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1940-11-02 [03703001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby, November 2, 1940
Andrus solicits commentary from Truby on his article. He mentions previous correspondence with Hench and states that he does not know the details of how Kissinger and Moran became volunteers.
1940-11-06 [03704001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, November 6, 1940
Hench is preparing for a medical trip. He enjoyed the Lazear memorial ceremony and sends Moran some clippings.
1940-11-06 [03704002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Luis B. Pogolotti, November 6, 1940
Hench discusses his associates' interest in preserving Building No. 1. He plans to publish his data on the location of Camp Lazear in hopes that the Cubans will be interested in this information.
1940-11-06 [03704003] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Adrian Macia, November 6, 1940
Hench describes the Lazear memorial event at Washington and Jefferson College. Hench is glad that the Camp Lazear site is owned by Macia, as Macia is a man who appreciates history.
1940-11-06 [03704004] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas, November 6, 1940
Hench describes the Lazear memorial ceremony at Washington and Jefferson College and sends her a clipping. He believes that the Camp Lazear memorial and preservation of Building No. 1 will be carried out successfully.
1940-11-01 [03705001] :
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Letter from Earl Spielmacher to Philip Showalter Hench, November 1, 1940
Spielmacher explains that the pictures of the Dean Memorial Bridge plaque sent to Hench are of poor quality because the plaque has deteriorated.
1940-00-00 [03705002] :
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Memorandum concerning William H. Dean Memorial Bridge, [1940]
The memorandum includes a transcription of the plaque inscription on the William H. Dean Memorial Bridge, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
1940-11-04 [03705003] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Harry Clemons, November 4, 1940
Hench sends Clemons a clipping about the Lazear memorial event. He hopes to publish the material from his Lazear address in a medical journal.
1940-11-06 [03705004] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon, November 6, 1940
Hench describes the Lazear memorial event at Washington and Jefferson College. He writes about how glad Mabel Lazear was to learn the truth about her husband's sacrifice. Hench believes that the Camp Lazear memorial and preservation of Building No. 1 will be carried out successfully.
1940-11-07 [03705005] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to The Washington Reporter, November 7, 1940
Hench requests additional copies of a newspaper article from "The Washington Reporter."
1940-11-07 [03705006] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Washington Observer, November 7, 1940
Hench requests additional copies of a newspaper article from "The Washington Observer."
1940-11-07 [03705007] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, November 7, 1940
Hutchison is checking on the items from the Lazear memorial event, which Hench requested. Hutchison requests that Hench send information on the plans for a yellow fever memorial so he can submit them to local newspapers.
1940-11-09 [03705008] :
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Letter from L. Evans Parcell to Philip Showalter Hench, November 9, 1940
Parcell describes the dioramas he has constructed and quotes Hench a price for them.
1940-11-11 [03705010] :
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Letter from Harry Clemons to Philip Showalter Hench, November 11, 1940
Clemons acknowledges receipt of the newspaper clipping and the Washington and Jefferson College program. He will preserve these items with the other yellow fever material at Alderman Library at the University of Virginia.
1940-11-11 [03705011] :
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Letter from Joseph D. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench, November 11, 1940
Hart suggests that Hench publish his Washington and Jefferson College address in a popular medical magazine.
1940-11-19 [03705012] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Joseph D. Hart, November 19, 1940
Hench discusses the publication of his Washington Jefferson College address and thanks Hart for his interest.
1940-11-28 [03705013] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Old Hickory Bookshop, November 28, 1940
Hench orders publications from the Old Hickory Bookshop.
1940-11-02 [03705014] :
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Letter from Melvin D. Brewer to Philip Showalter Hench, November 2, 1940
Brewer has sent Hench copies of the Washington and Jefferson College program and will send photographs, a film, and souvenir cake plates as soon as possible.
1940-11-22 [03705015] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Melvin D. Brewer, November 22, 1940
Hench thanks Brewer for the film, photographs, and extra programs of the Washington and Jefferson College event.
1940-11-25 [03705016] :
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Letter from Melvin D. Brewer to Philip Showalter Hench, November 25, 1940
Brewer will send Hench more photographs from the Lazear memorial event. He notes that he cannot find the autographed photographs of Moran and Kissinger.
1940-11-29 [03705018] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Melvin D. Brewer, November 29, 1940
Hench urges Brewer to search for the missing autographed photographs of Moran and Kissinger. He appreciates receiving additional memorabilia from the Lazear memorial event.
1940-11-15 [03705019] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, November 15, 1940
Hutchison gives Hench guidelines for Hench's article on his Camp Lazear discovery and the planned memorial.
1940-11-21 [03705021] :
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Letter from A.V. McClain to Philip Showalter Hench, November 21, 1940
McClain requests to borrow the film that Hench had made for the Washington and Jefferson College event.
1940-11-22 [03705022] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, November 22, 1940
Hench writes that he was glad to receive the film and photographs taken during the events at Washington and Jefferson College. He points out that his autographed photographs of Kissinger and Moran have still not been returned.
1940-11-27 [03705023] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to A.V. McClain, November 27, 1940
Hench suggests inserting a series of still photographs into McClain's film in order to record the ceremony at Washington and Jefferson College more fully.
1940-11-27 [03705024] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, November 27, 1940
Hutchison attempts to clear up the confusion about the number of photographs requested by Hench. He informs him that the autographed photographs by Moran and Kissinger still cannot be located.
1940-11-29 [03705026] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, November 29, 1940
Hench is sure Hutchison will find the missing autographed photographs. He corrects a professional title for use in a citation.
1940-12-05 [03707001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to John J. Moran, December 5, 1940
Hutchison requests another copy of Moran's autographed photograph to send to Hench.
1940-12-21 [03707002] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to John J. Moran, December 21, 1940
Hutchison sends Moran a photograph and requests that he autograph it for Hench.
1940-12-06 [03708001] :
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Letter from Albert E. Truby to Philip Showalter Hench, December 6, 1940
Truby thanks Hench for the clippings and program from the Lazear memorial event. He would like to have his manuscript returned soon so that he may make revisions. He reveals new information about the buildings of the yellow fever hospital and believes Lazear died in one of them.
1940-12-21 [03708003] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby, December 21, 1940
Hench promises to return Truby's manuscript with comments next week.
1940-12-23 [03708004] :
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Letter from Albert E. Truby to Philip Showalter Hench, December 23, 1940
Truby hopes to have Hench's comments on his manuscript by January 15, 1941. He would like to hear about the Washington and Jefferson College memorial events.
1940-12-30 [03708006] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby, December 30, 1940
Hench promises to send Truby memorabilia on the Washington and Jefferson College events and to start working on Truby's manuscript.
1940-12-11 [03709001] :
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Letter from Gustaf E. Lambert to Albert E. Truby, December 11, 1940
Lambert claims that he should be recognized for his Yellow Fever Commission service. He discusses other nurses and doctors whom he believes were instrumental in the experiments but have not been recognized.
1940-12-26 [03710001] :
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Letter from Henry E. Sigerist to Philip Showalter Hench, December 26, 1940
Sigerist would like to publish Hench's lecture on the history of the Yellow Fever Commission in Johns Hopkins University's "Bulletin of the History of Medicine."
1940-12-18 [03710002] :
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Letter from Joseph Berkson to Henry E. Sigerist, December 18, 1940
Berkson writes that he was impressed by Hench's lecture on the yellow fever experiments. He thinks Hench's paper should be published in Johns Hopkins University's "Bulletin of the History of Medicine."
1940-12-30 [03710003] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Bayard T. Horton, December 30, 1940
Hench writes that he would like to give his talk on the yellow fever experiments at the University of Virginia. He believes this would help him to raise money for a memorial at Camp Lazear.
1940-12-31 [03710004] :
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Letter from Bayard T. Horton to Philip Showalter Hench, December 31, 1940
Horton agrees to facilitate an invitation for Hench to give his lecture on the yellow fever experiments at the University of Virginia..
1940-11-30 [03710005] :
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The Clinic Bulletin, November 30, 1940
The Mayo Clinic newspaper includes an announcement of an upcoming illustrated speech by Hench concerning his yellow fever research.
1940-12-04 [03710008] :
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Letter from A.V. McClain to Philip Showalter Hench, December 4, 1940
McClain will follow Hench's suggestion of making still photographs from the film produced during the dedication ceremony of the Lazear Building at Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-12-06 [03710009] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to A.V. McClain, December 6, 1940
Hench acknowledges the return of his films and would like extra footage if McClain has any.
1940-12-13 [03710010] :
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Letter from Melvin D. Brewer to Philip Showalter Hench, December 13, 1940
Brewer promises to send Hench photographs taken at the Lazear memorial event. He claims that he never received the autographed photographs of Moran and Kissinger.
1940-12-18 [03710012] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Melvin D. Brewer, December 18, 1940
Hench thanks Brewer for the photographs of the Lazear memorial event. He regrets the trouble over the missing Moran and Kissinger photographs, but is certain that he sent them to Brewer.
1940-12-20 [03710013] :
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Letter from A.V. McClain to Philip Showalter Hench, December 20, 1940
McClain has sent Hench copies of the Lazear Memorial Building dedication booklet.
1940-12-06 [03710014] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, December 6, 1940
Hench's Kissinger and Moran photographs cannot be found. Hutchison has requested new autographed photographs from both men.
1940-12-13 [03710015] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, December 13, 1940
Hench wants to pay for duplicate photographs of Moran and Kissinger. He has not yet received the other photographs or the souvenir booklets from the Lazear memorial event. Hench regrets that there is no photograph of himself receiving his honorary degree [from Washington and Jefferson College].
1940-12-20 [03710016] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, December 20, 1940
Hutchinson informs Hench that his off-handed remark was taken literally by McClain and has been printed in a Washington and Jefferson publication.
