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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:

Telegram from Rupert Blue to Henry Rose Carter, September 19, 1919

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 18
Identifier: 00818109
Scope and Contents

Blue writes that he has no objection to Carter appearing as a witness in an impounded water lawsuit.

Dates: September 19, 1919

Telegram from Wickliffe Rose to Henry Rose Carter,  February 16, 1921

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 59
Identifier: 03059004
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Rose requests information on the yellow fever situation. He offers his assistance.

Dates:  February 16, 1921

Text of speech by A.F.A King in honor of James Carroll,  October 14, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 11
Identifier: 02911001
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King honors Carroll and others. He lays emphasis on his contribution to national health. He supports a pension.

Dates:  October 14, 1907

Text of speech on yellow fever,  circa 1900-1925

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01322009
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Carter discusses the sanitary issues surrounding yellow fever.

Dates:  circa 1900-1925

That "Seeketh Not Its Own" The Richmond News Leader,  September 15, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229012
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

The Chance of the Extension of Yellow Fever to Asia and Australia, by Henry Rose Carter,  circa 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01104003
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Carter describes locations where yellow fever is present and discusses the chance of the disease spreading to non-infected areas of the world, mainly by ship.

Dates:  circa 1923

The Commission on Infectious Diseases in Mariel, Pinar del Rio, Cuba,  1901

 Item — Box 77: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 55
Identifier: P7755001
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Standing in the photograph from left to right: Alfredo Dominquez Rieder, Aristides Agramonte, [s.n.] Taylor, A. Diaz Albertini, [unknown], and Hugo Roberts. Seated from left to right: Carlos Finlay and Juan Guiteras

Dates:  1901

The Conduct of the Yellow Fever Campaign in Vera Cruz and the Second Yellow Fever Zone,  July 30, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01009001
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Caldwell discusses his work in Vera Cruz and neighboring areas.

Dates:  July 30, 1922

The Conduct of the Yellow Fever Campaign in Vera Cruz and the Second Yellow Fever Zone, 1921-1922, by Bert W. Caldwell,  July 30, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 21
Identifier: 01021016
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Caldwell reports on the Mexican yellow fever and antimalarial campaign, describing the cooperative efforts of the Mexicans and the Rockefeller Commission workers.

Dates:  July 30, 1922

The Conquest of Yellow Fever -- An Illustrated Talk, by Philip Showalter Hench,  January 31, 1955

 Item — Box 48: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 2
Identifier: 04802001
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Hench gives a history of yellow fever and the investigation done by Finlay.

Dates:  January 31, 1955

The Effect of Variation of Level of Impounded Water on the Control of Anopheles Production, by Henry Rose Carter,  circa 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01122001
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Carter describes the effect of impounded water level variation on the control of Anopheles breeding, reviewing work done by himself and others in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama.

Dates:  circa 1923

The Establishment of a Settlement for Lepers,  circa 1900-1930

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01325068
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The unknown author describes the settlement for lepers that Carter established in Panama.

Dates:  circa 1900-1930

The former Casade Salud Hospital, Pinar del Rio, Cuba,  1948

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 11
Identifier: P5811067
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series VI. Alphabetical files primarily consists of materials that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1860 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from 1940 to 1956. All of these items have been arranged thematically into biographical files. Each file contains materials created by or relating to people who were either involved with the yellow fever experiments or aided Philip Showalter...
Dates:  1948

The Historic Role of the Finca San Jose and Camp Lazear (Quemados de Marianao) in the Conquest of Yellow Fever by Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and Their Associates, by Philip Showalter Hench,  December 3, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 35
Identifier: 04435013
Scope and Contents In this speech, delivered at the dedication of Camp Lazear, Hench stresses the Cuban-American cooperation underlying the conquest of yellow fever. He discusses 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 lack of support for his theory. Hench then outlines the work of Lazear and the Reed Commission, quotes Reed and Finlay, and...
Dates:  December 3, 1952

The Line of Investigation Which was Proposed for Mr. Dunn,  circa 1900-1930

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 30
Identifier: 01330001
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[Hanson] suggests details for Dunn's investigation of mosquitoes.

Dates:  circa 1900-1930

The New Quarantine,The Havana Post,  September 17, 1908

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 49
Identifier: N2949001
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:  September 17, 1908

The Preferential and Compulsory Breeding Places of Some Disease Bearing Mosquitoes and the Limits Which Determine the Latter, by Henry Rose Carter,  circa 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 18
Identifier: 01218001
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Carter reports on the breeding habits of the Anopheles mosquito.

Dates:  circa 1924

The Relief of Dr. Carroll's Widow,Journal of the American Medical Association,  April 3, 1909

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 66
Identifier: 02966001
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This article makes an appeal for monetary contributions to James Carroll's surviving family.

Dates:  April 3, 1909

The Yellow Fever Situation in Cienfuegos,New York Herald,  August 16, 1907

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 95
Identifier: N2895006
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 16, 1907