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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.
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.
1936-01-02 [03343001] :
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Letter from Wilbur A. Sawyer to Albert E. Truby, January 2, 1936
Sawyer inquires about the use of a rhesus monkey in Reed's yellow fever experiments. He questions the accuracy of the "Yellow Jack's" portrayal of Dean.
1936-01-03 [03341001] :
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Memorandum from Frank T. Hines to Col. Ijams, January 3, 1936
Hines sends Ijams a copy of a lecture on Walter Reed by Major Wesley C. Cox.
1936-01-06 [00475001] :
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Letter from Amory H. Hutchinson to Mabel H. Lazear, January 6, 1936
Hutchinson describes the play she has written, based upon the work of the Yellow Fever Commission.
1936-02-04 [03345001] :
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Letter from Wilbur A. Sawyer to Albert E. Truby, February 4, 1936
Sawyer thanks Truby for responding to his letter, and is pleased with Truby's opinion regarding Dean.
1936-02-09 [00475005] :
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Letter from Amory H. Hutchinson to Mabel H. Lazear, February 9, 1936
Hutchinson reports that her script for the play appears to be rejected. She asks for cooperation in writing a book about Lazear.
1936-04-20 [06279001] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, April 20, 1936
Kean inquires about Truby's recollections of the circumstances of Lazear's contraction of yellow fever. He informs Truby that the Cubans intended to memorialize the room at Las Animas where Lazear was said to have been bitten. Kean informed them that this was not true.
1936-04-25 [06279007] :
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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.
1936-04-27 [06279015] :
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Letter from Albert E. Truby to Jefferson Randolph Kean, April 27, 1936
Truby provides his recollections of the yellow fever experiments, including Lazear's infection, Carroll's and Agramonte's claims, Dean's infection, Kean's leadership, and the memorial plaque for Lazear at Las Animas Hospital.
1936-05-22 [06279023] :
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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.
1936-07-10 [03348001] :
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Letter from Allen R. Boyd to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 10, 1936
Boyd responds to Emilie Lawrence Reed's question concerning wood thrushes.
1936-07-15 [03349001] :
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Letter fragment to Albert E. Truby, July 15, 1936
The writer urges Truby to place his yellow fever correspondence in an archive for safekeeping and compliments Kean personally and professionally.
1936-09-28 [00476001] :
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Translation [from Spanish] of speech by Antonio D. Albertini, September 28, 1936
Albertini memorializes Lazear and Clara Maass.
1936-11-05 [03350001] :
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Letter from N. Paul Hudson to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 5, 1936
Hudson sends Emilie Lawrence Reed a program from the annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine. He invites her to attend the meeting, where she will be presented with the Walter Reed medal.
1936-11-18 [06279031] :
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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.
1937-00-00 [P9167001] :
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Photograph of a map of Quemados de Marianao, Havana, Cuba, with an overlay designating significant sites marked by [Philip Showalter Hench,] 1937
1937-00-00 [03422002] :
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“The Story of John Moran ...,” by John Moran, [1937]
Moran's autobiography gives a detailed account of the yellow fever experiments in which he took part.
1937-00-00 [03425001] :
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Roll of Honor: Participants in Yellow Fever Investigations in Cuba, 1937
This excerpt includes the Roll of Honor of the participants in the yellow fever investigations in Cuba.
1937-01-10 [03401001] :
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Radio script for The Heroes of the Yellow Fever Experiments in Cuba in 1900, prepared and produced by Young and Rubicam, January 10, 1937
This radio script presents a fictionalized version of the yellow fever experiments, and portrays Kissinger and Moran as heroes. The radio program was prepared and produced by Young & Rubicam, Inc. for the program, "We The People", for their client the General Foods Corp., to promote their product "Calumet", on January 10, 1937, from 5:00-5:30 on the network WJZ.
1937-01-14 [03402001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to John J. Moran, January 14, 1937
Andrus provides Moran with an autobiography of his military service and a list of names and addresses of surviving yellow fever volunteers. He comments on Kissinger.
