Interpersonal relations

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Dawson writes that he will be unable to visit the United States next autumn.

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[Dawson] regrets that he will be unable to attend the Founder's Day ceremonies.

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Williams discusses the value of money in relation to the work in the Public Health Service.

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Williams has a copy of “Selected Papers of Dr. Carlos J. Finlay” that belonged to Carter, and which contains marginal notes by him. One note pertains to mosquitoes acquired from Finlay by Lazear. Williams offers to lend the book to Hench before returning it to Carter's son.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...

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The Keans discuss social events among the army personnel and a move to new quarters. The postscript mentions the reaction of the popular press and the medical journals to the mosquito theory.

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Louise Kean provides news about yellow fever.

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Louise Kean writes about family news and political intrigue in Marianao. She comments on Cuban politics.

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Louise Kean writes to her mother about consultations to secure Jefferson Randolph Kean's position as Chief Surgeon of General Lee's Province.

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Louise Kean writes about quarantine and sanitation rules for yellow fever in Cuba, Jefferson Randolph Kean's work in Havana, and her plans to leave Cuba.

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Louise Kean writes about daily life in Cuba and cases of yellow fever in Havana and on the Post.

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Louise Kean discusses her decision to stay in Cuba and her life at the post. In a postscript she mentions the excitement surrounding the yellow fever experiments.

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Louise Kean writes about cases of yellow fever and news of the family.

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Louise Kean writes that Jefferson Randolph Kean's stepmother is coming to Cuba. She describes the excitement over the first case of experimental yellow fever at Camp Lazear.

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Louise Kean writes about the success of Reed's yellow fever experiments with infected mosquitoes and clothing.

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Louise Kean writes that Jefferson Randolph Kean is in Washington, D.C. for his promotion exam. She mentions that Ames has contracted yellow fever and that she attended a memorial service for Queen Victoria.

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Louise Kean writes about the use of fumigation against yellow fever, the quarantine in New Orleans, and Jefferson Randolph Kean being placed in charge of the finances for the Yellow Fever Commission.

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Louise Kean writes about the Keans' travels, her daughter's ear infections, and a case of experimental yellow fever.

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Louise Kean writes about yellow fever research, including the failed experiments of Caldas and Carroll's work.

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Pogolotti informs Hench that the photographs have not yet been received. He thanks him for his medical advice.