Mosquitoes

Hench sends Kellogg photographs to be used by Cornwell for changes to the yellow fever painting. He discusses Clara Maass, the Cubans' representation of Finlay's work, and a need for two versions of the painting to please both Americans and Cubans.

Hench informs Kellogg he will not be able to lecture in Philadelphia, as he expects to go on active military duty soon. He discusses the latest Cornwell painting unveiling ceremony. Hench also comments on Pinto's role in the yellow fever experiments.

Hench hopes that Strode, or one of his Rockefeller Foundation associates, will attend the Camp Lazear dedication. In his speech Hench plans to credit Finlay with the mosquito theory and Reed with its proof.

Hench supplies details and references on the yellow fever experiments, correcting errors in the film strip Hallock prepared for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Hench writes to Redd about Carter's influence on Lazear and Reed in relation to the mosquito theory of yellow fever transmission. He seeks Carter correspondence to document this influence, and believes Lazear was more supportive of the mosquito theory than Reed, who intended to fully test the bacterial theory first.

Hench questions Keeling about the transcript of Reed's Indianapolis lecture, in 1900, that Keeling has found. Hench wants to know if the one Keeling found includes more information than Hench's copy, or if it may be Reed's actual manuscript copy.

Hench requests permission to study Kean's diary in depth. He poses a large number of questions concerning yellow fever work.

Hench will send Kean additional reprints of the Wyeth painting. He comments on the discovery, at the New York Academy of Medicine, of a notebook believed to belong to Lazear. He wonders if Carroll's son sold it to the Academy.

Hench inquires about the claims made by Sternberg that he wanted the Yellow Fever Commission to conduct research on the mosquito theory and use human experimentation. Hench thinks that Reed was annoyed with these claims.

Hench appreciates the list of documents Jessie Ames sent to him. He poses specific questions about her husband's role in the yellow fever experiments and inquires about old fever charts and carbon copies of various letters.

Hench requests information on the Dean Memorial Bridge.

Hench provides Gibson, who is publishing a biography of Sternberg, an overview of his Reed research. Hench offers his opinion of the relationship between Sternberg and Reed. Hench lists several important parts of the yellow fever story that remain in doubt and hopes that either he or Gibson might find the answers.

Hench comments on details in Wood's manuscript of her book on Reed. He reflects on the difficulties in planning his own book.

Hench comments on Wood's manuscript. He hopes that she will acknowledge the Reeds in her foreword.

Hench discusses the controversy between Kissinger and Moran, which centers on who first volunteered for the yellow fever experiments. He feels the truth will never be known, and advises Wood not to reopen the matter.

Hench is excited that Johnson might be able to interest the U.S. State Department in his plan to memorialize Camp Lazear. He feels that this would be an excellent and real opportunity to foster Pan-American solidarity. Hench estimates it would cost about $25,000 to do all he has planned.

Hench discusses efforts to discover the date and circumstances of the Americans' visit to Finlay to acquire mosquitoes for research use. To this end, he requests permission to borrow Carter's book of Finlay's collected works that contains a marginal note on this subject.

Hench is trying to locate correspondence between L.O. Howard and the yellow fever investigators at various U.S. government agencies. He inquires if Lucy Howard has any of her father's papers at the family home.

Hench informs Howard that he has a large file of letters between her father and Reed and Carroll but is still searching for more, especially between Howard and Lazear.

Hench continues his critique of Standlee's manuscript on Walter Reed, making detailed observations based on his research into the yellow fever experiments.