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Found in 2404 Collections and/or Records:

Yellow Fever and Quarantine,The New York Times,  September 3, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 33
Identifier: N2533001
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:...
Dates:  September 3, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Yellow Fever: Fifth Zone, North West Coast of Mexico, 1919-1922,  January 1, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 16
Identifier: 01016002
Scope and Contents

This is a detailed report on yellow fever work in Mexico. Topics discussed include: the history of yellow fever in the area, recent epidemics and public health efforts at mosquito control and vaccination.

Dates:  January 1, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter with report

Yellow Fever: Hearing before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Part 1,  April 11, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 51
Identifier: 03151001
Scope and Contents

This document contains discussion regarding the placement of names of individuals involved in the yellow fever experiments on the rolls of the war department and providing pensions to the survivors or widows of those involved. Support for the bill includes statements by Peabody, Ireland, Kean, and representatives from Congress and the Smithsonian.

Dates:  April 11, 1928
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Yellow Fever in Ceara,  circa 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01004005
Scope and Contents

[Hackett's] report to the International Health Board traces the history of yellow fever in Ceara, Brazil. The report includes mortality records and clinical records of cases among Americans and Europeans.

Dates:  circa 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter