This is a Lazear family genealogy prepared by Jeannette Dean-Throckmorton, a member of the Lazear family.

These notes concern the life of Lazear.

Siler's manuscript describes 19th century yellow fever epidemics in the United States, theories of yellow fever transmission, and the contribution of Reed in proving mosquito transmission.

Frost writes a lengthy document providing details about the life and achievements of Henry Rose Carter. He argues that Carter was the foremost figure in the development of quarantine and the management of epidemics, that his studies of the incubation period of yellow fever was the most notable every made in non-experimental epidemiology, and that his indefatigable studies into yellow fever led to his mastery of the subject as evidenced in his book, The History of Yellow Fever.

This pamphlet describes the yellow fever experiments as one of the greatest detective stories of all time. The villain of yellow fever was the mosquito and fomites were proven innocent. The term, executing the sentence, is used to describe the campaign to rid Cuba of mosquitoes. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Sullivan thanks Kean for all the corrections he supplied for his book on the recent history (1900-1925) of the United States, especially with his chapter on William Crawford Gorgas. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Welch writes Carter about his friendship with and admiration for Henry Rose Carter.

Rose thanks Carter for providing information about Henry Rose Carter and states that the Authors' Club Executive Committee was impressed with his portrait.

Fricks inquires whether Derivaux has any knowledge of Carter's statement regarding an unusual type of mosquito larvae.

Siler sends Emilie Reed a manuscript he has submitted to Hygeia, the health journal of the American Medical Association, on Walter Reed and yellow fever.

Fricks writes to Stimson concerning Carter's identification of an unusual type of mosquito larvae.

It Seems to Me

Fishbein requests photographs for an article on Henry Carter.

Laura Carter sends photographs for Fishbein's article and describes her work with Henry Carter.

Laura Carter sends photographs to Fishbein for his article on Henry Carter.

Russell discusses mosquito breeding in crab holes and mentions the Hanson article on yellow fever.

[Laura Carter] thanks Russell for the news clipping on Moran and Kissinger. She writes that she will resume work on the book.

Russell quotes from a letter written by Dr. Andrew Balfour that compares Henry Rose Carter to Sir Patrick Manson and describes Carter as a pioneer in his field.

Carter thanks Russell for sending the letter quoting Dr. Andrew Balfour's reference to Henry Rose Carter and informs Russell that her editing work on the History of Yellow Fever is only in its preliminary stages.

Gawne offers to send copies of letters to William Lazear that pay tribute to his father.

Thayer discusses the influence of Carter's and Finlay's work on Reed and Lazear.

Thayer makes reference to Carter's experiments and their influence on Lazear. Thayer inquires if Lazear discussed his theories with her.

Ravenel writes that he doubts the influence of Carter's work on Reed. He believes Reed was inspired by Finlay.

Carroll makes an appeal to the medical profession to make Walter Reed's birthplace a national shrine.

Carroll informs Emilie Lawrence Reed that the Medical Society of Virginia will address his proposal to make Walter Reed's birthplace a national shrine.

Thayer thanks her for the extracts of letters she sent, which confirmed that the Yellow Fever Commission initially pursued the Sanarelli hypothesis.

Carroll plans to write a magazine article on Walter Reed.

Carroll discusses plans to make Walter Reed's birthplace a national shrine. He receives permission from Emilie Lawrence Reed to mention the pension debate in his magazine article.

Carter makes notes about Henry Rose Carter's theory of extrinsic incubation and Wade Hampton Frost's editing work on the History of Yellow Fever.

Alvare writes about Finlay and Camp Lazear.

Frost offers comments on the inadequacy of the International Health Board Bulletin's published memorial to Henry Rose Carter, and encloses a letter from Frederick F. Russell in which Frost is asked to make additions and corrections to the printed memorial.

Gruenberg seeks Kelly's advice on establishing an additional pension for Kissinger.

Whitebread requests that Emilie Lawrence Reed donate some of Walter Reed's personal effects for an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution.

Griswold sends Carter three new entries from the book of Chilan Balam of Tizimin regarding the illness brought to the Americas by the Spaniards and states that Henry Rose Carter did not see these references.

Morley sends Carter three new entries from the book of Chilan Balam of Tizimin that he is certain Henry Rose Carter never saw. The entries imply yellow fever arrived with the Spanish.

Kean provides his analysis of the date of the initiation of anti-mosquito efforts in Havana. He cites a report by William Crawford Gorgas, which was written in 1904.

