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Yellow fever

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Found in 2717 Collections and/or Records:

English translation [from Spanish] of letter from Jose R. Andreu to Philip Showalter Hench,  circa April 24, 1947

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: 04131003
Scope and Contents

Andreu informs Hench that Building No. 1 at Camp Lazear has been declared a Cuban national monument. He emphasizes that the Yellow Fever Commission was working to prove Finlay's theory of mosquito transmission. He appreciates the efforts at mutual relations between Cuba and the United States and the Americans' recognition of Finlay's work.

Dates:  circa April 24, 1947
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

English translation [from Spanish] of letter from Maria Teresa Rojas to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 22, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04513007
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Rojas informs Hench that nothing can be predicted in relation to the preservation of Camp Lazear because the political situation is unstable. She discusses visiting with Rath so that he might advise them on the preservation of the San Jose property which has historical links to Camp Lazear. Rojas believes the San Jose property may be of interest to both the United States and Cuba for this reason.

Dates:  March 22, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench with Maria Teresa Rojas and Lydia Cabrera concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear

English translation [from Spanish] of part of article:Spanish Immigrants Inoculated with Yellow Fever by Means of Mosquitos,La Discusion,  November 21, 1900

 Item — Box 22: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 02210004
Scope and Contents

This is a translation of an article, originally appearing in “La Discusion” (November 21, 1900 - page 2a), in which the rumor of human experimentation is discussed and criticized.

Dates:  November 21, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Articles on yellow fever

Envelope from Lutheran Memorial Hospital to Philip Showalter Hench,  1951

 Item — Box 60: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 5
Identifier: 06005004
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This envelope, printed by Lutheran Memorial Hospital, features a drawing of a proposed Clara Maass commemorative stamp.

Dates:  1951
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Clara Maass

Envelope with Cuban Clara Maass stamp,  August 24, 1951

 Item — Box 60: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 5
Identifier: 06005008
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This is a commemorative first day cover, which features the Clara Maass postage stamp and a drawing of Lutheran Memorial Hospital.

Dates:  August 24, 1951
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Clara Maass

Estela Agramonte Rodriguez-Leon and her husband next to the bas-relief of Aristides Agramonte,  December 3, 1952

 Item — Box 85: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 2
Identifier: P8502001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  December 3, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IX. Photographs / Photographs relating to the Camp Lazear National Monument

Examination paper on hygiene,  February 8, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 15
Identifier: 01615014
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Reed writes a paper on hygiene for qualification as an Army Surgeon. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  February 8, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Walter Reed - examinations for qualification as army surgeon

Excerpt from theAgreement between the History of Yellow Fever and its Transmission By the Culex Mosquito (Stegomyia of Theobald), by Carlos J. Finlay, 1912

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 14
Identifier: 03014001
Scope and Contents

Photostat of page 411 of Finlay's Selected Works. Included are notes by Truby.

Dates: 1912
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Excerpt from theAgreement between the History of Yellow Fever and its Transmission By the Culex Mosquito (Stegomyia of Theobald), by Carlos J. Finlay with related notes

Excerpt fromA History of Applied Entomology,  1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 03250001
Scope and Contents

Howard discusses his work on mosquito theory.

Dates:  1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Copies of excerpts fromA History of Applied Entomology

Excerpt fromA History of Applied Entomology,  1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 03250002
Scope and Contents

Howard discusses his work on mosquito theory.

Dates:  1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Copies of excerpts fromA History of Applied Entomology

Excerpt fromA History of Applied Entomology,  1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 03250003
Scope and Contents

Howard discusses his work on mosquito theory.

Dates:  1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Copies of excerpts fromA History of Applied Entomology

Excerpt fromA History of Applied Entomology,  1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 03250004
Scope and Contents

Howard discusses his work on mosquito theory.

Dates:  1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Copies of excerpts fromA History of Applied Entomology

Excerpt of letter from Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 14, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 42
Identifier: 03842010
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Rodriguez Leon criticizes the sketches for the Cornwell painting, writing that they do not accurately depict Cuban settings and personalities.

Dates:  March 14, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench with Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon

Excerpt of letter from Henry Hanson to Florence M. Read, August 4, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912026
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Hanson is working on a report covering the Peruvian campaign.

Dates: August 4, 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

Excerpt of letter from Henry Hanson to Wickliffe Rose, July 28, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912020
Scope and Contents

Hanson reports on mosquito work in Peru, where he thinks they have been successful.

Dates: July 28, 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

Excerpts fromA History of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878, by J.M. Keating,  1879

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: 03328003
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Keating describes a 1878 yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee.

Dates:  1879
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from J.G. Woods to James E. Peabody with enclosed excerpts and transcriptions

Excerpts fromArticles on Yellow fever: Its Nature, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prophylaxis, and Quarantine Regulations Relating Thereto,  June 15, 1898

 Item — Box 18: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 53
Identifier: 01853001
Scope and Contents

Wyman introduces R. D. Murray's paper on yellow fever.

Dates:  June 15, 1898
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Excerpts fromGeorge Miller Sternberg: A Biography, by Martha L. Sternberg,  1920

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 56
Identifier: 03056001
Scope and Contents

This document includes excerpts from Sternberg's biography of her husband's involvement with tropical diseases, including yellow fever.

Dates:  1920
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Expenses Incurred in Writing History of Yellow Fever,  December 7, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01004020
Scope and Contents

Carter lists expenses related to writing the History of Yellow Fever.

Dates:  December 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

Experiences of John R. Bullard with annotations by Albert E. Truby,  April 16, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 5
Identifier: 06305022
Scope and Contents

Bullard describes his experiences in Cuba in connection with the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  April 16, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Experiences of Mr. John R. Bullard in Havana, 1901 in connection with the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Board and Experimental Yellow Fever as told by Bullard to Philip Showalter Hench