellow fever epidemics,  March 31, 1914

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03022001
Scope and Contents

Tyler recounts yellow fever outbreaks.

Dates:  March 31, 1914
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Notice of examination for entrance into the Regular Corps of the U. S. Public Health Service from Hugh S. Cumming,  March 9, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01222004
Scope and Contents

Cumming serves notice about the entrance exam for the U.S. Public Health Service.

Dates:  March 9, 1925
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

Obituary for Walter Reed,  November 29, 1902

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 15
Identifier: 02715007
Scope and Contents

This obituary of Reed, which appeared in the "Journal of the American Medical Association," describes his education, career, and contributions to medicine.

Dates:  November 29, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Articles recommending support of pension for Emilie Lawrence Reed

Officials Attend Dr. H.R. Carter Rites,The Washington Evening Star,  September 26, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229015
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 26, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Obituaries of Henry Rose Carter

Order from the Provisional Governor,  February 20, 1908

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 24
Identifier: 06224002
Scope and Contents

The Provisional Governor of Cuba grants Kean's request for another medical officer.

Dates:  February 20, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Provisional Governor of Cuba with an order from the governor

Ordinance for the Control of Mosquito Production,  circa 1900-1920

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 15
Identifier: 01315001
Scope and Contents

This Florida ordinance forbids untreated water collection, specifies treatments for collected water, and permits inspection and charges for violations.

Dates:  circa 1900-1920
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Organization of County Mosquito Control Associations,  June 12, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01109031
Scope and Contents

This health department report uses three county associations as examples of what can be done to control malaria.

Dates:  June 12, 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

Original Contributions to the Science of Medicine by Medical Officers of the Army. Walter Reed and Yellow Fever,  circa 1926

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03101002
Scope and Contents

Siler's manuscript describes 19th century yellow fever epidemics in the United States, theories of yellow fever transmission, and the contribution of Reed in proving mosquito transmission.

Dates:  circa 1926
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Joseph F. Siler to Emilie Lawrence Reed with enclosed article

Partial draft ofDr. Jesse Lazear and his Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Feverwith attached notes,  circa October 26, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 03638074
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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Drafts ofDr. Jesse W. Lazear and His Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Fever, a speech by Philip Showalter Hench