Dr. Walter Reed's Memory Honored

Belroi Birthplace of Walter Reed, Made Public Shrine

This agenda concerns a proposal to raise money for a Walter Reed chair at the University of Virginia and the restoration of the Walter Reed birthplace.

A statement about Carter's education, career, and accomplishments is incorporated into the permanent record of the International Health Board of the Rockefeller Foundation.

Carter expresses her heartfelt thanks to Welch for his Memorandum for the International Health Board on Henry Rose Carter's death.

Reed's Birthplace will be Restored as a National Shrine

Representatives of the New York Association of Biology Teachers petition Sen. Watson to seek Congressional action on pensions for Kissinger and widows of yellow fever commission participants.

Kissinger relates his story and political difficulties in obtaining financial support.

Peabody describes efforts to obtain pensions for Kissinger and for widows of yellow fever commission participants.

Peabody has received Kelly's new edition of Walter Reed and Yellow Fever. He sends Kelly materials concerning pensions for Kissinger and the yellow fever commission widows.

Kean requests the addresses of Mabel Lazear and Jennie Carroll.

Read informs Carter that the International Health Board entered a statement about Henry Rose Carter's life and work into their records as a tribute to his contributions to public health.

Carter comments on maps to be included in Section III of Henry Rose Carter's History of Yellow Fever.

Laura Carter expresses her gratitude to the International Health Board for their tribute to Henry Carter.

Carter describes her progress on Henry Rose Carter's History of Yellow Fever and asks about reimbursement for expenses she has incurred in her research.

Griffitts sends Laura Carter photographs of her father and describes their relationship.

Weckerly writes Carter that the drawings for maps to be used in the History of Yellow Fever are ready and asks for further instructions.

Kean gives an account of Wood's military accomplishments. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Phalen's biographical sketch describes H.R. Carter's family, education, career, appearance, and personality.

Reed Birthplace as Shrine

Karshner thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for materials she sent concerning Walter Reed.

Templeton informs her that reference material on Jesse Lazear is being filed at the [Washington and Jefferson College] library.

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.

Kissinger asks for financial assistance.

Peabody writes about the failure of government assistance for Kissinger. The Association of Biology Teachers has also been unable to help.

She referred Emilie Reed to Rand McNally publishers for assistance with her book.

Weckerly asks Carter to reimburse Johnson for his preliminary work on the maps for the History of Yellow Fever.

Carter plans on sending a check to Johnson for his work on the maps for the History of Yellow Fever and wonders when Morley will supply his maps for the manuscript. She comments that her health remains poor.

A student paper defines heroism.

Peabody informs the Kissingers that a fund is being established for their support.

Gruenberg informs Kelly of the campaign to raise funds for the Kissingers and asks to borrow photographs.

Peabody writes about circulating the “Yellow Fever Story of Heroism“ to high schools and colleges.

A student paper defines heroism.

Elliott informs Mrs. Reed of a talk on Walter Reed by James Peabody, and encloses two student papers on Reed.

Carter provides bibliographical references to Henry Rose Carter's published articles.

Kean discusses the roles of Reed, Carroll, and Noguchi, in investigating yellow fever. Kean supports Wood's assessment that Reed was the guiding and controlling mind behind the experiments, and the others were mere assistants. Kean states that new evidence shows Noguchi never cultivated the yellow fever organism.

Gruenberg asks to call on Reed so he can update her on the Kissinger relief fund.

The Walter Reed Memorial Commission authorize the funds to restore Reed's birthplace.

Laura Carter sends Welch quotations expressing Henry Carter's final conclusions on L. icteroides.

Kerr thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for her gift of a rose bush.

Kelly thanks Kean for a memo about Noguchi, a reference to another memo, and his remarks about the yellow fever episode. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

"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.

Force introduces letters from her students responding to a lesson about Walter Reed and the Yellow Fever Commission.

The Peabody Fund has donated a house to the Kissingers.

The students thank Emilie Lawrence Reed for Walter Reed's work and sacrifice.

Deland thanks Peabody for his work for Kissinger. She offers to lobby Congress and sends a check to Ida Kissinger.

Jean requests Emilie Lawrence Reed's help in creating an educational film strip on Walter Reed.

Murran and her students thank Emilie Lawrence Reed for Walter Reed's work and sacrifice.

MacLachlan writes about a high school memorial day in honor of Walter Reed.

