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Hench provides the correct spellings of Cooke and Hanberry. Cooke is in ill health and will not be able to travel to Cuba for the dedication of Camp Lazear.

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Hench expresses concern about the planned repairs to Building No. 1. He is worried that little of the original building will remain if the repairs are too extensive. Hench had envisioned that the Americans and Cubans could raise enough money to enclose Building No. 1 in a larger structure in order to protect it from the elements. Hench urges Nogueira to save as much of the discarded lumber as possible because souvenirs could be made of the remnants.

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Hench generally approves of the selection of names to be honored on a plaque at the dedication of Camp Lazear. He asks to have a phrase clarified from Nogueira's last letter concerning the qualifications necessary to receive the Finlay Award.

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Hench inquires when the official invitations will be sent out for the dedication of Camp Lazear and suggests the names of additional individuals who should receive an invitation.

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Hench suggests additional individuals to be invited to the dedication of Camp Lazear. He expresses concern about the restoration work on Building No. 1, fearing that it is replication instead of restoration. Hench requests further details about his involvement during the dedication ceremony and Science Academy Session.

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Hench informs Nogueira that Ames' widow would like to attend the dedication ceremony of Camp Lazear.

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Hench discusses travel preparations for his trip to the dedication of Camp Lazear. Hanberry is hesitant to attend because of financial difficulties. Hench includes a list of names of dignitaries who should receive invitations to the ceremony.

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Jefferson Medical College, from which Finlay graduated, will send a representative to the dedication of Camp Lazear. Hench discusses other preparations for the ceremony.

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Hench thanks Nogueira for his hospitality during his stay in Cuba. Hench is trying to salvage parts of Building No. 1 and requests Nogueira's assistance.

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Hench writes that Carbonell has been interested in the yellow fever story and helpful in a meeting with the vice-president of Cuba. Hench would like Nogueira to send a piece of Building No. 1 to Carbonell.

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Hench discusses the awarding of Finlay Medals to various yellow fever experiment participants.

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Hench writes Nogueira about his upcoming visit to Cuba, thanks him for the decoration he recently received, and enlists his aid in persuading Presno to consent to the microfilming of Finlay's daybooks.

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Hench discusses his promotion regarding the Finlay Medal and how much the Finlay Medals will mean to the Reed, Lazear, Truby, and Carroll families.

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Hench writes Nogueira to make sure that Truby receives his Finlay Medal and to inquire about microfilming Finlay's diaries during his upcoming visit to Cuba.

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Hench thanks Nogueira for thinking of Cooke's widow, inquires about the decision regarding microfilming Finlay's day books, and discusses bringing the recipients of the Finlay Medals to Washington, D.C. to receive their medals from Nogueira personally.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...

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Hench is concerned about the status of Camp Lazear, and wants anything done that would expedite its becoming a museum.

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Hench writes that he was touched by the tribute that the Cuban government paid to the Yellow Fever Board members by the establishment of the Camp Lazear memorial. He hopes that it will constitute a symbol of Cuban-American cooperation.

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Hench orders photocopies of yellow fever material from the Library of Congress.

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Hench thanks Logan for loaning him Peabody's pamphlet on yellow fever.