1937-01-14 [KAEC0010] :
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Letter from Angus McLean to Jefferson Randolph Kean, January 14, 1937
McLean congratulates Kean for his Decoration from the Cuban Ambassador. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1937-01-19 [03403001] :
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Letter from F.N. Raymond to John J. Moran, January 19, 1937
Raymond writes that he heard Moran on Lowell Thomas' radio program.
1937-01-26 [06280001] :
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Letter from Albert E. Truby to Jefferson Randolph Kean, January 26, 1937
Truby writes to Kean concerning identification of the men in a photograph of the Detachment of the Hospital Corps at Camp Columbia, Cuba.
1937-02-01 [03404001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, February 1, 1937
Hutchison thanks Hench for writing to Lord Dawson.
1937-02-03 [03405001] :
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Letter from [s.n.] Rovensky to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, February 3, 1937
Rovensky informs Hutchison that he met with Lord Dawson to encourage him to visit the United States to lecture at Washington and Jefferson College.
1937-02-13 [03407001] :
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Letter from [Lord Dawson] to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, February 13, 1937
[Dawson] regrets that he will be unable to attend the Founder's Day ceremonies.
1937-02-13 [03406001] :
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Letter from Lord Dawson to Philip Showalter Hench, February 13, 1937
Dawson writes that he will be unable to visit the United States next autumn.
1937-02-16 [03408001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, February 16, 1937
Hutchison sends Hench a copy of a letter from Rovensky to Hutchison regarding Lord Dawson.
1937-02-22 [03409001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, February 22, 1937
Hench thanks Hutchison for the Rovensky letter. Hench would like to meet Kissinger and question him about the yellow fever experiments.
1937-02-27 [P7842001] :
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Photograph of John R. Kissinger, February 27, 1937
1937-03-04 [03411001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, March 4, 1937
Hutchison informs Hench that Lord Dawson cannot attend the Founders' Day ceremonies. He is considering postponing the event until commencement and again inviting Dawson, as this would also give them more time to prepare the “Yellow Jack” performance.
1937-03-08 [03411002] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, March 8, 1937
Hutchison writes to Hench about postponing the ceremonies to honor Lazear until commencement.
1937-04-05 [03412001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, April 5, 1937
Hench informs Hutchison that he has written to Lord Dawson concerning a later date for the Lazear memorial dedication.
1937-04-05 [03412002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lord Dawson, April 5, 1937
Hench regrets that Dawson cannot attend the ceremony and suggests postponing the event to a later date.
1937-04-27 [03413001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Albert E. Truby, April 27, 1937
Moran corrects identifications of individuals in a photograph and describes his military assignments.
1937-05-15 [03414001] :
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Radio Script for The Shell Show: The Heroes of the Yellow Fever Experiments in Cuba, May 15, 1937
This radio show script on the yellow fever experiments includes an interview with Kissinger.
1937-05-18 [03415001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Gustaf E. Lambert, May 18, 1937
Andrus hopes that Lambert and Jessie Ames get the recognition they deserve.
1937-06-07 [KAFA0320] :
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Congressional Bill #S. 2623, June 7, 1937 [Enclosed in KAFA0300]
This bill proposes to include John R. Taylor in the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1937-06-12 [P7839001] :
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Photograph of John R. Kissinger, June 12, 1937
1937-06-16 [03416001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Gustaf E. Lambert, June 16, 1937
Andrus writes to Lambert regarding lobbying efforts for the bill recognizing Lambert and Ames.
1937-06-19 [KAFA0300] :
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Letter from Charles R. Reynolds to Jefferson Randolph Kean, June 19, 1937
Reynolds discusses including John R. Taylor to the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor. He encloses a congressional bill and a letter he wrote to the Adjutant General. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1937-06-19 [KAFA0310] :
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Memorandum from Charles R. Reynolds to the Adjutant General, June 19, 1937 [Enclosed in KAFA0300]
Reynolds learns that John R. Taylor had no direct connection to the yellow fever experiments and states that he should not be included in the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1937-07-01 [03417001] :
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Letter from [John H. Andrus] to John D. Schwieger, July 1, 1937
[Andrus?] reports to Schwieger that his letter to Lambert was returned and that he is worried about him.
