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Found in 1156 Collections and/or Records:

A Hero from the Ranks,Outlook,  June 29, 1907

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 85
Identifier: 02885001
Scope and Contents

The article, which appeared in "Outlook," outlines Kissinger's contribution to the yellow fever work and appeals for financial contributions for his care.

Dates:  June 29, 1907

A Memorial Project: The Preservation of Camp Lazear, by Philip Showalter Hench,  November 21, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04117001
Scope and Contents

Hench reports to the Reed Memorial Association board on the Finlay-Reed controversy and the ongoing attempt to memorialize Camp Lazear.

Dates:  November 21, 1946

A Memorial Project: The Preservation of Camp Lazear, by Philip Showalter Hench,  November 21, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04117009
Scope and Contents

Hench reports to the Reed Memorial Association board on the Finlay-Reed controversy and the ongoing attempt to memorialize Camp Lazear.

Dates:  November 21, 1946

A World Benefactor,The Baltimore Sun,  December 23, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 53
Identifier: N2653005
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:  December 23, 1902

Addendum: The Significance of Cuba's Memorial at Camp Lazear (Havana) and The Importance of the Official American (Diplomatic) Participation in the Dedication,  circa 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04603024
Scope and Contents

Hench explains to Secretary of State Acheson the work of Finlay and the Yellow Fever Commission, the Finlay-Reed controversy, the rediscovery and eventual memorialization of Camp Lazear, and the significance of Ambassador Beaulac's actions in facilitating American participation at the dedication.

Dates:  circa 1953

Albert E. Truby's answers for a questionnaire from Philip Showalter Hench,  June 30, 1946

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 9
Identifier: 06409042
Scope and Contents

Truby discusses the Yellow Fever Commission in response to Hench's questionnaire.

Dates:  June 30, 1946

Ancient Theories of Causation of Fever by Mosquitoes, by Henry A. Blake,  1905

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 30
Identifier: 01130001
Scope and Contents

Blake discusses ancient theories involving yellow fever and mosquitoes.

Dates:  1905

Andrus is Dead; 'Guinea Pig' for Yellow Fever,  May 3, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 6
Identifier: N5806001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series VI. Alphabetical files primarily consists of materials that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1860 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from 1940 to 1956. All of these items have been arranged thematically into biographical files. Each file contains materials created by or relating to people who were either involved with the yellow fever experiments or aided Philip Showalter...
Dates:  May 3, 1942

Answers to questionnaire from Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 27, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 15
Identifier: 04715159
Scope and Contents

Tate gives detailed answers to the questions asked by Hench, including information about the main characters involved in the yellow fever experiments, details on the army nurses, and rumors around the camp.

Dates:  July 27, 1954

Anti-Malarial Measures for Farmhouses,Boston Evening Transcript, February 19, 1913

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 54
Identifier: N0454002
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates: February 19, 1913

Are Our Heroes of Peace Neglected?,Richmond Times-Dispatch,  November 3, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18
Identifier: N2918001
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:  November 3, 1907

Aristides Agramonte's answers to questions propounded by Jessie Daniel Ames,  May 27, 1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 41
Identifier: 03241001
Scope and Contents

Agramonte answers Mrs. Ames' questions concerning her husband's actions and responsibilities with the yellow fever board in Cuba.

Dates:  May 27, 1930

Article on Camp Lazear Building No. 1, by Frank Carey,  June 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 04334001
Scope and Contents

Carey describes the history of Camp Lazear Building No. 1; as well as the efforts of Hench to preserve the structure.

Dates:  June 1950

Background of Events,  October 6, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 29
Identifier: N1229011
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates:  October 6, 1925

Biographical notes on Henry Rose Carter, October 31, 1912

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 52
Identifier: 00752001
Scope and Contents

This is a detailed account of Carter's public health work and associated study of yellow fever.

Dates: October 31, 1912

Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed kissing the Cuban Ambassador Aurelio F. Concheso after receiving the Carlos J. Finlay Order of Merit, Havana, Cuba,  April 29, 1954

 Item — Box 88: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 9
Identifier: P8809001
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,...
Dates:  April 29, 1954

Board Says Caldas Serum is Failure,The Havana Post,  August 29, 1901

 Item — Box 143: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 44
Identifier: N1434407
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates:  August 29, 1901

Book reviews forWilliam Crawford Gorgas: His Life and WorkinThe Panama Times,  circa 1925

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 65
Identifier: 03065001

Booklet published by the Walter Reed Memorial Association,  circa 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 56
Identifier: 02656001
Scope and Contents

This booklet contains extracts and resolutions honoring Walter Reed furnished by various individuals and institutions.

Dates:  circa 1902