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Scope and Contents Series XII. Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center additions consists of materials that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1901 to around 1966. These materials were originally a part of the Philip S. Hench papers in the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center at the Texas Medical Center Library, but they were transferred to the University of Virginia in 1991. These...

Scope and Contents Series XIII. Reed family additions consists of materials relating to the yellow fever experiments that several different donors gave to the University of Virginia. Items in the series date from around 1850 to 1967 with the bulk of the items dating from 1868 to 1949. The largest portion of the series is comprised of correspondence written by Walter Reed and his family between 1877 and 1902 that provide insights into their relationships and personal lives. In addition to the Reed...

Scope and Contents Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...

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Truby informs Hench that he had approved the fumigation of Lazear's house.

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Alice and Burke congratulate Hench and are sorry they cannot attend the Washington and Jefferson College event.

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Packard informs Hench that the Rockefeller Foundation will not provide financial support for the Camp Lazear memorial. As such, he believes a meeting with Hench is unnecessary.

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Von Mansfelde informs Mabel Lazear that the annuity bill has passed the House.

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Concheso invites Hench to the Cuban Embassy on April 29, 1954 to receive his Finlay Decoration.

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Concheso invites Hench to the Cuban Embassy on April 29, 1954 to receive his Finlay Decoration.

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Lyons requests information on Camp Lazear Building No. 1 for the Hall of Fame exhibit on Reed.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...

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Reed informs Hench that her brother has approved the sale of all the letters in which Hench has expressed interest, and that her mother has been ill and in bed since January.

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Blossom Reed informs Hench that her mother, Emilie Lawrence Reed, has died.

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Blossom Reed thanks Hench for his expression of sympathy on her mother's death, and expresses regret that he could not serve as a pallbearer.

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Truby informs Hench that Albert E. Truby has passed away.

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Finlay reports on recommendations for prophylactic measures against yellow fever in Felton.

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The authors urge that the American Line from Santiago transport soldiers to the North. Attached to the telegram is a note dated August 4, 1898. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]