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Mosquitoes

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 991 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from G. Jameson Carr to Laura Armistead Carter,  August 28, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 27
Identifier: 01227020
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Carr expresses his admiration for Henry Carter.

Dates:  August 28, 1925

Letter from George A. Kellogg to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 21, 1941

 Item — Box 59: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 6
Identifier: 05906069
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Kellogg reports on his visit with Andrus and notes suggestions Andrus made for the Cornwell painting.

Dates:  March 21, 1941

Letter from George H. Torney to the Director of the Yellow Fever Bureau,  December 7, 1912

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03012001
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Torney reports that Agramonte has requested that a statement published in the Yellow Fever Bureau Bulletin be corrected. Torney explains how he believes the apparent injustice occurred, and requests the correction on behalf of the Office of the Surgeon General.

Dates:  December 7, 1912

Letter from George Miller Sternberg to Walter Reed,  November 17, 1900

 Item — Box 22: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 4
Identifier: 02204001
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Sternberg forwards Reed's paper for peer review. He agrees that the inoculation experiments must continue in order to provide scientific proof. He recommends that a search for the yellow fever parasite should begin.

Dates:  November 17, 1900

Letter from George Parker to Henry Rose Carter,  December 5, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01004015
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Parker discusses his formula to compute economic losses due to malaria.

Dates:  December 5, 1922

Letter from George Parker to Henry Rose Carter,  March 16, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01022017
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Parker describes his malaria education efforts.

Dates:  March 16, 1923

Letter from George W. Wingate to Howard A. Kelly,  July 15, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931033

Letter from Gustaf E. Lambert to Albert E. Truby,  January 18, 1946

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 5
Identifier: 06405071
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Lambert expresses great disappointment for the lack of recognition, in Truby's book, of his work at the yellow fever camp.

Dates:  January 18, 1946

Letter from Gustaf E. Lambert to Albert E. Truby,  February 4, 1950

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501106
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Lambert promotes the work that Ames did in caring for yellow fever patients during the experiments. He thinks Ames did not get the recognition due him. He also points out that he, Lambert, was the only one who volunteered to care for patients.

Dates:  February 4, 1950

Letter from Gustaf E. Lambert to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 11, 1955

 Item — Box 49: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04903011
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Lambert finds fault with the movie Yellow Jack, and criticizes Carroll and Agramonte while praising Ames.

Dates:  January 11, 1955

Letter from Gustaf E. Lambert to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 23, 1956

 Item — Box 49: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04907024
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Lambert wants help to get a bill introduced to honor Ames. Lambert is willing to renounce his claim for recognition if he fails to prove to the Senate committee the importance of Ames.

Dates:  May 23, 1956

Letter from H. M. Smith to Henry Rose Carter, March 4, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764030
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List of fish best suited for stocking ponds of Hydro-Electric Plants.

Dates: March 4, 1915

Letter from H. R. Carter to Laura Eugenia Hook Carter, October 7, 1914

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 59
Identifier: 00759019
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Hopes to finish the clean up work early; received galley proof of his lectures.

Dates: October 7, 1914

Letter from Harold M. Randall to Robert F. Woodward,  October 19, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04724011
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Randall clarifies that it was the Venezuelans, not the French, who tried to get Beauperthuy credit for discovering that the mosquito transmitted yellow fever. The XIV International Congress of the History of Medicine passed a resolution in favor of Finlay.

Dates:  October 19, 1954

Letter from Harold Seidelin to Henry Rose Carter, May 18, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764049
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Seidelin thanks Carter for a reprint on impounded waters and malaria. He expresses disappointment about the lack of support by others for his work.

Dates: May 18, 1915

Letter from Harry Clemons to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 14, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03807009
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Clemons expresses gratitude for receiving Hench's card and various newspaper clippings. He requests a copy of Hench's speech delivered at the Lazear Building dedication.

Dates:  March 14, 1941

Letter from Harvey P. Barret to Henry Rose Carter, April 8, 1918

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 00813010
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Barret informs Carter that Aedes Canadensis mosquitoes do feed on humans.

Dates: April 8, 1918

Letter from Helen Chapman to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  May 31, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03122016
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This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

Dates:  May 31, 1927

Letter from Henry Hanson to Commandante A. Herrera, June 25, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912005
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Hanson criticizes Peruvian officials for undermining yellow fever work.

Dates: June 25, 1921

Letter from Henry Hanson to Direccion de Salubridad,  May 18, 1921

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 59
Identifier: 03059037
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Hanson requests an increase of funds. He discusses his dealings with local authorities and steamship companies.

Dates:  May 18, 1921