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Found in 1156 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from J.B. Harper to Mabel H. Lazear, December 1, 1930
Harper informs Mabel Lazear that her annuity will now be paid by the Veterans' Bureau.
Letter from J.C. Perry to Henry Rose Carter, May 25, 1920
Perry grants Carter a leave of absence.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, April 20, 1936
Kean inquires about Truby's recollections of the circumstances of Lazear's contraction of yellow fever. He informs Truby that the Cubans intended to memorialize the room at Las Animas where Lazear was said to have been bitten. Kean informed them that this was not true.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, May 22, 1936
Kean thanks Truby for his kind words, and for supporting the "true" story of the yellow fever experiments.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, November 18, 1936
Kean describes the centennial celebration of the Army Medical Library and his award of the Order of Finlay from the Cuban Government.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, circa October 2, 1941
Kean informs Hench that Truby's book will be published by the S.G.O. He also discusses various people who were or were not in Cuba during the yellow fever experiments.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Aristides Agramonte, May 9, 1928
Kean sends Agramonte a Congressional committee report on the yellow fever pension bill and gives his opinion in regards to compensation amounts. Kean also comments on the Rockefeller Foundation yellow fever work in West Africa.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Aristides Agramonte, January 30, 1929
Kean relates news of the pension bill and notes the recognition of Agramonte's work in the bill.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Aristides Agramonte, August 22, 1929
Kean inquires about Agramonte's father and explains the delay of Agramonte's medal and pension, approved in February 1929.
Letter from [Jefferson Randolph Kean] to C. H. Ellis, June 18, 1909
[Kean] informs Ellis about the military service of John R. Kissinger and gives details of Kissinger's participation in the yellow fever experiments. Included is a note by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Caroline Latimer, circa January 28, 1903
Kean encourages Kelly to support the pension bill with a letter to the Washington Post.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Charles Edward Magoon, October 31, 1907
Kean sends Magoon the report of the Chief Sanitary Officer of Cuba for the past year and comments extensively on sanitation and the yellow fever.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to David L. Edsall, January 9, 1925
Kean confirms that Kissinger was a volunteer in the yellow fever experiments.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Domingo F. Ramos, November 22, 1944
Kean discusses Finlay's mosquito theory and Reed's research.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Frank R. McCoy, January 11, 1932
Kean congratulates McCoy on his appointment to Manchuria and comments on Hagedorn's biography of Leonard Wood.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to George A. Kellogg, March 27, 1941
Kean criticizes the sketches for the Cornwell painting and discusses the anti-Reed sentiment in Cuba.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Howard A. Kelly, August 16, 1906
Kean argues that Carroll deserves more recognition for his service. The last page includes Kelly's reply, dated September 10, 1906. Kelly writes that he will help to secure cooperation of Congressmen and write an article in support of Congressional action on behalf of the survivors and their families.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Howard A. Kelly, December 27, 1902
Kean discusses a strategy to lobby Congress to approve a pension for Emilie Lawrence Reed.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Howard A. Kelly, January 11, 1903
Kean solicits support for pension bills in Congress. He discusses biographical essays on Walter Reed by himself and Kelly.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Jessie Daniel Ames, March 21, 1929
Kean responds to Ames' inquiry about the pension bill and offers reasons why Roger Ames is not included.