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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Mosquitoes

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 991 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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

A Resume of the Anti-Malarial Operations at Cristobal-Colon from 1917 to 1922, by J.L. Byrd,  1922

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 11
Identifier: 01111002
Scope and Contents

Byrd's paper discusses the control of mosquito breeding as the most effective way to reduce the incidence of malaria.

Dates:  1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from J.L. Byrd to Henry Rose Carter with report

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Newspaper clippings relating to the death of Walter Reed and work of Jesse W. Lazear

Abstract forSuggestions for Developing a Campaign to Control Yellow Fever, by M.E. Connor,  1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 42
Identifier: 01242002
Scope and Contents

Connor's article concerns yellow fever control by an anti-mosquito campaign.

Dates:  1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Article abstracts relating to yellow fever

Abstract of article on yellow fever, by Henry Rose Carter,  circa 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 01112002
Scope and Contents

Carter's abstract summarizes the yellow fever article in Nelson Loose Leaf Medicine.

Dates:  circa 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Letter from Henry Rose Carter to M.B. Crowell with article abstract

Abstract:The Relation of Malaria to Altitude, by C.A. Gill,  October, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 20
Identifier: 01120001
Scope and Contents

Gill discusses the relation between malaria and altitude.

Dates:  October, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Additions to an article in theMilitary Surgeon,  October 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 38
Identifier: 03138001
Scope and Contents

The writer corrects the date of the commencement of mosquito eradication in Havana.

Dates:  October 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Philip Showalter Hench's questions for Jefferson Randolph Kean and Kean's answers

Albert E. Truby's answers for a questionnaire from Philip Showalter Hench concerning Truby's book,  February 1947

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 12
Identifier: 06412043
Scope and Contents

Truby adds more information to the answers he supplied for Hench's questionnaire. Truby believes Lambert is trying to discredit him because he didn't support the inclusion of Lambert and Ames on the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.

Dates:  February 1947
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Albert E. Truby's answers for a questionnaire from Philip Showalter Hench concerning Truby's book

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Ancient Theories of Causation of Fever by Mosquitoes, by Sir Henry A. Blake,  April 15, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02829001
Scope and Contents

This translation [from Sanskrit] of Blake's report details ancient references to yellow fever and transmission by mosquitos.

Dates:  April 15, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Anopheles and Sea Water. Observations on the Development of A. Quadrimaculatus, by T.H.D. Griffitts,  circa 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 01007001
Scope and Contents

Griffitts reports on the breeding of Anopheles in salt water, mainly in Virginia.

Dates:  circa 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Philip Showalter Hench's interview with Paul L. Tate and related materials

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letter from Catherine E. Lazear to William Houston Lazear with clipping and pamphlet

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

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from Aristides Agramonte to Jessie Daniel Ames with enclosed questionnaire

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

A.S. Pinto's recollections of the yellow fever experiments,  circa 1900-1960

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 12
Identifier: 06512001
Scope and Contents

Pinto describes Reed's use of mosquitoes acquired from Finlay and the first experiments with volunteers.

Dates:  circa 1900-1960
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Miscellaneous notes and correspondence

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Obituaries of Henry Rose Carter

Bill from the Georgia State Assembly, circa 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 1
Identifier: 00901003
Scope and Contents

This bill is meant to regulate the impounding of water.

Dates: circa 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Papers on impounded waters