De Kruif informs Siler of a play about the Yellow Fever Commission.

The Kissingers thank Emilie Lawrence Reed for the gift of a painting.

[Peabody] informs Mallock of various projects, including a film strip on Walter Reed and a newspaper story on Kissinger.

Frost describes the pace of his editing work on Henry Rose Carter's manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Nelson sends a photograph of Walter Reed's birthplace and text on its dedication as a national shrine.

Hardy requests information on Walter Reed. He wants to make Reed's birthplace a national shrine.

Carter provides bibliographical references to Henry Rose Carter's published articles.

Pope thanks Laura Carter for Henry Carter's notes. He is impressed that Carter had theorized a living host as an explanation of the extrinsic incubation of yellow fever before this had been proven.

Kibler requests information on Walter Reed for a newspaper article relative to the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace.

Laura Carter provides Phalen with biographical information on Henry Carter and describes his temperament.

[Laura Carter] sends Phalen notes on Henry Carter and his work. She notes that Henry Carter excluded his living host theory from his 1900 article for fear that such speculation would make the article less acceptable.

Hardy offers a strategy for publicizing the pension campaign.

Reed Home Now is Practically Like Original

Kibler informs Emilie Lawrence Reed that the dedication ceremony has been rescheduled.

Jones examines the restored house, in Belroi, and asks when Emilie Lawrence Reed would be available for a dedication ceremony.

[Laura Carter] discusses the location of her father's manuscripts and refers Kelly to Frost.

Jones appeals for necessary funds to complete restoration of Walter Reed's birthplace.

Kibler thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the clippings she provided regarding Walter Reed.

Kean discovers in his diaries that Porter, at a Pan American Sanitary Congress, cast a dissenting vote against the statement that the stegomyia fasciata was the only known cause of yellow fever.[Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Kean rejects Nelson's article on the grounds of inaccuracies. Kean informs him of the Walter Reed Memorial Association's work and Peabody's efforts to lobby Congress for pension increases for the survivors.

Kean expresses his disappointment in the competition between Cuba and America regarding the credit for the yellow fever work. According to Kean, it was Reed who demonstrated Finlay's theory and Gorgas who applied it.

Kibler requests an outline of Walter Reed's life, from Brooklyn to Cuba. He will send Emilie Lawrence Reed a photograph of the restored house in Belroi.

Kean is anxious for the Cubans to recognize that they don't want to steal any credit from Finlay, but that it was Reed who converted a discredited theory into an established doctrine. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Siler comments on Kean's defense of Finlay.

Hardy expresses continued interest in lobbying Congress for the pension campaign.

Jones writes to set the date for the dedication of Belroi.

Upshur sends Emilie Lawrence Reed photographs of Belroi and Blue Ridge Summit.

The writer discusses an entry, in the National Cyclopedia of American Biography, on his unidentified father.

Jones informs Emilie Lawrence Reed of the date for the Belroi dedication

The writer corrects the date of the commencement of mosquito eradication in Havana.

Russell writes about Carter's plans with Wade Hampton Frost and comments on the death of Adrian Stokes.

Kean informs Agramonte that he would like to publish his recollections of the yellow fever experiments in "The Military Surgeon."

Agramonte confidentially tells Kean of his and Noguchi's scientific disagreements. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

This program lists events and speakers for the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace.

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)

The Walter Reed Memorial Commission invites guests to the opening of Belroi, the birthplace of Walter Reed.

[Kean's] speech, delivered at Belroi, praises the achievements of Reed and the Reed Commission. [Kean] also discusses the sanitary efforts achieved by Gorgas in eradicating yellow fever. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Article concerning the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace.

The Kissingers thank Emilie Lawrence Reed for inviting them to the Belroi dedication.

Russell suggests Carter consider working part-time on the editing of the History of Yellow Fever in order to preserve her strength and make her labors more rewarding. He also mentions that his work in West Africa is proving Henry Rose Carter's theory that yellow fever developed in Africa and spread into the New World.

Lamb describes his last encounters with Reed before he died.

Russell is interested in Truby writing his recollections about Reed and the yellow fever investigations. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Maps are Made More Accurate, Old System of Reproducing the World on a Flat Surface Caused Distortions in Distances--Improvement Is an Aid to Commerce [From the Henry Rose Carter Papers]

Kean mentions that his speech at the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace was well received. He also mentions his distrust of Noguchi's experiments. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Kean thanks Lamb for information on Reed's last days.

