Mosquitoes

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King honors Carroll and others. He lays emphasis on his contribution to national health. He supports a pension.

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Kean discusses the “warfare” against the mosquito.

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Carter discusses the sanitary issues surrounding yellow fever.

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Peabody discusses yellow fever work dating back to 1897, with particular emphasis on the work done in Cuba, in 1900 and 1901, by Reed and the Yellow Fever Commission.

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...

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This article discusses mosquito control efforts in Panama around the Canal Zone.

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Carter describes locations where yellow fever is present and discusses the chance of the disease spreading to non-infected areas of the world, mainly by ship.

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Caldwell discusses his work in Vera Cruz and neighboring areas.

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Caldwell reports on the Mexican yellow fever and antimalarial campaign, describing the cooperative efforts of the Mexicans and the Rockefeller Commission workers.

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Hench gives a history of yellow fever and the investigation done by Finlay.

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Summary of Hench's research and trip to Havana, Cuba, with various autograph notes, memorandum, and addendum.

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Summary of Hench's research and trip to Havana, Cuba, with various autograph notes, memorandum, and addendum.

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:...

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Hench provides a detailed account of the restoration and the dedication of Camp Lazear, as well as the social events following the ceremony. In two addendums he describes the Reed-Finlay controversy, Cuban newspaper articles on the dedication, and the political maneuvering involved in establishing the memorial.

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Carter describes the effect of impounded water level variation on the control of Anopheles breeding, reviewing work done by himself and others in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Alabama.

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Reed presents this report on yellow fever to the American Public Health Association.

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Warner's article describes her role in the yellow fever experiments and how to best care for yellow fever patients. An autograph note follows the text and calls the piece a "pure fabrication as to her part."

Scope and Contents In this speech, delivered at the dedication of Camp Lazear, Hench stresses the Cuban-American cooperation underlying the conquest of yellow fever. He discusses the Havana Yellow Fever Commission of 1879 and the choice of the Finca San Jose as an experimental site because of its yellow fever immunity. He describes Finlay's mosquito hypothesis and experiments, and the lack of support for his theory. Hench then outlines the work of Lazear and the Reed Commission, quotes Reed and Finlay, and...

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:...

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[Hanson] suggests details for Dunn's investigation of mosquitoes.