1937-07-06 [03418001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Government Printing Office, July 6, 1937
Hench requests a copy of the report of the Yellow Fever Commission.
1937-07-06 [03419001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, July 6, 1937
Hench would like to meet with Moran to discuss the yellow fever experiments.
1937-07-11 [03420001] :
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Letter from Gustaf E. Lambert to Jessie Daniel Ames, July 11, 1937
Lambert updates Jessie Ames on his efforts to secure passage of a bill recognizing Roger Ames and others.
1937-07-18 [03421001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, July 18, 1937
Moran introduces himself to Hench and will send him an account of his experiences with the yellow fever experiments.
1937-07-24 [03422001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, July 24, 1937
Moran sends Hench his autobiography.
1937-07-27 [03423001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, July 27, 1937
Hench thanks Moran in advance for the promised autobiography.
1937-07-29 [00477001] :
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Letter from H.V. Stirling to Mabel H. Lazear, July 29, 1937
Stirling informs Mabel Lazear that her pension identification number has been changed.
1937-07-31 [03424001] :
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Letter from W.S. Lemon to Philip Showalter Hench, July 31, 1937
Lemon informs Hench of the honorarium offered to speakers by Sigma Xi and asks him to inform Moran that Sigma Xi will take care of him during his visit.
1937-08-03 [03426001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby, August 3, 1937
Andrus compliments Truby and requests verification of certain incidents related to the yellow fever experiments.
1937-08-07 [03427001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, August 7, 1937
Moran requests the address of a University of Virginia medical school classmate of his who was working at the Mayo Clinic in 1931.
1937-08-09 [03428001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to James H. Lewis, August 9, 1937
Andrus solicits advice on how to further the cause to recognize Lambert's role.
1937-08-09 [03338001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to James H. Lewis, August 9, 1937
Andrus writes in support of bill S.115 granting recognition to Gustaf E. Lambert for his role in the yellow fever experiments.
1937-08-09 [03429001] :
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Letter from Alton P. Tisdel to Philip Showalter Hench, August 9, 1937
Tisdel informs Hench that the Government Printing Office has mailed a copy of the Yellow Fever Commission report to him.
1937-08-12 [03430001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Mrs. Kidwell, August 12, 1937
Hench sends a check for the Yellow Fever Commission report and requests two more copies.
1937-08-13 [03431001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, August 13, 1937
Moran loans Hench copies of journal articles by Agramonte and Ireland, and the Army Roll of Honor for 1936.
1937-08-16 [03432001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to John J. Moran, August 16, 1937
Andrus asks Moran for his address. This letter was sent via the Veterans' Bureau.
1937-08-17 [03429002] :
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Letter from Alton P. Tisdel to Philip Showalter Hench, August 17, 1937
Tisdel acknowledges receipt of payment and informs Hench that supplies of the Yellow Fever Commission report are exhausted.
1937-08-24 [03433001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Alton P. Tisdel, August 24, 1937
Hench thanks Tisdel for his assistance in acquiring a copy of the Yellow Fever Commission report.
1937-08-30 [03435001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Harry H. Woodring, August 30, 1937
Andrus requests clarification of the definition of his role in the yellow fever experiments published in the Roll of Honor.
1937-08-30 [03434001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to John J. Moran, August 30, 1937
Andrus relates his experiences as a yellow fever volunteer and criticizes Kissinger's conduct. He wants to know if other volunteers have spinal difficulties and includes a plan of the Columbia Barracks laboratory.
1937-09-14 [P6007007] :
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Photograph of Dorsey M. McPherson and Thomas Cruse, September 14, 1937
1937-09-16 [03436001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby, September 16, 1937
Andrus writes that Truby was not in Cuba at the time Andrus alleges Reed proposed to inoculate himself.
1937-09-22 [03437001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, September 22, 1937
Hench thanks Moran for the manuscript of his autobiography. He offers to help Moran publish his recollections in a medical history journal.