Russell writes about current work on yellow fever, mentioning Dunn, Klotz, Beeuwkes, Noguchi and Carter. He discusses Carter's belief that yellow fever came to the Americas with slaves from West Africa.

Kean expresses his continued interest in the status of yellow fever investigations, experimentation on monkeys, and Carter's book on the history of yellow fever.

Phalen returns Laura Carter's manuscripts and sends his revised biographical sketch of Henry Rose Carter.

Royster will send Emilie Lawrence Reed copies of his remarks from the dedication of Walter Reed' birthplace.

Kean mentions the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace and ongoing yellow fever work. He offers his opinion on the Reed-Finlay debate.

New Honor For A Heroic Army Doctor

Royster clarifies his statement regarding Walter Reed's biography.

Sawyer acknowledges receiving Carter's letter and check and expresses sympathy for her illness.

Carter is back at work on Henry Rose Carter's manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever on a half-time basis.

The writer reports that an effort is underway to increase the annuities of the yellow fever investigators, volunteers, and their relatives.

Sawyer plans to inform the Comptroller about Carter's half-time return to work.

Townsend relates family news to Laura Carter. She sends a clipping on great names in preventive medicine, including Henry Carter.

Great Medical Deeds

Peabody informs Kelly of the progress of the yellow fever pension proposal. He seeks photographs for a lecture.

The writer informs Deland that he is continuing to lobby Congress for the pension bill.

Kean supports offering pensions for those who took part in the Reed Yellow Fever demonstration, and for the widows of those who died. He also supports a pension for Agramonte for his important contribution to the Board. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

The author discusses the resolution brought before Congress to honor and to compensate all those who volunteered as subjects in the yellow fever experiments.

The Roll of Honor lists the Yellow Fever Commission members, Reed experiment volunteers and persons involved in the Gorgas-Guiteras experiments.

Binley writes to Emilie Lawrence Reed regarding a lecture by Peabody on yellow fever.

Howard inquires about Walter Reed's character for his play “Yellow Jack.“

Peabody gives a brief history of the Yellow Fever Commission and discusses the pensions to be granted to the yellow fever volunteers after the passing of the Copeland-Wainwright Bill.

Taylor gives a history of Ancon Hospital in Panama and the reasons why so many patients were infected with yellow fever. Taylor states that Gorgas was entirely responsible for the cleaning up of the hospitals and the Panama environs, and suggests that the name of Ancon Hospital be changed to the General Gorgas Hospital. A biographical sketch of Gorgas is included.

This is a pension bill for the Yellow Fever Commission survivors and volunteers.

Russell writes Carter about her health and wishes her well.

The Moral Equivalent

Agramonte appreciates Kean's balanced report of the yellow fever work. He comments on current yellow fever work.

Oemler thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the works of Walter Reed.

Russell suggests that Carter should find an assistant to help her with her work on the History of Yellow Fever manuscript.

Agramonte mentions how he enjoyed reading Kean's address for the opening of Belroi and requests a photograph of Reed's birthplace to hang in his office. He informs Kean of honors he received at a meeting in New Orleans. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Sen. Tydings requests a copy of Kean's article.

Hildebrand requests a higher pension and describes his service with the yellow fever commission in Cuba. He also states that Reed trembled all over when an infected mosquito escaped. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Howard comments on Kean's account of the yellow fever experiments.

Kean sends Agramonte a photograph of Reed's birthplace and tells him that prior to Reed's birth his parent's home burned down. Kean congratulates Agramonte on the honors he received at a meeting in New Orleans. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Kean thanks Howard for praising his speech on Walter Reed.

McCoy comments on Gen. Summerall's statements about the roles of Sternberg and Wood with regard to the yellow fever commission.

De Niedman offers his recollections of yellow fever work in Cuba, including investigations of Sanarelli's bacillus and sanitary measures undertaken.

Gruenberg inquires about Hildebrand's account of his participation in the yellow fever experiments. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Siler asks Kean for information about Hildebrand and his participation in the yellow fever experiments. A handwritten note explains that Reed did not allow Hildebrand to be bitten by a mosquito because of his age. They did allow him to be a part of the fomite experiments. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Scott supplies Mabel Lazear's address and the pensions paid her by the United States Department of the Interior.

Kean informs de Niedman that he will testify on behalf of a pension bill to recognize the work of the yellow fever commission and volunteers, including Agramonte.

