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Mosquitoes

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 991 Collections and/or Records:

Translation [from Spanish] of speech by Alberto Recio for the inauguration of Parque Lazear in Cuba,  December 3, 1952

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04603017
Scope and Contents

Recio' speech details the experiments of the Yellow Fever Commission at Camp Lazear and praises Finlay for first proposing the mosquito theory. He describes Hench's research and the actions taken by the Board of Patrons in creating the memorial.

Dates:  December 3, 1952

Translation [from Spanish] of speech by Antonio D. Albertini, September 28, 1936

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 76
Identifier: 00476001
Scope and Contents

Albertini memorializes Jesse W. Lazear and Clara Maass.

Dates: September 28, 1936

Translation of an article fromThe Lucha,  November 19, 1900

 Item — Box 23: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 16
Identifier: 02316004
Scope and Contents

The article describes the connection between the mosquito and yellow fever.

Dates:  November 19, 1900

Trinity Hall Closing Day: Tablet Unveiled in Memory of the Late Jesse William Lazear, M.D., circa 1901

 Item — Box 3: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 67
Identifier: N0367001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates: circa 1901

Trying to Reward a Great Hero,  May 4, 1910

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 74
Identifier: N2974001
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:...
Dates:  May 4, 1910

Unveiling of Tablet at Reed's Birthplace,Richmond Times-Dispatch,  December 13, 1903

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 9
Identifier: N2709001
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:...
Dates:  December 13, 1903

Victory Over Disease Justifies Spanish War Cost of $1,148,000,000,The World,  February 26, 1911

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 80
Identifier: N2980001
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:...
Dates:  February 26, 1911

Vindicating Finlay's Glory,Sanidad y Beneficencia, Boletin Oficialby Jorge LeRoy y Cassa [translated from Spanish],  February 1927

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 71
Identifier: 06271010
Scope and Contents

LeRoy y Cassa defends Finlay against the claims of the Rockefeller Foundation and others. He refers to Marie Gorgas and Burton J. Hendrick's biography of William Crawford Gorgas.

Dates:  February 1927

Vivimos de Milagro; La Habana-Intervenida-en 1901,La Discusion,  February 8, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 36
Identifier: N2436001
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:...
Dates:  February 8, 1901

Walter Reed - A Memoir, by Wesley C. Cox,  December 20, 1935

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 41
Identifier: 03341002
Scope and Contents

Cox's lecture includes a biography of Walter Reed and a detailed description of the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  December 20, 1935

Walter Reed & Yellow Fever. Chronology of the Yellow Fever Work in Cuba,  circa 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 61
Identifier: 02561001
Scope and Contents

This is an outline, organized chronologically, of Kean's experience with the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  circa 1901

Walter Reed and Yellow Fever: Chronology of the Yellow Fever Work in Cuba 1899 and 1900 and Personal Experiences, by Jefferson Randolph Kean,  June 12, 1929

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 83
Identifier: 06283006
Scope and Contents

Kean chronologically lists the events related to yellow fever in Cuba, for Hagedorn.

Dates:  June 12, 1929

Walter Reed and Yellow Fever,Boston Evening Transcript,  1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 66
Identifier: N2866002
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:...
Dates:  1906

Walter Reed, Dedication of His Birthplace,  October 15, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 36
Identifier: 03136017
Scope and Contents

Kean gives a speech at the Opening Ceremonies of the dedication to Walter Reed's birthplace. He recounts the entire history of the yellow fever investigation. (Reprinted from The Military Surgeon for March, 1928)

Dates:  October 15, 1927

Walter Reed Memorial. President Expresses Hope that Congress Will Take Suitable Action.,  December 6, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 60
Identifier: N2860001
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:...
Dates:  December 6, 1906

Walter Reed's Human Guinea Pigs (By One of Them),  circa 1930-1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03712001
Scope and Contents

This is a series of partial manuscripts detailing the yellow fever experiments. Topics include the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor, Moran's role in the experiments, the controversy concerning Reed's and Finlay's contributions to the conquest of yellow fever, and Moran's experiences at the University of Virginia.

Dates:  circa 1930-1940

What the Engineer Can and Should Do Toward Prevention of Malaria and Mosquito Nuisances, by Joseph A. LePrince,  September 1, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 11
Identifier: 01211001
Scope and Contents

LePrince reports on the role of the engineer in regards to malaria prevention.

Dates:  September 1, 1924

Why Walter Reed General Hospital Was Named and Located as It Is: An Address to Student Nurses, by P.M. Ashburn,  February 4, 1929

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 72
Identifier: 03172001
Scope and Contents

Ashburn's speech to an audience of student nurses is an overview of Reed's life and work. The piece includes an excerpt from the Surgeon General's report, 1900.

Dates:  February 4, 1929

Windsor Mill Place,The Baltimore Sun, September 10, 1905

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 27
Identifier: N0427001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates: September 10, 1905

Work on Mosquito Extinction, by [Henry Rose Carter], circa December 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764111
Scope and Contents

[Carter] reports on mosquito eradication efforts, and includes an itemized list of expenses.

Dates: circa December 1915