1937-09-22 [03438001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Editor of the Army Register, September 22, 1937
Hench requests a copy of the 1937 Army Roll of Honor and the addresses of surviving participants in the yellow fever experiments.
1937-09-29 [03438002] :
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Letter from Frank C. Burnett to Philip Showalter Hench, September 29, 1937
Burnett sends Hench a copy of the Roll of Honor. He also forwards the address of Thomas M. England.
1937-10-06 [03439001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank C. Burnett, October 6, 1937
Hench thanks Burnett for the Roll of Honor.
1937-10-14 [03440001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, October 14, 1937
Hench informs Hutchison about Kissinger's situation, and that he plans to publish the recollections of both Kissinger and Moran.
1937-10-21 [06280003] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, October 21, 1937
Kean's writes about his surgery for cataracts and provides news of friends and acquaintances.
1937-10-21 [06280009] :
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Memorandum from Robin Lampson, December 14, 1937
Lampson solicits information about Gorgas for an upcoming book on the conquest of yellow fever.
1937-10-21 [03440002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, October 21, 1937
Hench notifies Hutchison of a radio broadcast involving Kissinger.
1937-10-23 [03441001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, October 23, 1937
Hutchison informs Hench that he is interested in highlighting the yellow fever experiments during the upcoming commencement exercises.
1937-11-03 [03442001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, November 3, 1937
Hench reports that Kissinger is in Florida until May, so an article will not be possible until after he returns.
1937-12-18 [03443001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, December 18, 1937
Moran writes to Hench about his own health, the various interpretations of the yellow fever story, and his part in the experiments.
1937-12-29 [03443003] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, December 29, 1937
Moran supplies Hench with addresses of Andrus and Hanberry - both yellow fever experiment volunteers. He suggests that the Mayo Clinic assist Andrus with his health problems.
1938-00-00 [P9028001] :
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Photograph of Domingo F. Ramos with Cornell University students at the false site of Camp Lazear, Havana, Cuba, 1938
1938-00-00 [P9027001] :
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Photograph of Domingo F. Ramos speaking at the false site of Camp Lazear, Havana, Cuba, 1938
1938-00-00 [P9029001] :
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Photograph of Domingo F. Ramos, Carlos E. Finlay, A. Diaz Albertini, Eduardo Angles, Pedro Nogueira, and others at the false site of Camp Lazear, Havana, Cuba, 1938
1938-00-00 [03449003] :
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List of Roll of Honor members, by [John H. Andrus], [1938]
Andrus lists the yellow fever volunteers with their addresses, noting which ones have died.
1938-00-00 [P9026001] :
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Photograph of Domingo Ramos and others at the “false” site of Camp Lazear, Havana, Cuba, 1938
1938-00-00 [P8752001] :
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Plaque honoring Walter Reed in the US Army Medical Museum (erected by the United Spanish War Veterans), 1938
Photo courtesy the US Army Medical Museum.
1938-00-00 [P7826001] :
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Photograph of John R. Kissinger and wife, 1938
1938-01-20 [03446001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to W.S. Lemon, January 20, 1938
Hench confirms with Lemon his invitation for Kissinger to come to the Mayo Clinic. Lemon's response to Hench is typed on the same page.
1938-01-21 [03447001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, January 21, 1938
Hutchison suggests Paul de Kruif as an alternative speaker for the Lazear celebration if Lord Dawson is not available.
1938-01-27 [03449001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John H. Andrus, January 27, 1938
Hench requests the names and addresses of surviving yellow fever volunteers.
1938-01-27 [03448001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, January 27, 1938
Hench informs Moran of his continued plans to publish Moran's and Kissinger's memoirs. He offers medical advice and invites Moran to visit the Mayo Clinic.
1938-01-28 [03452001] :
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Check from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, January 28, 1938
Hench's check for a photograph of Moran was returned to him by Moran.
1938-01-31 [03449002] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Philip Showalter Hench, January 31, 1938
Andrus offers his cooperation in Hench's project and encloses a list of the yellow fever volunteers.