Kean informs Moran about efforts to enact pension bills for yellow fever commission families and volunteers.

Congressional Bill and Report #1429 recognizes the public service of Reed and the volunteers associated with the yellow fever experiments. Biographical information is supplied in Report #1429 regarding each of the members and volunteers of the Yellow Fever Commission.

The Easter Sunday sunrise service in the amphitheater of the Walter Reed Hospital grounds.

Kean sends Ireland a letter from Frank McCoy concerning Gen. Summerall's statements about the roles played by Sternberg and Wood in the work of yellow fever commission. On the bottom of the letter, Ireland adds an expression of interest and his initials.

Kean provides Morin with a comprehensive review of the yellow fever experiments. He includes the names of the personnel, their birth places, their enlistment and discharge locations, and present addresses.

Carter reports that she is working steadily on the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever and is preparing to work at the Library of Congress to track down bibliographic references.

In response to her request, Farnum sends Carter a library card permitting her access to areas of the stacks of the Library of Congress that will be of assistance in her work.

Carter thanks Putnam and his staff for providing her with a library card that will allow her access to the shelves of the Library of Congress.

Russell refers to questions and a statement concerning yellow fever published in "The Tropical Diseases Bulletin," March 1928. He cites the work and writing of Carter as having proven yellow fever can be eliminated without knowing its causal organism.

Russell expresses delight that Carter is back at work on the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever and sends her reprints of recent work on yellow fever in West Africa that confirms Henry Rose Carter's theory that yellow fever originally came out of Africa.

Carter describes her health and her work on the bibliography of the History of Yellow Fever. She asks if her arrangement with her assistant is satisfactory to Russell.

Russell requires more information about payment details with her assistant, Grace Brown, before he can approve the financial arrangement.

Frost believes that the entire History of Yellow Fever should be published at one time as each section builds on the previous section.

Kean sends Agramonte a Congressional committee report on the yellow fever pension bill and gives his opinion in regards to compensation amounts. Kean also comments on the Rockefeller Foundation yellow fever work in West Africa.

Carter provides specific details about the financial arrangement regarding Brown's assistance on the manuscript for the History of Yellow Fever.

B. Philip and Hideyo Noguchi on board of the SS Appam, Lagos Harbor, Nigeria. [This is the last picture of Noguchi before he died.]

Kelly thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for a memento of Walter Reed. He notes a greater appreciation of Walter Reed's work.

Bland speaks of the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace, and recounts Kean's speech given at the dedication on October 15, 1927.

This document recounts the speech given by Kean at the dedication of Belroi, the birthplace of Walter Reed. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Russell thanks Carter for her recent letters and tells her of the death of Hideyo Noguchi and the occurrence of yellow fever in Brazil.

Flexner thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for a memento of Walter Reed.

Borden thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the memento of Walter Reed.

Carter discusses her work at the Library of Congress and expresses regret at the death of Noguchi and others working on the eradication of yellow fever throughout the world.

Carter updates Russell on progress she and Brown have made on the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever and sends regards to Russell from Thayer.

Carter explains her work on the bibliography for the History of Yellow and will update Russell on incidental expenses. Carter's illnesses have also caused her to spend from the savings Henry Rose Carter left her.

Carter describes the considerable progress on the bibliography and that the Library of Congress staff is helpful. She also asks if Russell has any information about Noguchi's death.

Russell responds to Carter's inquiry about Noguchi's death in West Africa and tells her of the yellow fever deaths of Dr. Young and Dr. Stokes, stating that they were likely to have occurred from laboratory work inoculating animals in Africa.

Carter states that the bibliographical work at the Library of Congress is about finished and describes the generous amount of time Brown has donated to the project.

Taylor sends Kean a booklet on Reed.

Farnum sends Carter a library card that will permit her to take certain books out of the Library of Congress for her research.

Kean thanks Taylor for the booklet on Reed.

Carter describes the offers of assistance she has received from Col. Ashburn and Dr. Thayer and praises Brown's considerable efforts.

Russell asks Carter for an approximate idea of when her work will be completed.

Carter wants to meet with Frost before she can inform Russell of an approximate completion date.

Russell is in no hurry to receive her estimate on the completion date of the project.

Carter and Frost, after meeting to discuss a time frame for completing the manuscript, believe it will be ready some time in November. Carter compliments Brown for her dedication to the project.

