Popular culture
Found in 1842 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from James E. Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench, January 6, 1942
Peabody fears that the war will interfere with Hench's efforts to create a Camp Lazear memorial.
Letter from James E. Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench, February 8, 1942
Peabody discusses the Camp Lazear memorial project. He wishes to know if Hench has been contacted by Wood.
Letter from [James E. Peabody] to [s.n.] Mallock, July 8, 1927
[Peabody] informs Mallock of various projects, including a film strip on Walter Reed and a newspaper story on Kissinger.
Letter from James Eckman to Philip Showalter Hench, September 12, 1951
Eckman sends Hench a letter from Morris Leikind, who is seeking information on Reed for a paper he is writing.
Letter from James F. Minor to Philip Showalter Hench, March 25, 1948
Minor invites Hench to give his lecture on Walter Reed to the Albemarle County Historical Society.
Letter from James F. Waters to Philip Showalter Hench, October 2, 1941
Waters sends Hench information on the recentCourt of Missing Heirsprogram concerning Wallace Forbes, and inquires about another yellow fever volunteer.
Letter from James F. Waters to Philip Showalter Hench, December 2, 1941
Waters gives Hench further information about Forbes and sends a script of theCourt of Missing Heirsbroadcast that included Forbes.
Letter from James McKeen Cattell to L.O. Howard, March 26, 1925
Cattell expresses interest in Kean's review of the Gorgas biography, but notes that "Science" does not publish reprints.
Letter from Jedediah Tingle to Mabel H. Lazear, June 4, 1927
"Tingle" decries the lack of recognition of Lazear's heroism and sends some money to Mabel Lazear. The stationery is imprinted with the story of Tingle, a pseudonym used by philanthropists who wish to remain anonymous.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean from Philip Showalter Hench, March 14, 1941
Kean disagrees with Hench's proposal for the yellow fever painting. He also describes Finlay as an honest man but lacking a truly scientific mind.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, April 25, 1936
Kean discusses the unjustified claims in the Gorgas biography by Burton Hendrick and Marie Gorgas, relates news of an old acquaintance and of his health, and expresses his sympathy for Cuban sensitivity about Finlay.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, May 22, 1936
Kean thanks Truby for his kind words, and for supporting the "true" story of the yellow fever experiments.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, November 18, 1936
Kean describes the centennial celebration of the Army Medical Library and his award of the Order of Finlay from the Cuban Government.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, August 19, 1941
Kean informs Truby that the inscription on the Reed bust has been removed due to objections by the Cubans. Kean offers his opinion of Dominguez' biography of Finlay.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, November 2, 1941
Kean tells Truby about arrangements being made for the Jefferson Memorial and provides the information Truby requested concerning sanitary arrangements in Cuba.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, May 20, 1943
Kean finds that Wood's book is a well-written depiction of the yellow fever demonstration.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, July 27, 1943
Kean complains that Lawrence Reed is not answering his letters. He comments on Laura Wood's new book on Reed. He is delighted with Truby's book and offers a suggestion to remedy a printing error.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, January 8, 1944
Kean describes Hench's visit to his house and admits that his memory is fading.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, November 19, 1948
Kean has attempted to identify the persons in the photographs from Truby, some of whom he describes. Kean discusses his large accumulation of personal papers and books, which will be deposited at the University of Virginia after his death. Kean describes his recent illness and its effects. He lists new members of the Walter Reed Memorial Association, and expresses his apprehension that Hench might not finish his yellow fever magnum opus.
Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Aristides Agramonte, October 5, 1927
Kean informs Agramonte that he would like to publish his recollections of the yellow fever experiments in "The Military Surgeon."