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A Memorial Project: The Preservation of Camp Lazear, by Philip Showalter Hench,  November 21, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04117001
Scope and Contents

Hench reports to the Reed Memorial Association board on the Finlay-Reed controversy and the ongoing attempt to memorialize Camp Lazear.

Dates:  November 21, 1946

A Memorial Project: The Preservation of Camp Lazear, by Philip Showalter Hench,  November 21, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04117009
Scope and Contents

Hench reports to the Reed Memorial Association board on the Finlay-Reed controversy and the ongoing attempt to memorialize Camp Lazear.

Dates:  November 21, 1946

A Possible Explanation of the Absence of Bubonic Plague from Cold Countries, by H. McG. Robertson,  April 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01024001
Scope and Contents

Robertson reports on plague distribution and speculates that its absence from cold climates is related to the absence of fleas in these areas.

Dates:  April 1923

Addendum: The Significance of Cuba's Memorial at Camp Lazear (Havana) and The Importance of the Official American (Diplomatic) Participation in the Dedication,  circa 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04603024
Scope and Contents

Hench explains to Secretary of State Acheson the work of Finlay and the Yellow Fever Commission, the Finlay-Reed controversy, the rediscovery and eventual memorialization of Camp Lazear, and the significance of Ambassador Beaulac's actions in facilitating American participation at the dedication.

Dates:  circa 1953

Aerial view of Quemados de Marianao, Cuba with the Camp Lazear site designated,  circa 1930-1950

 Item — Box 89: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 100
Identifier: P0891001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  circa 1930-1950

Aerial view of the Camp Lazear National Monument,  1952

 Item — Box 83: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 16
Identifier: P8316001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  1952

Aerial view of the waterfront of Havana, Cuba,  circa 1900-1920

 Item — Box 82: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 61
Identifier: P8261001

Albert E. Truby (on the left), Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed (on the right), and two unidentified men (in the middle) at Rowell Barracks, Cienfuegos, Cuba,  1901

 Item — Box 80: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 92
Identifier: P8092001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  1901

Albert E. Truby's answers for a questionnaire from Philip Showalter Hench concerning Truby's book,  February 1947

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 12
Identifier: 06412043
Scope and Contents

Truby adds more information to the answers he supplied for Hench's questionnaire. Truby believes Lambert is trying to discredit him because he didn't support the inclusion of Lambert and Ames on the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.

Dates:  February 1947

Alberto Recio delivering an address at the Camp Lazear National Monument,  December 3, 1952

 Item — Box 85: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 20
Identifier: P8520001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  December 3, 1952

Alberto Recio delivering an address at the Camp Lazear National Monument,  December 3, 1952

 Item — Box 85: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 21
Identifier: P8521001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  December 3, 1952

Alberto Recio delivering an address at the dedication of the Camp Lazear National Monument,  December 3, 1952

 Item — Box 85: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 19
Identifier: P8519001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  December 3, 1952

Alberto Recio speaking to a crowd at the Camp Lazear National Monument,  December 3, 1952

 Item — Box 85: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 18
Identifier: P8518001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  December 3, 1952

Alex Stark and Lom Stark near Jesse W. Lazear's quarters, Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, circa 1900

 Item — Box 80: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 89
Identifier: P8089001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates: circa 1900

Ancient Theories of Causation of Fever by Mosquitoes, by Sir Henry A. Blake,  April 15, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02829001
Scope and Contents

This translation [from Sanskrit] of Blake's report details ancient references to yellow fever and transmission by mosquitos.

Dates:  April 15, 1905

Answers to questionnaire from Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 27, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 15
Identifier: 04715159
Scope and Contents

Tate gives detailed answers to the questions asked by Hench, including information about the main characters involved in the yellow fever experiments, details on the army nurses, and rumors around the camp.

Dates:  July 27, 1954

Article fragment:The Military Government of Cuba,  March, 1903

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 68
Identifier: 02668001
Scope and Contents

Wood gives a history of the American occupation in Cuba and discusses the yellow fever outbreak and consequent investigation by Reed and Lazear. Article appears in “The Annals of the American Academy.” Only pages 16 and 17 are included.

Dates:  March, 1903

Article on Camp Lazear Building No. 1, by Frank Carey,  June 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 04334001
Scope and Contents

Carey describes the history of Camp Lazear Building No. 1; as well as the efforts of Hench to preserve the structure.

Dates:  June 1950

Banana grove near Havana, Cuba,  1899

 Item — Box 81: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 17
Identifier: P8117001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  1899