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Found in 214 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  August 12, 1874

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 01606001
Scope and Contents

Reed informs Lawrence that he is studying for the Medical Corps exam. He describes the exam, and offers his opinion of social engagements.

Dates:  August 12, 1874
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  March 13, 1876

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 15
Identifier: 01715001
Scope and Contents

Reed has not heard from Emilie Lawrence. He tells her he misses her, and reports on cases of measles at the base.

Dates:  March 13, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  March 30, 1876

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01719001
Scope and Contents

Reed studies Emilie Lawrence's French grammar. He assures her of his devotion. He visits Central Park, New York City.

Dates:  March 30, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  May 15, 1879

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 41
Identifier: 01741001
Scope and Contents

Reed arrives at Fort Apache. He describes his house, and relays news of their friends. He studies Spanish.

Dates:  May 15, 1879
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 5, 1879

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 47
Identifier: 01747001
Scope and Contents

Reed has photographs of his wife and son, and asks if they remember him. He gives news of their acquaintances and his Spanish studies.

Dates:  July 5, 1879
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 25, 1879

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 01750001
Scope and Contents

Reed has heard no word from Emilie Lawrence Reed regarding a necklace he sent her. He studies Spanish, and will take the medical exam when he returns. He gives news of the post commissary and their acquaintances.

Dates:  August 25, 1879
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to James Carroll,  September 30

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 39
Identifier: 02539001
Scope and Contents

Reed discusses Carroll's experiments, comments on Springer's involvement, and makes recommendations.

Dates:  September 30
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Laura Reed Blincoe,  September 21, 1882

 Item — Box 139: Series uva-lib:2231527, Folder: 10
Identifier: 13910001
Scope and Contents

Reed discusses finances, and offers advice on female health and education. He advocates against too much emphasis on academic excellence.

Dates:  September 21, 1882
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIII. Reed family additions

Letter from Walter Reed to Laura Reed Blincoe,  February 28, 1892

 Item — Box 139: Series uva-lib:2231527, Folder: 27
Identifier: 13927001
Scope and Contents

Reed provides details of his personal finances. He relates news of his family, and he makes comments about her children. He offers his opinion regarding the religious revival at his son's school

Dates:  February 28, 1892
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIII. Reed family additions

Letter from Walter Reed to the Surgeon General,  September 2, 1874

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 11
Identifier: 01611009
Scope and Contents

Reed acknowledges the receipt of the invitation to appear before Army Medical Examination Board. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  September 2, 1874
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Materials relating to Walter Reed's appearance before army examination board

Letter from Walter Reed to Theobald Smith,  December 5, 1893

 Item — Box 18: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 7
Identifier: 01807001
Scope and Contents

Reed requests the address of a fermentation tube manufacturer, as well as a copy of Smith's paper.

Dates:  December 5, 1893
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to [William C.] Borden,  March 15, 1894

 Item — Box 18: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01809001
Scope and Contents

Reed congratulates Borden on his paper about the fat cell.

Dates:  March 15, 1894
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from W.H. Hoffmann to George A. Kellogg,  March 2, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03909001
Scope and Contents

Hoffmann requests copies of the Cornwell painting to distribute to tropical disease specialists. He describes his years of yellow fever research and comments on the dangers of epidemic that still exist.

Dates:  March 2, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to J.H. Johnson,  July 27, 1911

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03001003
Scope and Contents

Gorgas declines the offer of the presidency of the University of Alabama.

Dates:  July 27, 1911
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to the offer of the Presidency of the University of Alabama to William Crawford Gorgas

Letter from William E. Deeks to Henry Rose Carter,  January 6, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01219001
Scope and Contents

Deeks solicits comments on his manuscript, which is intended to educate the public about malaria.

Dates:  January 6, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from William E. Deeks to Henry Rose Carter and notes by Henry Rose Carter on Deeks's manuscript

Letter from William G. Harrison to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  circa 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 4
Identifier: 03204002
Scope and Contents

Harrison thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for donating her husband's letter. He inquires if she has anything else she would like to contribute to the Vanderbilt University Medical School Museum.

Dates:  circa 1929
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from William G. Harrison to Emilie Lawrence Reed

Letter to the Directeur General du Bureau Sanitaire International de la Fondation Rockefeller,  June 6, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01124035
Scope and Contents

The writer thanks the Director for the serum shipments already received and requests more to be sent to him in Africa.

Dates:  June 6, 1923
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

Manuscript fragment:My Date with Walter Reed and Yellow Jack, by John J. Moran,  circa 1940-1960

 Item — Box 60: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 13
Identifier: 06013001
Scope and Contents

This partial manuscript of Moran's autobiography describes his early life, military career, service as a sanitary inspector under Gorgas in Panama, marriage, and business ventures. He discusses his relationship with Hench and their search for the actual site of Camp Lazear, as well as the difficulties stemming from the Reed-Finlay controversy. The section of the draft covering the yellow fever experiments is missing.

Dates:  circa 1940-1960
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Autobiographical manuscripts written by John J. Moran

Matriculation Certificate for Jesse W. Lazear, April 30, 1887

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 22
Identifier: 00122001
Scope and Contents

Lazear has graduated from Johns Hopkins University.

Dates: April 30, 1887
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Jesse W. Lazear university graduation materials

Medical certification for Jesse W. Lazear, August 9, 1892

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 63
Identifier: 00163001
Scope and Contents

Lazear has been entered in the Register of Physicians and Surgeons for New York County.

Dates: August 9, 1892
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear