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Found in 1023 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from D. S. Fairchild, Jr. to Henry Rose Carter, May 10, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00907019
Scope and Contents

Fairchild informs Carter that Beverly of Medical Corps is at Langley Field, Virginia.

Dates: May 10, 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 E. J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  May 20, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 00931009
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Scannell reminisces about times he and Carter spent in Panama. He reports on yellow fever field work in Mexico and claims to have created a “no man's land” between Mexico and Guatemala.

Dates:  May 20, 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 E.A. Sweet to Henry Rose Carter,  June 1, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01109004
Scope and Contents

Sweet provides a detailed account of the vessels traveling between the Pacific Coast of the Americas and Asia.

Dates:  June 1, 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 Earl I. Brown to Henry Rose Carter, March 23, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764038
Scope and Contents

Brown grants Carter permission to conduct a sanitary survey around the Coosa River.

Dates: March 23, 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 from E.C. Houle to Henry Rose Carter,  May 9, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01102017
Scope and Contents

Houle writes that he has little information about trans-Pacific shipping from Mexican ports, but suggests where Carter can obtain an itinerary of all vessels.

Dates:  May 9, 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 Edgar Mayer to Philip Showalter Hench,  June 15, 1943

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 28
Identifier: 04028001
Scope and Contents

Mayer assures Hench that he wants him on the scientific board of the Finlay Institute. He inquires if Hench would be interested in accompanying a group of military doctors on a training mission to Cuba.

Dates:  June 15, 1943
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 Edwin C. Shaw to Henry Rose Carter, August 1, 1919

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 18
Identifier: 00818099
Scope and Contents

Shaw requests Carter's advice in establishing a city public health clinic in Akron, Ohio.

Dates: August 1, 1919
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 E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  December 24, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01217031
Scope and Contents

Scannell reports on the yellow fever work in Brazil. He offers his opinion on the methods by which the yellow fever work is conducted.

Dates:  December 24, 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 E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  May 4, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01224001
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Scannell discusses the mud puddle breeding of mosquitoes in Africa. He is confident that the yellow fever work in Africa will succeed.

Dates:  May 4, 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

Letter from E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  June 3, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01109009
Scope and Contents

Scannell discusses sections from Carter's book, entitled "Epidemiology of Yellow Fever," and requests Carter's opinion on certain aspects.

Dates:  June 3, 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 E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  July 7, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 34
Identifier: 00934015
Scope and Contents

Scannell discusses his field work and answers Carter's questions concerning the breeding places of mosquitoes in wells.

Dates:  July 7, 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 Emmett I. Vaughn to Michael E. Connor,  December 6, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 16
Identifier: 01216001
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Vaughn discusses possible yellow fever cases in British Honduras. He encloses a copy of his report.

Dates:  December 6, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from Emmett I. Vaughn to Michael E. Connor

Letter from F. E. Pettman to The Rockefeller Foundation,  May 25, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01113009
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Pettman is nearly out of yellow fever vaccine. He describes the case of an Italian who died of yellow fever and lists yellow fever deaths among whites in the Gold Coast.

Dates:  May 25, 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 Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter,  February 19, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 21
Identifier: 01021054
Scope and Contents

Read thanks Carter for his comments on Connor's article.

Dates:  February 19, 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 Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter,  February 20, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 21
Identifier: 01021055
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Read writes that the Health Board has received the articles Carter sent, and that they are sending him Guiteras' report and the Yellow Fever Commission report.

Dates:  February 20, 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 Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter, June 23, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912004
Scope and Contents

Read sends Carter a letter from Pareja.

Dates: June 23, 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 Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter, July 21, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912015
Scope and Contents

Read sends Carter the report of Hanson's work in Peru, which details water container inspections, quarantine, reported deaths and the training of more men.

Dates: July 21, 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 Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter, August 26, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912034
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Hanson credits the success against yellow fever in Peru to Carter's advice. Yellow fever has been reported in British Honduras and Belize

Dates: August 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 Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter, August 31, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912035
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Read sends Carter excerpts of Hanson's and White's letters.

Dates: August 31, 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 Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter, September 7, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 15
Identifier: 00915014
Scope and Contents

Read reports on new yellow fever cases in Central America, conditions in various areas in Mexico, and intensive control measures to reduce incidence of infection.

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