Yellow fever

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Hench informs Kean that he has received 22 fever charts from Jessie Ames. He requests clarification in regards to remarks on the back of Dean's fever chart.

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Hench discusses the location of the original fever charts. He also comments on life in the army.

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Hench plans to give Kean a questionnaire regarding his yellow fever experience. Hench also talks about how he came across the original contract between Reed and Fernandez.

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Hench inquires about the claims made by Sternberg that he wanted the Yellow Fever Commission to conduct research on the mosquito theory and use human experimentation. Hench thinks that Reed was annoyed with these claims.

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Hench informs Kean that he has decided not to publish a preliminary memorial volume, and that he is unable to finish a full study anytime soon. He hopes to acquire a few important missing items concerning the yellow fever episode.

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Hench discusses the notes on Kean's yellow fever chart. He requests that Kean look over the letters written to Ames.

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Hench is delighted to receive letters from yellow fever collaborators. Lazear's daughter shows interest in Hench's research.

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Hench writes that he has heard Moran plans to write his memoirs. The Cuban government is interested in preserving Building No. 1, although they have made no concrete plans.

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Hench wants to know if McCoy is still alive. He discusses the biography by Hagedorn which credits Wood with the suggestion that led Sternberg to form the Yellow Fever Commission.

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Hench explains the painting of Walter Reed proposed by the John Wyeth Company. He criticizes the dominant role of Finlay in their preliminary sketches and offers suggestions to improve upon the scene.

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Hench informs Ames that he is trying to get her husband recognition for his medical care of the yellow fever volunteers.

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Hench appreciates the list of documents Jessie Ames sent to him. He poses specific questions about her husband's role in the yellow fever experiments and inquires about old fever charts and carbon copies of various letters.

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Hench informs Ames that he has been called-up for active duty. He poses numerous questions about the material she has sent to him. He expresses his desire to paint an accurate portrayal of Ames' contribution to the yellow fever experiments.

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Hench appreciates Jessie Ames' answers to his numerous questions about Roger Ames. He requests that she donate some of the original fever charts for an planned exhibition at a Cuban museum.

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Hench thanks Ames for her willingness to contribute the yellow fever charts. He assures her that he has arranged his yellow fever files so that if anything happens to him, the collection would be preserved for posterity.

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Hench discusses the speech he delivered at the unveiling of the latest Cornwell painting and expresses his hope that the event will shed light on the contribution of Finlay in the fight against yellow fever.

Scope and Contents Hench doubts that he will be able to attend the Reed Memorial Association meeting, but sends suggestions regarding Association business for his colleagues to consider. He recommends that Blossom Reed continue to receive Emilie Lawrence Reed's monthly pension after the latter's death. Hench informs Siler that the Cuban government has abandoned plans to preserve Camp Lazear and refused Hench's funds to temporarily protect Building No. 1. He suggests that the Association approach contacts in...

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Hench will send Siler a large number of reprints of his paper on Reed, to be distributed at military medical facilities. He suggests small changes in the inscription for the plaque memorializing Reed's place of death. Hench is delighted that a bill has been introduced in Congress to honor Reed.

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Hench requests information on the Dean Memorial Bridge.

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Hench requests more information as to why Worden seeks certain photographs.