Social history

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This memorandum contains Manuel Perez Beato's translated responses concerning Camp Columbia.

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Kerr reports on cooperation with the International Health Commission and discusses steps to be taken in eradication of malaria.

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Hench details his efforts to review Carroll's papers, held by George S.H. Carroll.

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Hench summarizes his research on the Yellow Fever Commission and sends Ramos his report concerning the true site of Camp Lazear.

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Sweeney reports to Keeling on the material he has found concerning Reed's presentation, in 1900, to the American Public Health Association meeting, in Indianapolis.

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Keys does not think that most of Reed's books offered for sale are valuable, except for one written by Holmes. He offers to contact book dealers for pricing information. However, Keys feels that Reed's autograph should increase the value of a book.

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The writer discusses endemic centers of yellow fever and the origin of the disease.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...

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Gorgas presents an article to the Canal Zone Medical Association on work done in Cuba and Panama to eradicate yellow fever.

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,...

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Godfrey is commended for his courageous act during a fire at Fort Apache, Arizona. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Sutherland asks Reed if a local physician can be employed to provide medical care to the garrison and Indian prisoners during Reed's leave of absence. The letter and military endorsements are dated from July 18, 1890 to August 18, 1890. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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This documents records the deliberations of the Reed Memorial Association. Special attention is paid to the centennial of Reed's birth.

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The Walter Reed Memorial Association Board expresses regret to [Laura Armistead Carter] Stitt upon the death of her husband, Board member E.R. Stitt. The Board reviews the plan to place a plaque in the building where Reed died and sets a tentative date for Hench and Truby to install the plaque. Board members agree to raise monthly support of Mrs. Reed by $50.00.

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This document records a decision to republish the reports of Reed, Finlay, and others relating to the transmission of yellow fever via mosquitos. The minutes also list payments made to Blossom Reed and to various florists for Ireland's funeral flowers and for a wreath presented at the Camp Lazear dedication.

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The minutes of the Walter Reed Memorial Association board cover organizational business.

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These minutes of the Walter Reed Memorial Association board cover organizational business.

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,...

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,...

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The author analyzes the death rates of Cubans from malaria and yellow fever.