Mosquitoes

Kean describes Hench's visit to his house and admits that his memory is fading.

Kean encourages Kelly to support the pension bill with a letter to the Washington Post.

Kean expresses his disapproval of the claims made by Marie Gorgas' in her biography of William Crawford Gorgas.

Kean expresses his continued interest in the status of yellow fever investigations, experimentation on monkeys, and Carter's book on the history of yellow fever.

Kean criticizes the sketches for the Cornwell painting and discusses the anti-Reed sentiment in Cuba.

Kean describes the contributions and sacrifices that Lazear has made for science, and asks Sternberg to make a public statement about Lazear's death and his courage in life. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Kean comments on the Cornwell painting of the Reed Board and the distribution of proper credit between Reed and Finlay.

Kean recommends to Kissinger that her husband be moved to a veteran's hospital in Indianapolis.

Kean informs Carroll that efforts are being made for Carroll to receive some substantial recognition for his services with the Yellow Fever Commission. Included are notes by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Kean responds to Ames' inquiry about the pension bill and offers reasons why Roger Ames is not included.

Kean describes the 1900 Havana Finlay-Reed dinner, which celebrated the conclusive proof of Finlay's theory by Reed's work. He feels that Finlay has not received a fair share of the credit.

Kean expresses his disappointment in the competition between Cuba and America regarding the credit for the yellow fever work. According to Kean, it was Reed who demonstrated Finlay's theory and Gorgas who applied it.

[Kean] requests additional experiments using wire mesh as a mosquito control.

Kean refers to the Marie Gorgas and Hendrick biography of William Crawford Gorgas.

Kean requests supplemental information on Jesse Lazear's life, as well as information on Mabel Lazear and her children.

Kean compliments Ravenel on his review of the Gorgas biography and presents his own view of the errors in the book.

Kean discusses Russell's article on Gorgas and comments on the errors in the Marie Gorgas biography of her husband. Included is an autograph note by Kean.

Kean writes about his rationale for remaining as Post Surgeon at Columbia Barracks instead of taking position at Fort McHenry, Baltimore. He comments on the lasting value of Reed's work.

Kean discusses the health of friends back in the United States. He includes a satirical paragraph on the health of acquaintances.

Kean informs Nogueira that there were no deaths through human experimentation at Camp Lazear. However, Andrus caused Reed great anxiety because he had a severe case of yellow fever.