Kean corrects an error in a Post editorial stating that an American scientist found the yellow fever germ. Kean points out that Reed demonstrated that yellow fever was spread by a particular variety of mosquito. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

[Carter] asks Connor to confirm citations of publications that he has authored in order to verify these references for Henry Rose Carter's manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

[Carter] writes Hanson requesting verification of references to his work.

Carter describes the considerable hours she and Brown are putting in at the Library of the Surgeon General of the Army despite the fact that she has had tooth extractions.

Carter and Brown continue to work on the bibliography for the History of Yellow Fever despite the brutal Washington, D.C. heat.

Russell congratulates Carter on the progress of her work and mentions an outbreak of yellow fever in Rio.

[Carter] asks if Russell can supply bibliographical references to unpublished reports of the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation.

[Carter] writes LePrince to ask for his input on the bibliography to the History of Yellow Fever.

Hanson attempts to answer Carter's questions about various medical references and describes his work in Florida on malaria outbreaks.

Carter is having difficulty tracking down medical references. She notes that she is writing this letter on Henry Rose Carter's birthday and that, had he lived, he could have told her the source of every reference she seeks.

Private Dean --- Apotheosis of Courage

LePrince responds to Carter's request for verification of various references.

Russell suggests that working long hours in the Washington, D.C. heat might not be good for Carter's health.

Peabody thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for gifts and sends her a copy of a lecture on Walter Reed.

Carter and Brown continue to work intensively. Carter asks Russell to track down additional references that may be found in reports of the International Health Division of the Rockefeller Foundation.

LePrince and Carter offer suggestions for the control of malaria on the plantations of the United Fruit Company.

Peabody seeks clarification of information for a pamphlet on yellow fever for the American Museum of Natural History.

Carter suggests that Brown's salary be continued through October even though Brown has offered to work for free. She also thanks Russell for facilitating repayments of advances that she and Henry Rose Carter made towards Theodore Hayne's medical education as the work and her health have affected her finances adversely.

Russell informs Carter that someone in his organization tracked down some of the references Carter asked about and is writing her separately with the information.

Kean responds to Peabody's questions about the work of the Yellow Fever Commission, offering his view on the contributions of various men and commenting on illustrations Peabody has selected for his article.

Kean comments on photos to be used by Peabody in his article and supplies Moran's address. He has a high opinion of Moran.

Bodies of Dean and Comrades May Rest in Arlington Plot

Frost sends information Carter can use to verify references for the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Carter informs Russell that she has delivered the completed medical references for the History of Yellow Fever to Frost, although there are still a few references that she and Brown will continue to try to verify. She thanks Russell for the extension of Brown's salary through October and applauds Brown's dedication to the project.

Carter writes Frost about bibliographical references to the History of Yellow Fever manuscript.

This memorandum functions as an appendix to references Carter has previously sent to Frost.

Putnam requests that Carter return a book that she checked out of the Library of Congress.

Carter tells Russell that she has met with Frost to clarify the remaining references that need to be verified.

Frost writes Carter about references for the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Russell states that he has met with Frost who is hoping to finish his editing work in early November.

Carter sends a list of bibliographical references for the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Carter sends references and books Frost needs to verify references for the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Russell suggests that Peabody donate his papers related to his yellow fever research to the Johns Hopkins Hospital Library.

Carter reports that she and Brown remain hard at work writing to individuals who may be able to help them track down a few elusive references.

Carter explains the collaborative work she and Frost are doing to edit Henry Rose Carter's manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever and asks for Stephens' assistance with some references for the book.

[Carter] supplies additional references she has tracked down for the History of Yellow Fever regarding early epidemics that may have been yellow fever.

Carter explains the final work continues and that she has received help from members of the Catalogue Division of the Library of Congress.

Frost believes a historical reference to a possible yellow fever epidemic in St. Lucia can be disregarded as he can find no corroboration for it in other historical works.

Russell is pleased with Carter's progress and anticipates completion of the project soon.

Carter continues to track down references for quotations, particularly dealing with Mayan references for the History of Yellow Fever.

Carter's draft of a letter states that she is investigating references and working diligently on the project.

Frost sends Laura Carter the write-up on Henry Carter done for the National Cyclopedia of American Biography.

Coville identifies a tree specimen sent to him as a willow oak.

Laura Carter sends the editor corrections for a biographical sketch of Henry Carter.

