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Mosquitoes

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 991 Collections and/or Records:

Memorandum from Henry Rose Carter,  circa 1924

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 37
Identifier: 01137011
Scope and Contents

Carter comments on Williamson's manuscript, entitled "The Use of Fish for the Control of Mosquitoes."

Dates:  circa 1924
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 Dr. Williamson with comments onThe Use of Fish for Mosquito Control, by Williamson

Memorandum from Henry Rose Carter,  July 31, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 5
Identifier: 01205001
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Carter comments on Muhlens' paper about regional variations in the mosquito's relation to the malaria parasite.

Dates:  July 31, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Memorandum from Henry Rose Carter and Joseph A. LePrince, February 15, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 6
Identifier: 00806001
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Carter and LePrince discuss a mosquito control project and the incidence of malaria to be expected.

Dates: February 15, 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Memorandum from [Henry Rose Carter] to Assistant Surgeon-General Trask, June 2, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 3
Identifier: 00803039
Scope and Contents

[Carter] outlines the roles of Griffitts, LePrince, and von Ezdorf in work involving impounded waters.

Dates: June 2, 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Memorandum from Henry Rose Carter to James A. Haynes, February 20, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 61
Identifier: 00761001
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Carter discusses his role in the prevention of yellow fever and malaria in South Carolina.

Dates: February 20, 1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Memorandum from Henry Rose Carter to [Michael E. Connor],  circa April 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01025007
Scope and Contents

Carter suggests revision to Connor's paper about the biology of the mosquito vector.

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

Memorandum from [Henry Rose Carter] to William E. Deeks,  May 11, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 1
Identifier: 01201007
Scope and Contents

Carter suggests topics for a possible paper.

Dates:  May 11, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Memorandum from J.F. Siler to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  September 12, 1927

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 71
Identifier: 06271009
Scope and Contents

Siler comments on Kean's defense of Finlay.

Dates:  September 12, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Memorandum from L.O. Howard,  circa 1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 49
Identifier: 03249001
Scope and Contents

Howard reflects on his lifetime of work with mosquitoes. He includes a transcript of a January 13, 1901 letter from Walter Reed describing the success of Reed's experiments. A transcript of a February 20, 1902 letter from Ronald Ross discusses Ross' work in Africa.

Dates:  circa 1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Memorandum from Robin Lampson,  December 14, 1937

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 80
Identifier: 06280009
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Lampson solicits information about Gorgas for an upcoming book on the conquest of yellow fever.

Dates:  December 14, 1937
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Memorandum from T.H.D. Griffitts to G.H. Hazlehurst,  1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 10
Identifier: 01210001
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Griffitts discusses vegetation and mosquito larvae in 14 different ponds in the Cherokee Basin.

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

Memorandum on infective properties of yellow fever,  circa 1900-1925

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01324003
Scope and Contents

[Carter] discusses the infective properties of yellow fever and the influence of his work on Reed and Lazear.

Dates:  circa 1900-1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Miscellaneous notes and papers relating to Henry Rose Carter, malaria, and yellow fever

Memorandum to Michael E. Connor,  circa 1900-1925

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 01331015
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The writer discusses endemic centers of yellow fever and the origin of the disease.

Dates:  circa 1900-1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Undated correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Method of the Spread of Yellow Fever,  April 15, 1908

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 36
Identifier: 02936001
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Gorgas presents an article to the Canal Zone Medical Association on work done in Cuba and Panama to eradicate yellow fever.

Dates:  April 15, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military History of Major Walter Reed,  June 2, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 45
Identifier: 02645006
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Surgeon General's Records listing military and personal history for Reed until June 2, 1902.

Dates:  June 2, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Histories of Major Walter Reed's military career

Military orders for the Cuban People,  July 9, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02513001
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Circular #2, written in both English and Spanish, shows that the mosquito is responsible for the spread of disease, in particular yellow fever. The author outlines the necessary precautions that must be taken to prevent the spread of diseases by the mosquito. A summary of other Circulars regarding the spread of diseases is also included. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  July 9, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders regarding measures to prevent the spread of yellow fever and malaria at military bases,  April 27, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 63
Identifier: 02463001
Scope and Contents

In Circular #5, Scott specifies how to prevent the spread of yellow fever and malaria at military posts by controlling mosquitoes, and instructs physicians how to monitor possible yellow fever patients.

Dates:  April 27, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Military orders regarding Philippi Caldas and Angel Bellingaghi,  August 1, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18
Identifier: 02518001
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These letters and supporting documents concern the request by Caldas and Bellingaghi to demonstrate their yellow fever serum. Included are translations from original Spanish letters and recommendations from Caldas and Tellez. Havard requests a medical commission to examine these claims. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  August 1, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters and military orders relating to Philippi Caldas and his yellow fever serus

Military orders regarding precautionary measures against mosquitoes,  December 21, 1900

 Item — Box 23: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02313003
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General Orders #6 states that the mosquito is responsible for malaria, yellow fever, and filarial infection, and that all military posts should take every precaution to eradicate the mosquito. A handwritten note states that Kean wrote up this order in the absence of Havard. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  December 21, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Circulars and military orders concerning detection of yellow fever and prevention of disease

Military orders regarding precautionary measures against mosquitoes,  December 21, 1900

 Item — Box 22: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 51
Identifier: 02251001
Scope and Contents

General Orders #6 states that the mosquito is responsible for malaria, yellow fever, and filarial infection, and that all military posts should take every precaution to eradicate the mosquito. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  December 21, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed