Hench thanks Pyle for sending him still photographs from the film “Yellow Jack.”

Kellogg thanks Hench for his letter to Rankin concerning a medical portrait unveiling sponsored by Kellogg's company.

Kellogg sends Hench a proof of an insert prepared by the Wyeth Company that is to appear in "Modern Medicine."

Law discusses the upcoming unveiling ceremony of Cornwell's new painting, entitled "The Dawn of Abdominal Surgery." Hench and his wife are expected to sit at the head table.

Ahrendts informs [Hench] that Pinto claims to have been the first person inoculated by Lazear.

Kellogg thanks Hench for his corrections of the text on “Conquerors of Yellow Fever,” to be included in the booklet of Cornwell paintings.

Hench requests that Kellogg invite Truby to an upcoming event concerning the Cornwell paintings. He invites Kellogg to a banquet at which Hench will give a speech on the conquest of yellow fever.

Heilbron informs Wilson that she is publishing an article concerning Reed's period of military medical service in Minnesota, and requests permission to quote from Wilson's article on Reed.

Hart describes a recent trip to the Cuban Army Medical Department at Columbia Barracks, and sends Hench a photograph from the trip.

Wilson gives Heilbron permission to quote from his article on Reed and refers her to Hench for additional information on Reed.

Heilbron informs Hench that she is contacting Laura Wood for permission to examine Wood's manuscript on Reed.

Hart refers Hench to men associated with the yellow fever experiments and to publications about the experiments.

Kellogg suggests that Hench give a lecture on yellow fever lecture in Philadelphia. He introduces his brother, a surgeon, and comments on the successful Cornwell painting unveiling at which Col. Rankin spoke.

Hench informs Kellogg he will not be able to lecture in Philadelphia, as he expects to go on active military duty soon. He discusses the latest Cornwell painting unveiling ceremony. Hench also comments on Pinto's role in the yellow fever experiments.

Hench thanks Hart for the information on the yellow fever experiments, however, none of the information was new to him.

Hench tells Wood that he will send Heilbron part of Wood's manuscript. He also discusses his upcoming military duty.

Hench thanks the Haines for donating fifty cents to the Camp Lazear Memorial Fund.

Hench sends Hall a reprint of his yellow fever article and thanks them for their contribution to the Camp Lazear Memorial Fund.

Hench returns photographs to Mrs. Forbes, mother of Wallace Forbes, whom he recently visited. He discusses his upcoming military service.

Hench returns films and photographs to Taylor. Hench comments on his upcoming military service.

Hench sends Heilbron two chapters of Wood's manuscript.

Kellogg asks if Hench has noted the use of the “Conquerors of Yellow Fever” painting in Morrow's new book. He discusses Pinto's role in the yellow fever experiments.

Heilbron thanks Hench for the section of Wood's manuscript. She thinks that Wood did not cover the subject of Reed's service in Minnesota fully, and still intends to publish an article on that topic.

Suarez requests that Hench return Dominguez' biography of Finlay to his widow.

Hench informs Suarez that he will return the Dominguez manuscript on Finlay to the publisher who loaned it to Hench. Hench explains his interest in yellow fever.

Hench discusses his military duty, noting that will be assigned to Fort Custer, then Fort Carson. He has found the original fever charts of the yellow fever cases in the possession of Mrs. Ames and is now studying them.

Hench returns Dominguez' manuscript on Finlay to Gill and is glad efforts will be made to publish it in English.

Hench writes to Dominguez that he is sorry to hear of her husband's death, and hopes that Dominguez' manuscript on Finlay will be published in English.

Hall thanks Hench for the reprint of his article and praises Hench's speech on the yellow fever experiments, delivered at the American Rheumatism Association meeting.

Taylor writes that he will not be able to meet with Hench. However, he feels that his knowledge of the yellow fever experiments would have been of interest to Hench and so offers his services in the future.

Hench questions Taylor about his additional information regarding the yellow fever experiments.

Taylor informs Hench that he has additional documents concerning the yellow fever experiments, and that his other information comes from memories of having worked with many of the central figures.

Suarez thanks Hench for the return of the Dominguez manuscript on Finlay, and for the reprint of Hench's yellow fever article. He has sent Hench's article to Dominguez' widow.

Hench sends Carlos E. Finlay items related Cornwell's yellow fever painting and informs him that efforts to memorialize Camp Lazear continue.

Hench sends Rodriguez Leon items related to Cornwell's yellow fever painting and informs her that he is entering the army medical corps this week. He hopes she will continue to write to him.

Hench requests that England contact him as he would like to pose some questions regarding the yellow fever experiments.

Ireland thanks Hench for the book on the Mayos and explains how much he has enjoyed his association with Hench.

Kellogg discusses his new magazine, "Army Doctor," for which he hopes to hire Siler as an advisor. He visited the Keans and will send Hench photographs of the visit.

Kellogg discusses his meeting with Siler. He informs Hench that Lawrence Reed was honored to personally present Hench's application for an army commission.

Kellogg provides Hench's address, at Camp Carson, and writes that he hopes Truby's manuscript will be released soon.

Kellogg informs Hench that Kean, Stitt, and Russell will receive the Gorgas award. He quotes part of the citation for Kean.

Hench discusses the Cornwell yellow fever painting and the response to it in the U.S. Hench wishes that she had uncovered more material from her father's papers, but he thanks her nonetheless for providing information about Agramonte's life in New Orleans and details of his death.

Hart describes his trip to Cuba and Mexico and his meeting with Moran.

Rodriguez Leon thanks Hench for the reprints he sent and promises to write soon. She hopes that she can answer some of Hench's questions about the yellow fever experiments.

Hench inquires about the Cuban government's interest in preserving the site of Camp Lazear. Hench stresses that he does not want the monument dedicated to one person, but rather envisions a Cuban-American memorial.

Hench encloses a check to purchase additional land from the site of Camp Lazear. He is surprised to hear that nothing has been done to Building No. 1, since he had sent some money to Moran for repairs months ago. Hench makes note of his correspondence with Ponce and his influence with the Cuban government.

Macia returns a check for the purchase of a small lot of land at the former site of Camp Lazear. He is concerned that this lot might interfere with his quarry or with the entrance to the land in the back of it. He is willing to reconsider until definite plans have been made for the memorialization of the site. Macia informs Hench that some small repairs have been done at Building No. 1.

Hench implores Macia to preserve Building No. 1 until he has raised enough money to commemorate of the site. Hench assures him that a mutually satisfactory solution can be found for the sale of the land.

Hench is excited that Johnson might be able to interest the U.S. State Department in his plan to memorialize Camp Lazear. He feels that this would be an excellent and real opportunity to foster Pan-American solidarity. Hench estimates it would cost about $25,000 to do all he has planned.

Borden describes Reed's fatal attack of appendicitis and the treatment regimen followed before his death.

Mayer invites Hench to serve on the Medical Advisory Board. He wants to support the memorial in Cuba.

Mayer reports that there is a possibility Hench will be asked to join the Board of the Finlay Institute.

Hench writes that he is unable to come to New York since he is very busy at Camp Carson, Colorado. Hench's wife is pregnant with their fourth child.

Hench informs Mayer that his wife just gave birth to their baby and so he will spend some time at home.

Hench assures Mayer that he is only interested in the commemoration of the Camp Lazear site and that he is not trying to secure a position on the scientific board of the Finlay Institute. However, if his membership would advance his cause, then he would pursue this endeavour.

Reed discusses her beloved father's letters and her lengthy illness.

Mayer assures Hench that he wants him on the scientific board of the Finlay Institute. He inquires if Hench would be interested in accompanying a group of military doctors on a training mission to Cuba.

Hench thanks Wright for the newspaper clipping about England and he discusses England's association with the yellow experiments. Hench had planned to pose some personal questions to Wright, but the war has interfered with his yellow fever research.

Hench showed the booklet, which Logan had sent, to Moran. Hench requests additional copies so he can distribute them among the yellow fever personnel.

[Moran] discusses his stay in the U.S., commenting on the changes that the war has had on American society. He thanks her for her hospitality she showed to his wife while he was at Walter Reed hospital.

Heilbron sends Hench an article about Walter Reed, published by the Minnesota Historical Society.

Heilbron comments on Hench's article, entitled "Conquerors of Yellow Fever." She informs him that he will receive a number of copies of her article on Reed.

Law informs Hench that Cornwell's latest painting will be unveiled soon and that he will receive an invitation to attend the ceremony.

Schnurr informs [Hench] that Moran is unable to identify the persons in the photograph.

Hench describes his encounter with Ramos. Ramos plans to commission a painting by Cornwell along the lines of the preliminary sketches for the Yellow Fever painting. However, this version would give Finlay the dominant position.

Hench discusses the mural on which she is currently working. He hopes to receive a photograph or newspaper clipping when it is unveiled.

Law informs Hench about his meeting with Ramos and describes his ideas for exploiting the yellow fever painting in Cuba. Law requests that Hench contact Ramos to find out about the progress on this project.

Hench is thankful for the letters and photographs loaned to him by Reed and asks for identification of Walter Reed in a photograph.

Hench requests help in identifying a newspaper clipping from 1905.

Hench requests that Romero send him a reference to the article about Maass.

Hench writes that he is interested in attending a meeting in Cuba. However, he is unsure if the Cuban plans will come to fruition.