Carter informs Frost about the aegypti mosquito eggs, her work tracking down references, and her desire to make sure all the references in the bibliography conform with one another for the History of Yellow Fever.

Carter anticipates completing her work at the same time that Frost completes his work.

Beveridge, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, requests a reprint of Kean's speech, which was given at the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace.

Carter and Brown are working hard to keep up with Frost's timeline for completion of the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Kean asks Laura Carter if her father's papers indicate the dates he arrived at and departed from Cuba, in 1900.

Howard sends Carter a reference from the Bulletin of Entomological Research about the breeding of the yellow fever mosquito that he believes she will find helpful.

Carter reports about a few final references she is working on as well as the possibility of filling in some maps for the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Carter informs Kean of Henry Rose Carter's dates of service in Cuba. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Laura Carter provides Kean with the dates of Henry Carter's service in Cuba, in 1899 and 1900.

Russell offers Carter a suggestion on tracking down a particular reference.

Kean sends a reprint of his speech, given at the dedication of Walter Reed's birthplace, to Beveridge.

Carter writes about her success in locating a particularly elusive reference.

Carter thanks Howard for sending her a reference from the Bulletin of Entomological Research and updates him on her progress.

Howard is happy to help Carter and encourages her to consult him for further assistance.

Kean proposes that the Indiana Board of Health pay tribute to all those named in the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor, instead of just singling out Kissinger. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Carter reports on the progress she and Brown have made and discuss some early Italian navigational references that they are still working on.

Peabody thanks Kelly for the photograph and hospitality in Baltimore. He discusses strategy for lobbying Congress in regards to the pension bill.

Stephens is having difficulty tracking down some references for Carter, but is still trying to get an answer for her.

Carter reports success with the early Italian references and discusses the progress of her work.

Carter writes about mutual friends and about her work on the History of Yellow Fever.

Hoffman asks that he be sent copies of certain reports published by the Yellow Fever Commission.

Jones thanks Kelly for the book on Walter Reed. He will send photographs of Belroi and relate the status of restoration funding.

Carter writes up notes from a talk with Morley about maps, illustrations, and photographs for the History of Yellow Fever. Reference is also made to Spanish and English translations from the Book of Chilan Balam of Tizimin that Morley has supplied to Carter.

Carter plans to work through the Christmas holidays.

Carter's memorandum details information provided by Morley for outline maps for the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever and also discusses Mayan references.

Carter thanks Morley for meeting with her in Washington to provide assistance with Mayan references for the History of Yellow Fever and asks him to send her more information when he gets to Mexico.

Carter plans on spending the Christmas holiday working on the manuscript at the Frost home in Baltimore.

Hoffman describes his efforts to track down an Investigation Report of the Yellow Fever Commission at Carter's request.

Carter thanks Hoffman for his efforts to obtain a copy of a report by the Yellow Fever Commission that is necessary to verify a reference.

Carter writes about the final work that she and Brown are completing before Carter leaves for Baltimore and comments on the providence that connected her with someone as capable and dedicated as Brown.

Russell states that he has enjoyed Carter's weekly letters about her progress and thanks Carter and Brown for their efforts.

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.

This report chronicles the path to recognition for the members of the Yellow Fever Board, beginning with a 1906 letter from Theodore Roosevelt.

Harrison thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for donating her husband's letter. He inquires if she has anything else she would like to contribute to the Vanderbilt University Medical School Museum.

Carter and Frost spend Christmas working on bibliographical references for the History of Yellow Fever manuscript. Carter renews her borrowing privileges at the Library of Congress so that she and Brown can keep working efficiently together.

Davis thanks Borden for referring Emilie Lawrence Reed to him.

Carter informs Frost that she has duplicated bibliographic references for the manuscript, but that the flu has slowed her efforts.

Carter is sick with the flu, but she continues to work on the revision of bibliographical references for the History of Yellow Fever at home.

Carter is restructuring the bibliographic references to the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever according to Frost's suggestion.

The Indianapolis Medical Society and the Woman's Auxiliary send invitations to a dinner celebrating the life of Kissinger. The program includes a speech given by Ireland. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]

Carter is returning bibliographic cards to Frost and explains how she has organized quotes and references for the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Carter reports on the progress made on the retyping and reorganization of bibliographical references to the manuscript of the History of Yellow Fever.

Russell writes that he cannot locate the report she requested.

Kean relates news of the pension bill and notes the recognition of Agramonte's work in the bill.

Laura Carte