1938-02-00 [P8040001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran, February, 1938
1938-02-04 [03450001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, February 4, 1938
Hench supplies a list of possible speakers for the Washington and Jefferson College commencement and the Jesse Lazear celebration.
1938-02-08 [03450003] :
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Letter from [Philip Showalter Hench] to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, February 8, 1938
[Hench] discusses the future clinic visit of Mr. and Mrs. Swartz. He regrets that Lord Dawson is unable to be the speaker.
1938-02-16 [03451001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John H. Andrus, February 16, 1938
Hench thanks Andrus for the list of survivors.
1938-02-24 [03452003] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, February 24, 1938
Moran will send Hench a photograph of himself at no charge, and returns Hench's check. He offers Hench advice on contacting other yellow fever survivors and politely refuses medical treatment for his duodenal ulcer.
1938-03-01 [03453002] :
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Layman's Case History, by John H. Andrus, March 1, 1938
Andrus' medical history describes the development of the spinal condition that has left him bedridden.
1938-03-02 [03454001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to John J. Moran, March 2, 1938
Andrus thanks Moran for the introduction to Hench and is curious about Hench's interest. He relates family news.
1938-03-02 [KAFO0010] :
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Letter from James Carroll Flippen to Jefferson Randolph Kean, March 2, 1938
Flippen asks Kean if he would be able to provide him with information about Walter Reed. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1938-03-02 [03453001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Philip Showalter Hench, March 2, 1938
Andrus sends Hench his medical history and wonders if his spinal condition is a result of yellow fever.
1938-03-02 [03453004] :
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Letter from David L. Andrus to Philip Showalter Hench, March 2, 1938
Dr. David Andrus gives his assessment of the medical condition and history of John Andrus, his father.
1938-03-07 [03455001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, March 7, 1938
Hench thanks Moran for the photographs and will have slides made of them. He offers medical advice for Andrus. He notes that Kissinger is expected to give a talk on his experiences.
1938-03-08 [03456001] :
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Letter from William D. Kelly to John J. Moran, March 8, 1938
Kelly requests permission to display Moran's name in the credits of the M.G.M. motion picture “Yellow Jack.”
1938-03-11 [03458002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John H. Andrus, March 11, 1938
Hench introduces a physician who will give Andrus medical advice. He will review Andrus' case himself after returning from Europe.
1938-03-11 [03458001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Henry W. Woltman, March 11, 1938
Hench solicits Woltman's help in reviewing Andrus' medical condition.
1938-03-12 [03456002] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to William D. Kelly, March 12, 1938
Moran explains the substitution of his own letter for the form permission letter sent from the movie studio.
1938-03-12 [03456003] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Loew's Incorporated, March 12, 1938
Moran grants permission to use his name in the film “Yellow Jack.” He includes the names of other yellow fever volunteers.
1938-03-23 [03458003] :
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Letter from Henry W. Woltman to John H. Andrus, March 23, 1938
Woltman gives Andrus medical advice, suggesting that neither yellow fever nor arthritis are the cause of his condition.
1938-03-24 [03459001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench's secretary to John J. Moran, March 24, 1938
Hench's secretary returns Moran's photographs and requests that he autograph and return the recent portraits.
1938-04-04 [KAFO0020] :
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Letter from James Carroll Flippen to Jefferson Randolph Kean, April 4, 1938
Flippen asks Kean for his opinion about some of the early influences on Walter Reed as a scientist and physician. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1938-04-05 [03460001] :
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Letter from Albert E. Truby to Charles R. Reynolds, April 5, 1938
Truby sends Reynolds a copy of a letter from Reed to himself. The letter reports Reed's successful infection of Kissinger with yellow fever.
1938-04-12 [03462001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to John J. Moran, April 12, 1938
Andrus summarizes his correspondence with the Mayo Clinic physicians for Moran, and he discusses the film “Yellow Jack.” He describes Lambert's physical condition and comments on the New Deal.
