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Yellow fever

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2717 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from John M. Gibson to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 24, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373018
Scope and Contents

Gibson discusses his research on Sternberg. He thinks that Sternberg, along with Gorgas, was at first skeptical about the mosquito theory. However, he reconsidered that view before Reed went to Cuba. Like Hench, Gibson has not seen any confidential notes between Sternberg and Reed concerning the Yellow Fever Board.

Dates:  September 24, 1951
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 John M. Willis to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 15, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03803012
Scope and Contents

Willis sends Hench the negatives which he requested and thanks Hench for a reprint.

Dates:  February 15, 1941
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 John P. Felt to Frederick F. Russell,  April 14, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01025020
Scope and Contents

Felt reports on yellow fever at Saltpond, Gold Coast.

Dates:  April 14, 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 John P. Felt to International Health Board,  April 4, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01025018
Scope and Contents

Felt reports on a possible yellow fever case in West Africa.

Dates:  April 4, 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 John P.R. Sherman to Howard A. Kelly,  July 3, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931016
Scope and Contents

Sherman sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  July 3, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from John R. and Ida E. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly,  July 6, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 02926015
Scope and Contents

Ida Kissinger profusely thanks Kelly for the latest check and claims that his continued friendship is more important than the money.

Dates:  July 6, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from John R. Kissinger and Ida E. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly

Letter from John R. and Ida E. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly,  October 1, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 02926020
Scope and Contents

The Kissingers thank Kelly for his financial support. John Kissinger does not regret taking part in the experiment.

Dates:  October 1, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from John R. Kissinger and Ida E. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly

Letter from John R. Bullard to Philip Showalter Hench,  June 9, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03809006
Scope and Contents

Bullard returns the autographed photographs to Hench. He requests that Hench spell the Cuban capital's name correctly, i.e. "Habana" instead of "Havana."

Dates:  June 9, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Materials relating to the experiences of Mr. John R. Bullard in Havana, Cuba in 1901

Letter from John R. Kissinger to Caroline Latimer,  October 1, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 5
Identifier: 02905001
Scope and Contents

Kissinger expresses gratitude for the letters supporting him.

Dates:  October 1, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John R. Kissinger to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  November 18, 1926

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03106001
Scope and Contents

Kissinger relates his story and political difficulties in obtaining financial support.

Dates:  November 18, 1926
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John R. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly,  March 8, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 02926001
Scope and Contents

Kissinger requests an article on yellow fever experimentation from Kelly.

Dates:  March 8, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from John R. Kissinger and Ida E. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly

Letter from John R. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly,  April 1, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 02926008
Scope and Contents

Kissinger thanks Kelly for his financial support.

Dates:  April 1, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from John R. Kissinger and Ida E. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly

Letter from John R. Kissinger to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 15, 1941

 Item — Box 59: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 9
Identifier: 05909112
Scope and Contents

Kissinger complains about the conflicting stories concerning the yellow fever experiments. He discusses his willingness to participate in the human experiments.

Dates:  March 15, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to John R. Kissinger

Letter from John R. Taylor to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  July 3, 1928

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 72
Identifier: 06272033
Scope and Contents

Taylor sends Kean a booklet on Reed.

Dates:  July 3, 1928
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from John R. Taylor to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 5, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 36
Identifier: 03836001
Scope and Contents

Taylor enjoyed Hench's “Conquest of Yellow Fever” and sees nothing in it to correct. He claims that Finlay wrote about the Aedes aegypti mosquito as a means of yellow fever transmission in 1881 and gave the method and technique for experimentation. He details his own involvement as a yellow fever volunteer.

Dates:  December 5, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John R. Taylor to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 11, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906048
Scope and Contents

Taylor will search his collection for Cuban photographs for Hench.

Dates:  January 11, 1942
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 John R. Taylor to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 5, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908011
Scope and Contents

Taylor comments on Sternberg's yellow fever work.

Dates:  February 5, 1942
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 John R. Taylor to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 15, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908038
Scope and Contents

Taylor asserts that he was an American citizen at the time of the yellow fever experiments, but has been misidentified in records as an Englishman.

Dates:  February 15, 1942
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 John R. Taylor to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 2, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03909003
Scope and Contents

Taylor discusses the Rockefeller Foundation's strategy of immunization against disease.

Dates:  March 2, 1942
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 John R. Taylor to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 21, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04005014
Scope and Contents

Taylor writes that he will not be able to meet with Hench. However, he feels that his knowledge of the yellow fever experiments would have been of interest to Hench and so offers his services in the future.

Dates:  July 21, 1942
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