1940-12-23 [03710017] :
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Telegram from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, December 23, 1940
Hench writes that he is embarrassed that his off-handed comment appeared in a Washington and Jefferson College publication. He begs Hutchison to stop distribution and have it corrected, at Hench's expense.
1940-12-24 [03710019] :
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Telegram from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, December 24, 1940
Hutchison informs Hench that the Washington and Jefferson publication - part of the practical joke played on Hench - need not be recalled. The only copy was sent to Hench.
1940-12-24 [03710020] :
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Telegram from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, December 24, 1940
Hench discusses the practical joke involving the Washington and Jefferson College publication.
1940-12-09 [03710022] :
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Letter from Elizabeth Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench, December 9, 1940
Peabody thanks Hench for his letter telling them about the Washington and Jefferson College event. They have received programs and a telegram from Hutchison. She sends a list of her father's yellow fever slides.
1940-00-00 [03710023] :
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Lantern Slides on Yellow Fever organized by Elizabeth Peabody, [1940?]
The list of Peabody's slides includes six major topics: historical background, the yellow fever experiments in Cuba, results of the yellow fever experiments, later history of the yellow fever heroes, the yellow fever bill, and the Walter Reed Memorial in Indianapolis.
1940-12-13 [03710025] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Elizabeth Peabody, December 13, 1940
Hench informs Peabody that he hopes to have a paper on his yellow fever research published soon. Hench will send her a copy before it is published.
1940-12-10 [03710026] :
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Letter from Melvin D. Brewer to John J. Moran, December 10, 1940
Brewer requests that Moran autograph a picture of himself for Hench, to replace the one that has been lost. Moran has been made an honorary alumnus of Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-12-12 [03710027] :
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Letter from James E. Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench, December 12, 1940
Peabody thanks Hench for the program and summary of his speech from the Lazear memorial event. He praises Hench's research on the events surrounding the conquest of yellow fever.
1940-12-18 [03710028] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to James E. Peabody, December 18, 1940
Hench informs Peabody that he hopes to revise his yellow fever draft soon and will send his family a copy.
1940-00-00 [03711001] :
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List of contributors to the Chemistry Building Fund, Washington and Jefferson College, 1940
This is the document which served as the cornerstone of the practical joke played on Hench. Hench's alma mater is the crux of the prank.
19**-00-00 [03712001] :
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Draft fragments: Walter Reed's Human Guinea Pigs (By One of Them), by John J. Moran [19--]
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.
19**-00-00 [03713001] :
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Article extracts by Albert E. Truby, [19--]
Truby describes his experiences and observations in Cuba from 1898-1902, focusing on Lazear's story.
19**-00-00 [03714001] :
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List of persons who received copies of Conquerors of Yellow Fever, [19--]
This list records names and addresses of persons in the United States and Cuba who received copies of "Conquerors of Yellow Fever."
19**-00-00 [03714003] :
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Addresses concerning yellow fever work, [by Philip Showalter Hench?], [19--]
[Hench?] lists names and addresses of persons connected with his work on the history of the yellow fever experiments.
1940-00-00 [03715007] :
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List of invitees [to Hench's honorary degree ceremony], [1940]
This list records Hench's friends and relatives who are to be invited to the ceremony awarding him an honorary Washington and Jefferson College degree.
1940-00-00 [03715013] :
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Memorandum by Philip Showalter Hench, [1940]
Hench lists questions he has concerning the yellow fever experiments.
19**-00-00 [03715017] :
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Letter from Dorma V. Schnurr to [Lawrence?] Reed, [19--]
Schnurr gives [Lawrence?] Reed her address.
1940-11-14 [03715023] :
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Letter [in Spanish] from Jose Randin Vergara to Blanca Malaret, November 14, 1940
Vergara provides Malaret with historical information on Havana's Military City, formerly Camp Columbia.
1940-10-23 [03715024] :
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The Clinic Bulletin, October 23, 1940
This Mayo Clinic newspaper includes a notice that Hench will attend the dedication of Washington and Jefferson College's Lazear Memorial Building, and will be awarded an honorary degree.
1940-08-22 [03715026] :
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Shipping Order from Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to Philip Showalter Hench, August 22, 1940
This shipping order notes that photographs of Reed have been sent to Hench.
19**-00-00 [03715027] :
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Note from [Philip Showalter Hench?] to [Dorma V.] Schnurr, [19--]
[Hench?] instructs Schnurr in typing a document for him.
1936-00-00 [03715066] :
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Transcriptions [in Spanish] of memorials to Clara Maass and Jesse Lazear, 1936
These are epitaph memorials, dedicated by the Finlay Institute, to Maass and Lazear for their work in the conquest of yellow fever.
1936-00-00 [03715069] :
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English translation [from Spanish] of transcriptions of memorials to Clara Maass and Jesse Lazear, 1936
These are epitaph memorials, dedicated by the Finlay Institute, to Maass and Lazear for their work in the conquest of yellow fever.
19**-00-00 [03716003] :
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The Pedroso Palace, by Lydia Cabrera, [19--]
Cabrera writes about the history of the Pedroso Palace in Havana, Cuba.
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