Armed Forces

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Hemmeter gives a chronological account of all the work done by Carroll with regard to yellow fever, and includes a series of letters written by Carroll to his wife, to Walter Reed, and to several others. Hemmeter attempts to rectify what he sees as a lack of proper recognition or reward to Carroll and his family for the part he played in determining the cause of yellow fever.

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:...

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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.

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,...

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,...

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,...

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From left to right: Aristides Agramonte, Jesse W. Lazear, and James Carroll.

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From left to right: Aristides Agramonte, Jesse W. Lazear, and James Carroll.

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This is Moran's account of his experience with the Yellow Fever Commission as a human test subject.

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These five memorandums concern a missing letter, called the “Round Robin letter,” in which the 5th Army Corps general officers recommended that the Army be pulled from Cuba and sent north. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

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Dabney provides a chronology of Walter Reed's military service; from June 26, 1875 to April 3, 1900.

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Truby's memorandum and attached documents concern the marble bust of Walter Reed that was removed from the Smithsonian Institution and placed at the Walter Reed Army Hospital.

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Truby's recounts his memories of the yellow fever experiments, and his anger with Agramonte for making what he feels are unjustified claims.

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Truby states his opinion, with Kean's concurrence, regarding qualifications for inclusion in the yellow fever roll of honor. He refers to the paper written by Walter Reed et al., "The Etiology of Yellow Fever - A Preliminary Note," and he recommends A.S. Pinto not be included in the roll of honor.

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Dabney requests a copy of the Commanding Officer's letter acknowledging the Walter Reed Memorial Association's request to house the Reed bust at the hospital.

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Dabney provides Kean with a chronological listing of Reed's service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps.

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Moran is nominated for overseas duty.

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Kean lists the yellow fever experiment participants included in the Roll of Honor.

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Kean identifies people in a photograph of Lee's staff, from 1899. He cannot find some of his own papers and photographs that would help him with the identification.

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Hench reports to Army Surgeon General [Armstrong] on the impending memorialization of Camp Lazear and the participation of the U.S. Army and State Department in the ceremony. Additional items covered include the tentative date for the dedication, the correct names of the volunteers, the name to be given the memorial, American representatives at the dedication, financial support of the current project, and future improvement of the project by American financial support.