1938-04-12 [06282001] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to John J. Moran, April 12, 1938
Kean describes the 1900 Havana Finlay-Reed dinner, which celebrated the conclusive proof of Finlay's theory by Reed's work. He feels that Finlay has not received a fair share of the credit.
1938-04-15 [03463001] :
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Memorandum by A.S. Dabney for Jefferson Randolph Kean, April 15, 1938
Dabney provides a chronology of Walter Reed's military service; from June 26, 1875 to April 3, 1900.
1938-04-15 [06283001] :
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Memorandum from A.S. Dabney to Jefferson Randolph Kean, April 15, 1938
Dabney provides Kean with a chronological listing of Reed's service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps.
1938-05-10 [KAMC0340] :
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Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to [Jefferson Randolph Kean], May 10, 1938
Reed informs [Kean] that she recollects her husband working with a microscope in the winter of 1890-91. She also expounds on the beauty of her garden. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1938-06-00 [P7817001] :
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Photograph of John R. Kissinger and Philip Showalter Hench, June 1938
1938-06-02 [05911016] :
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Notes on John R. Kissinger, [by Philip Showalter Hench], June 2, 1938
Kissinger responds to questions regarding the yellow fever experiments. He asserts that he volunteered before Moran.
1938-06-12 [P7819001] :
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Photograph of John R. Kissinger, June 12, 1938
1938-06-26 [03465001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, June 26, 1938
Moran comments on the film “Yellow Jack” and returns autographed photographs of himself. He criticizes Kissinger for enjoying the spotlight and mentions that his Congressional Medal will go to the University of Virginia.
1938-06-29 [03466001] :
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Letter from Mazyck P. Ravenel to Albert E. Truby, June 29, 1938
Ravenel thanks Truby for the photograph. An autograph note by Truby identifies Ravenel as one of his professors at the University of Pennsylvania.
1938-07-01 [03467001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to John J. Moran, July 1, 1938
Andrus requests Moran's assistance in getting a bill passed to honor Ames and Lambert.
1938-07-08 [03468001] :
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Letter from Robert Montgomery to John J. Moran, July 8, 1938
Montgomery appreciates Moran's satisfaction at having Montgomery portray him in the film “Yellow Jack.” He solicits Moran's reaction to the film.
1938-07-13 [03469001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, July 13, 1938
Hench comments on the film “Yellow Jack.” He defends Kissinger and proposes further investigations of the yellow fever experiments.
1938-07-13 [03470001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to [s.n.] Crenshaw, July 13, 1938
Hench requests that Crenshaw contact Moran.
1938-10-25 [03475001] :
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Letter from Harold W. Jones to John J. Moran, October 25, 1938
Jones sends photostat copies of Moran's certificate as a yellow fever patient in 1901.
1938-10-30 [03476001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, October 30, 1938
Moran relates personal news and offers his opinion on Kissinger. He has high compliments for Kean as an authoritative source. He mentions a letter of recommendation, written by Walter Reed, which he believed to be at the University of Virginia. Moran writes that he found many inaccuracies in the film “Yellow Jack” and suggests to Hench that he should take up the Finlay vs. Reed controversy rather than the Kissinger-Moran memoirs.
1938-11-02 [C0406003] :
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Letter from T. H. D. Griffitts to Mary Clayborne Carter, November 2, 1938
Griffitts thanks Carter for her letter and enclosures about Henry Rose Carter.
1938-11-12 [03477001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Gustaf E. Lambert, November 12, 1938
Andrus writes about an additional claimant to the yellow fever Roll of Honor: John Morris. He thinks it is unlikely that Moran will assist with the Lambert/Ames appeal.
1938-12-14 [03478001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, December 14, 1938
Hench informs Moran that he is resolved to write an accurate history of the yellow fever experiments. He discusses the relative reliability of Moran's and Kissinger's recollections.
1939-03-16 [03502001] :
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Telegram from Joseph C. Furnas to John J. Moran, March 16, 1939
Furnas requests a photograph of Moran's medal.
1939-04-10 [03503001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, April 10, 1939
Moran reports on his health and encloses a newspaper clipping for Hench about Kissinger.