Hench inquires about the preparations for the meeting in Cuba. He would like to attend and offers to loan his slides on yellow fever to Ramos.

Hench writes that he enjoyed reading Hart's article on Building No. 1. He clarifies some misconceptions in this article. Hench mentions Moran and notes that he more or less serves as Hench's personal representative in Cuba. Hench discusses his efforts to raise money for the Camp Lazear memorial.

Hart informs Hench that he has become Vice President and General Manager of Winthrop Products. The article on Building No. 1 was written by the medical director of their Cuban organization, not by Hart. However, Hart does plans on writing an article about Camp Lazear.

Ibanez sends copies of "Horizontes Medicos," containing the article on Building No. 1 of Camp Lazear, to Hench.

This article, originally published in "Horizontes Medicos," describes the history of Camp Lazear and the confirmation of Finlay's mosquito theory. The translation was made by Moran.

Hench is delighted that Hart is interested in the yellow fever story and the discovery of Camp Lazear. He discusses his meeting with Ramos and the Cuban government's support to commemorate the site of Camp Lazear.

Hench informs Rojas that his plans for the memorialization of Camp Lazear and the preservation of Building No. 1 are proceeding. He hopes that she will preserve her husband's day book because it constitutes the basic proof for the identification of Camp Lazear and Building No. 1.

Hench is worried about the condition of Building No. 1. He does not want it to suffer the fate of its companion building which crashed in a hurricane. Hench is thinking about erecting an outer protective shell, and is wondering how much it would cost.

Hench offers to lend Ramos some of his slides which deal with the yellow fever experiments. He also offers financial help to protect Building No. 1 and requests Ramos' assistance in organizing this effort.

Hench discusses his efforts to memorialize Camp Lazear. He makes clear that he is not interested in arguing who deserves the greatest honor. He expresses hope that this venture will lead to a closer ties between Cuba and the United States.

Hoyt provides information on how to protect Building No. 1 from the effects of weathering and the attack of termites.

Hench accepts the appointment to become the Director of the Division of Medical Relations and Pan-American Sanitation of the Finlay Institute.

Hench, believing that Ramos sponsored his appointment to the Finlay Institute, thanks him for his support.

Hench writes that, due to a translation error, he was under the assumption that he had been appointed to a directorial position at the Finlay Institute. He is very embarrassed about the total affair.

Hench attempts to explain how he came to misunderstand Espinosa's letter. Espinosa's letter, in Spanish, was not translated correctly. Hench assures him that he will cooperate with him and his work in the Finlay Institute.

Espinosa writes to Hench that he (Espinosa) has been appointed Director of Panamerican Doctors (Director de la Division de Relaciones Medicas y Sanitarias Panamericanas) at the Finlay Institute. Espinosa hopes that cooperation will continue between scientists in the United States and in Cuba.

Espinosa apologizes to Hench for the misunderstanding regarding Espinosa's letter of January 10, 1945, in which Hench mistakenly believed that he (Hench) had been appointed Director of Panamerican Doctors (Director de la Division de Relaciones Medicas y Sanitarias Panamericanas) at the Finlay Institute. Espinosa expresses his hope that Hench will continue to work closely with scientists in Cuba.

This is a rough translation of [Espinosa's] letter, in which he apologizes to Hench for the misunderstanding regarding Espinosa's letter of January 10, 1945, in which Hench mistakenly believed that he (Hench) had been appointed Director of Panamerican Doctors (Director de la Division de Relaciones Medicas y Sanitarias Panamericanas) at the Finlay Institute. [Espinosa] expresses his hope that Hench will continue to work closely with scientists in Cuba.

Hench is distressed to hear about Reed's financial problems. He offers monetary assistance.

Espinosa is sorry that his letter to Hench was mistranslated and caused confusion. He is pleased that Hench will return to Cuba.

Rojas expresses her admiration to Hench for his persistent efforts to memorialize the site of Camp Lazear. She talks about her visit to Building No. 1. She was surprised to see it intact since a cyclone just had struck the area and caused considerable damage.

Rojas expresses her admiration to Hench for his persistent efforts to memorialize the site of Camp Lazear. She talks about her visit to Building No. 1. She was surprised to see it intact since a cyclone just had struck the area and caused considerable damage.

Hench is relieved to hear that Building No. 1 was not destroyed during the latest hurricane. He assures Rojas that he will continue his campaign to raise funds for its preservation. He describes his visit with Mabel Lazear.

The minutes of the Walter Reed Memorial Association board cover organizational business.

These minutes of the Walter Reed Memorial Association board cover organizational business.

Siler informs Hench that he was elected to the board of the Walter Reed Memorial Association at its annual meeting.

Hench tells Siler about dining with Lawrence and Landon Reed, and Lawrence Reed's thoughts about the disbursement of funds from the Walter Reed Memorial Association.