speeches
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Translation [from Spanish] of speech by Alberto Recio for the inauguration of Parque Lazear in Cuba, December 3, 1952
Recio' speech details the experiments of the Yellow Fever Commission at Camp Lazear and praises Finlay for first proposing the mosquito theory. He describes Hench's research and the actions taken by the Board of Patrons in creating the memorial.
Translation [from Spanish] of speech by Antonio D. Albertini, September 28, 1936
Albertini memorializes Jesse W. Lazear and Clara Maass.
Walter Reed and the Conquest of Yellow Fever, an address given by Philip Showalter Hench at the International Congress on Tropical Medicine, May 12, 1948
Walter Reed and the Conquest of Yellow Fever, an address given by Philip Showalter Hench at the International Congress on Tropical Medicine, May 12, 1948
Walter Reed and the Conquest of Yellow Fever, by Philip Showalter Hench, November 17, 1947
Walter Reed, Dedication of His Birthplace, October 15, 1927
Kean gives a speech at the Opening Ceremonies of the dedication to Walter Reed's birthplace. He recounts the entire history of the yellow fever investigation. (Reprinted from The Military Surgeon for March, 1928)
Why Walter Reed General Hospital Was Named and Located as It Is: An Address to Student Nurses, by P.M. Ashburn, February 4, 1929
Ashburn's speech to an audience of student nurses is an overview of Reed's life and work. The piece includes an excerpt from the Surgeon General's report, 1900.