1939-04-21 [03503002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, April 21, 1939
Hench reveals his thoughts on Kissinger. He expresses his continued interest in the yellow fever story.
1939-08-10 [03505001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, August 10, 1939
Hench plans to visit Havana in March 1940. He would like to see and photograph the actual site of Camp Lazear.
1939-08-10 [KAEG0010] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Harry Clemons, August 10, 1939
Kean thanks Clemons for referring him to the article about Moran by Furnas. Kean then corrects Furnas' claim that yellow fever disappeared in Cuba in 1901, when it was actually 1908. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1939-08-15 [KAEG0030] :
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Letter from Harry Clemons to Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 15, 1939
Clemons thanks Kean for his comments regarding yellow fever. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1939-08-22 [03506001] :
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Letter from [John J. Moran] to Harold W. Jones, August 22, 1939
[Moran] seeks to correct the misidentification of himself in a group photograph of the Hospital Corps Detachment at Columbia Barracks.
1939-08-28 [KAED0010] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 28, 1939
Moran responds to Hench about the article in the Saturday Evening Post by Furnas. Moran makes numerous clarifications about the article and emphasizes the Reed - Finlay controversy. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1939-08-31 [03507001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, August 31, 1939
Moran informs Hench that he has asked Kean to assist him in his yellow fever research. Moran writes that the Camp Lazear site is unrestricted - it is not necessary to request permission to take photographs of the area.
1939-09-09 [03508001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, September 9, 1939
Hench agrees to collaborate with Kean.
1939-09-22 [KAEE0010] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Harry Clemons, September 22, 1939
Kean writes Clemons about the Reed - Finlay controversy, and wants to make sure credit is given to both men. Kean submits testimony indicating that Finlay claimed the mosquito as the agent for the spread of yellow fever, and consequently certainly deserves more acknowledgement in U.S. accounts of the yellow fever investigation. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1939-09-25 [KAEE0110] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Harry Clemons, September 25, 1939
Kean wants to make sure that his knowledge about the Reed - Finlay controversy will be accessible to the students of the University of Virginia. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1939-10-06 [03510001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Paul B. Barringer, October 6, 1939
Moran writes of a Thanksgiving he spent with Barringer in 1901, and then recounts his financial successes and failures after he left the University of Virginia Medical School.
1939-10-09 [03511001] :
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Letter from John Dickson to Albert E. Truby, October 9, 1939
Dickson requests that Truby review a biography of Walter Reed, which is to be included in the "National Cyclopedia of American Biography."
1939-10-19 [03512001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, October 19, 1939
Moran conveys news that Kean would be glad to collaborate with Hench in the yellow fever story. He suggests that Hench write to Kean, because Kean is the best authority on Walter Reed's work.
1939-10-27 [06282020] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, October 27, 1939
Hench discusses his interest in the story of the conquest of yellow fever and asks for Kean's involvement.
1939-10-27 [03514001] :
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Letter from Mary A. Benjamin to Philip Showalter Hench, October 27, 1939
Benjamin offers a collection of letters concerning Madame Curie, and a letter of Abraham Lincoln that is for sale.
1939-10-27 [03513001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, October 27, 1939
Hench plans on meeting Moran in March 1940, and intends to visit Kean soon thereafter.
1939-10-28 [03515001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, October 28, 1939
Hutchison informs Hench that his plans for a yellow fever speech have been postponed from commencement to November 1940 (Founder's Day), to dedicate the Lazear Chemistry Building. An autograph note by Hench lists possible speakers.
1939-10-31 [06282022] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, October 31, 1939
Kean discusses a future meeting with Hench, his relationship with Reed, and his experiences with the yellow fever experiments.
1939-11-03 [03516001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, November 3, 1939
Hench volunteers to speak on the story of Kissinger and Moran at the Washington and Jefferson College Founders' Day program. He plans to meet Moran in Cuba. He offers a monetary contribution for Washington and Jefferson College.
1939-11-03 [03516002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, November 3, 1939
Hench sends Moran the book "Death Loses a Pair of Wings," concerning William C. Gorgas.
