Yellow fever

Lambert needs help securing recognition for Ames' service regarding his medical care of the yellow fever volunteers.

Lambert wants help to get a bill introduced to honor Ames. Lambert is willing to renounce his claim for recognition if he fails to prove to the Senate committee the importance of Ames.

Lambert corrects a draft of an interview of Lambert by Hench - conducted on June 21, 1946. He also tries to advance his case for being included in the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.

Lambert describes buildings at Columbia Barracks, and recollects about the people involved and their roles in the yellow fever experiments.

Thomas sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Harvey requests that Croasdale give special consideration to Hench's request for the film of the "You Are There" television program, which documented the conquest of yellow fever.

Harvey informs Hench that she has no control over the release of the "You Are There" film dealing with yellow fever. However, she recommends whom he should contact.

Redd discusses Carter's estate and mentions the appreciation of his work during a Kiwanis Club function.

Redd has sent Hench the Carter materials, but notes that they are not organized in any way.

Redd sends Hench a transcription of a 1901 letter from Reed to Carter in which Reed states that Carter's work in Mississippi greatly impressed upon him the importance of an intermediate host for yellow fever. Redd refers Hench to an article on Carter, by Griffitts, in "The Southern Medical Journal."

Redd discusses his efforts to obtain Carter's correspondences for Hench. Redd has found many references to Carter's malaria and yellow fever work in the letters, as well as scattered references to Walter Reed.

Redd discusses Carter's extant correspondence, noting that much of it consists of social matters regarding Carter's daughter, Laura. Redd discusses Laura's important role in her father's work.

Redd describes two letters he found concerning Carter's yellow fever work, and notes that he eliminated a lot of correspondence between Carter and Redd and Carter and his lawyer. He will send Hench the material if Carter's son approves.

Armstrong encloses a report on the fever outbreak on the steamer “Garth Castle.”

Muench summarizes data that he collected on yellow fever in the Guianas. He mentions the great ignorance or diffidence displayed by the sanitary authorities.

Ernst discusses difficulties involving Carnegie funding for the Kissingers.

Ernst seeks advice on the status of the Carnegie Hero Fund application for Kissinger.

Randall clarifies that it was the Venezuelans, not the French, who tried to get Beauperthuy credit for discovering that the mosquito transmitted yellow fever. The XIV International Congress of the History of Medicine passed a resolution in favor of Finlay.

Seidelin claims that he has successfully infected a guinea pig with yellow fever. He hopes to receive U.S. Public Health Service support.

Seidelin thanks Carter for a reprint on impounded waters and malaria. He expresses disappointment about the lack of support by others for his work.