Social history
Found in 2404 Collections and/or Records:
The Board of Managers, Walter Reed Memorial Association, Washington, D.C., November 21, 1946
The building in Indianapolis where Walter Reed read his preliminary report on the etiology of yellow fever in October 1900, 1907
The Conduct of the Yellow Fever Campaign in Vera Cruz and the Second Yellow Fever Zone, July 30, 1922
Caldwell discusses his work in Vera Cruz and neighboring areas.
The Conduct of the Yellow Fever Campaign in Vera Cruz and the Second Yellow Fever Zone, 1921-1922, by Bert W. Caldwell, July 30, 1922
Caldwell reports on the Mexican yellow fever and antimalarial campaign, describing the cooperative efforts of the Mexicans and the Rockefeller Commission workers.
The Conquest of Yellow Fever -- An Illustrated Talk, by Philip Showalter Hench, January 31, 1955
Hench gives a history of yellow fever and the investigation done by Finlay.
The dedication of the bas-relief of Leonard Wood at the Camp Lazear National Monument, December 3, 1952
The Dedication of the 'Camp Lazear National Monument', Quemados de Marianao, Cuba, January 3, 1953
Hench provides a detailed account of the restoration and the dedication of Camp Lazear, as well as the social events following the ceremony. In two addendums he describes the Reed-Finlay controversy, Cuban newspaper articles on the dedication, and the political maneuvering involved in establishing the memorial.
The Easter Sunday Sunrise Service in the Amphitheater of the Walter Reed Hospital Grounds
,The Washington Star, April 15, 1928
Image of the Easter Sunday sunrise service in the amphitheater of the Walter Reed Hospital grounds.
The Establishment of a Settlement for Lepers, circa 1900-1930
The unknown author describes the settlement for lepers that Carter established in Panama.
The Historic Role of the Finca San Jose and Camp Lazear (Quemados de Marianao) in the Conquest of Yellow Fever by Carlos Finlay, Walter Reed, and Their Associates, by Philip Showalter Hench, December 3, 1952
The History of a Rose, by Emily B. Lawrence, 1867
Lawrence writes a story about a rose.
The last Spanish transport ship leaving Havana with the former Captain-General of Cuba, Ramon Blanco y Erenas, and his staff, January 1, 1899
The Late Major Walter Reed
,The New York Times, December 4, 1902
The Moral Equivalent
,The New York Times, March 11, 1928
The New Quarantine
,The Havana Post, September 17, 1908
The Pedroso Palace
, circa 1940
Cabrera writes about the history of the Pedroso Palace in Havana, Cuba.
The podium Carlos J. Finlay used to deliver his address to the Real Academia de Ciencias Medicas, Fisicas y Naturale on August 14, 1881, 1948
The Republic Remembers
,Medical Progress, by James E. Peabody, March 1928
Peabody gives a brief history of the Yellow Fever Commission and discusses the pensions to be granted to the yellow fever volunteers after the passing of the Copeland-Wainwright Bill.
The room in Indianapolis where Walter Reed read his preliminary report on the etiology of yellow fever in October 1900, circa 1900-1960
The Scientific Experiments in Cuba in 1900-1901 by the Walter Reed Board with Special Emphasis on the Cost of the Experiments to the United States Government, July 1, 1953
Truby, by examining the stubs of the checkbook used to disburse funds at Camp Lazear, analyzes the cost of the yellow fever experiments. He produces a figure of $6,500.