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Comstock describes possible yellow fever cases to Howland. All involve foreigners in Brazil.

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Kent provides the dates of Walter Reed's attendance at the University of Virginia, as well as other biographical references.

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Baker writes that he is sending Truby a copy of his yellow fever experiences.

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Christopher Reed provides a story of young Walter Reed in Brooklyn, where he was frustrated by malpractice in the medical profession.

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Christopher Reed gives his account of Walter Reed's childhood.

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Hepler provides family news.

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Kean is unable to accept the invitation to attend the ceremonies honoring the heroes of the conquest of yellow fever.

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Kean harshly criticizes Standlee's manuscript and states the reasons for her opinions. She includes a detailed list of corrections for the Standlee manuscript.

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Kean writes Hench about her interactions with Standlee who is writing a biography of Reed. She encloses a copy of the letter she sent to Standlee, critiquing Standlee's manuscript. She mentions that Love is not happy with the way Standlee is writing of Reed.

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Kean encloses three letters for Hench to read.

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Kean expresses appreciation to Mary and Philip Hench for an enjoyable evening. She informs them that Jefferson Randolph Kean is in the hospital but improving.

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On behalf of the Walter Reed Memorial Association, Darnall requests that the Reed bust be kept in its present place at Walter Reed Hospital.

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Gray requests Mabel Lazear's opinion regarding an offer to purchase Lazear property in Pittsburgh.

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McEwen thanks Hench for the detailed information regarding Reed's diplomas and the dates of his time in college. He informs Hench that Reed's children are unable to attend the University's events celebrating the centennial of their father's birth.

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Withington mentions the publication of a third series of paintings entitled "Pioneers of American Medicine." Withington suggests a meeting in order to discuss this series. He requests information on Walter Reed.

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Ramos approves of Hench's idea of adding a public health facility to the memorial. He also discusses friends who are currently at the Mayo Clinic.

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Jaime approves of Cornwell's painting, "Conquerors of Yellow Fever."

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Armstrong thanks Hench for sending him a copy of his address on Lazear, given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College. He congratulates him on finding the true site of Camp Lazear and his efforts to erect a memorial on the site.

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Armstrong sends copies of the Walter Reed filmstrip and pamphlets of "Health Through the Ages" and "Walter Reed" to Hench.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...