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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1133 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Alberto Recio to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 22, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 41
Identifier: 03841001
Scope and Contents

Recio praises Hench for his historical research on the yellow fever story. He enthusiastically supports the memorialization of the Camp Lazear site and feels it will be greatly appreciated by future generations. He offers to enlist the support of high Cuban government officials.

Dates:  April 22, 1941

Letter from Alexander N. Stark to Auguste A. Nouel,  July 24, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 67
Identifier: 02067001
Scope and Contents

Stark reprimands Nouel for failing to properly handle a yellow fever outbreak at Pinar del Rio.

Dates:  July 24, 1900

Letter from Alexander N. Stark to James F. Presnell,  July 24, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 66
Identifier: 02066001
Scope and Contents

Stark reprimands Presnell for failing to properly handle a yellow fever outbreak at Pinar del Rio.

Dates:  July 24, 1900

Letter from Alexander N. Stark to Robert P. Cooke,  July 24, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 63
Identifier: 02063001
Scope and Contents

Stark reprimands Cooke for his handling of a yellow fever outbreak at Pinar del Rio.

Dates:  July 24, 1900

Letter from Aristides Agramonte to Dr. Santos,  February 22, 1912

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03006002
Scope and Contents

Strategy in application and nomination for Nobel Prize. In Spanish with an English translation.

Dates:  February 22, 1912

Letter from Aristides Agramonte to Jessie Daniel Ames,  May 27, 1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 41
Identifier: 03241002
Scope and Contents

Agramonte informs Mrs. Ames about her husband's actions and responsibilities with the yellow fever board in Cuba, enclosing answers to questions she has posed.

Dates:  May 27, 1930

Letter from Aristides Agramonte to the Surgeon General,  August 13, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 27
Identifier: 02627001
Scope and Contents

Agramonte forwards his contract of annulment with the U. S. Army and discusses reimbursement for mileage traveled since annulment. He also requests a certificate of non-indebtedness.

Dates:  August 13, 1902

Letter from A.S. von Mansfelde to Howard A. Kelly,  December 15, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 63
Identifier: 02863001
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Von Mansfelde agrees in principle with Kelly, but will not cease promoting Carroll. He suggests Kelly write the Secretary of Agriculture and Senator Dirk.

Dates:  December 15, 1906

Letter from C. H. Crane to Charles B. Byrne,  July 31, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 74
Identifier: 01674023
Scope and Contents

The Surgeon General has assigned Walter Reed to Willet's Point, New York Harbor for instructions in the duties of a Medical Officer.

Dates:  July 31, 1875

Letter from C. H. Crane to Walter Reed,  May 26, 1880

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 76
Identifier: 01776001
Scope and Contents

Crane informs Reed the Surgeon General will approve his request for a leave of absence.

Dates:  May 26, 1880

Letter from Carlos J. Finlay to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  September 21, 1908

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 32
Identifier: 06232001
Scope and Contents

Finlay outlines measures taken to ensure that a case of yellow fever, in Havana, does not develop into an epidemic.

Dates:  September 21, 1908

Letter from C.H. Bridges to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  March 5, 1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 35
Identifier: 03235001
Scope and Contents

Bridges informs Emilie Lawrence Reed that Walter Reed is listed on the Roll of Honor, published in the 1930 Army Register.

Dates:  March 5, 1930

Letter from C.H. Bridges to Jessie Daniel Ames,  November 19, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18
Identifier: 03218001
Scope and Contents

Bridges provides the official military record of Roger Ames' work in Cuba.

Dates:  November 19, 1929

Letter from Charles B. Byrne to the Surgeon General,  July 31, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 74
Identifier: 01674021
Scope and Contents

Byrne informs the Surgeon General that Reed will be assigned to Willets Point for instruction in the duties of a medical officer. Following instruction, a report is to be sent to the Military Division of the Atlantic. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  July 31, 1875

Letter from Charles E. Magoon to William Crawford Gorgas,  June 1, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 02812001
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Magoon writes about yellow fever cases in the Canal Zone. He makes an official offer of full financial and manpower support for Gorgas to eradicate the disease.

Dates:  June 1, 1905

Letter from C[harles] R. G[reenleaf] to Walter Reed,  July 1, 1887

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 84
Identifier: 01784003
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The original draft of Greenleaf's letter informs Reed that the treating of several pension cases each month does not warrant his being excused from performing that duty.

Dates:  July 1, 1887

Letter from C.R. Darnall to Commanding General of the Army Medical Center,  November 26, 1935

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 78
Identifier: 06278019
Scope and Contents

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

Dates:  November 26, 1935

Letter from David L. Edsall to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  January 12, 1925

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269007
Scope and Contents

Edsall thanks Kean for identifying Kissinger.

Dates:  January 12, 1925

Letter from Delia A. Lynch to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 13, 1942

 Item — Box 61: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 2
Identifier: 06102007
Scope and Contents

Lynch sends Hench a photograph of Pinto.

Dates:  April 13, 1942

Letter from E. L. Hamilton to Elihu Root,  October 25, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: 02401030
Scope and Contents

Hamilton requests that Root detail Walter Reed to attend a medical conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in order to present a paper on his yellow fever research. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  October 25, 1901