1939-11-17 [06282026] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, November 17, 1939
Hench expresses appreciation for Kean's collaboration in preparing the story of the yellow fever experiments.
1939-11-28 [KAEG0040] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Harry Clemons, November 28, 1939
Kean mentions to Clemons his book review of “William Crawford Gorgas: His Life and Work,” and states that the book clearly indicates Gorgas as the originator of methods to eradicate mosquitoes, when in fact Howard was responsible for these measures. Kean is quite upset over the unwillingness of the author of the book to change the facts. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1939-11-30 [03518001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchinson to Philip Showalter Hench, November 30, 1939
Hutchison thanks Hench for his monetary contribution to the college. He provides information on a bronze plaque in the lobby of the Lazear Building for large contributors. Hutchison describes further plans for Founder's Day.
1939-12-06 [KAEG0080] :
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Letter from Harry Clemons to Jefferson Randolph Kean, December 6, 1939
Clemons thanks Kean for his recent letters and papers and states that they will be an important addition to the Walter Reed file. [Courtesy of The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library]
1939-12-10 [03519001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, December 10, 1939
Hench offers advice on the structure of the Washington and Jefferson College Founders' Day program and makes recommendations for possible speakers.
1939-12-18 [03521001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, December 18, 1939
Hutchison thanks Hench for advice on Washington and Jefferson College Founders' Day preparations. He mentions additional plans relative to this. Hutchison thanks Hench for his contribution.
1939-12-20 [03519005] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, December 20, 1939
Hench encloses a check for Washington and Jefferson College.
1939-12-26 [03521003] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, December 26, 1939
Hutchison informs Hench that he is to be the keynote speaker for Washington and Jefferson College Founders' Day. He muses whether Moran and Kissinger should attend as well.
1940-00-00 [P8210001] :
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Photograph of the house at #16 General Lee Street, Quemados, Cuba, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P9099001] :
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Photograph of the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7622001] :
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Photograph of Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon and her family, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7774001] :
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Photograph of model (placed to scale) of Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, by Yldefonso Perez, [1940]
1940-00-00 [03715013] :
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Memorandum by Philip Showalter Hench, [1940]
Hench lists questions he has concerning the yellow fever experiments.
1940-00-00 [P8703001] :
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Monument honoring Carlos J. Finlay, Finlay Park, Havana, Cuba, [1940?]
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.
1940-00-00 [P8182001] :
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Photograph of General Fitzhugh Lee's headquarters, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P8713001] :
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Photograph of a bust honoring Jesse W. Lazear, Finlay Park, Havana, Cuba, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P8921001] :
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Photograph of the yellow fever ward, Las Animas Hospital, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [03602005] :
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Memorandum on yellow fever experiments, by Robert P. Cooke, [1940]
Cooke describes the experiments at Camp Lazear.
1940-00-00 [P8928001] :
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Photograph of the room in which Clara Louise Maass died and Jesse W. Lazear was presumably bitten by an infected mosquito, Las Animas Hospital, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7718001] :
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Photograph of Emilie L. Reed's cottage, Blue Ridge Summit, Pa., [1940?]
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 [P9095001] :
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Photograph of Building Number 1, Camp Lazear site, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9107001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran near Building No. 1, Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9089001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran at the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8899001] :
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Photograph of the entrance to Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P88100_1] :
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Photograph of the entrance to Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9010301] :
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Photograph of the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9003001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran with Dr. and Mrs. Philip Showalter Hench at the false site of Camp Lazear, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7762001] :
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Photograph of a model of Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, by Yldefonso Perez, [ca. 1940]
1940-00-00 [P7724001] :
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Preliminary sketch of Carlos J. Finlay by Dean Cornwell for “Conquerors of Yellow Fever”, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P9010201] :
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Photograph of the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9096001] :
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Photograph of the quarry on the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7735001] :
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Photograph of oil sketch for the final version of “Conquerors of Yellow Fever,” by Dean Cornwell, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P7732001] :
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Photograph of Dean Cornwell and Carlos E. Finlay, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P8810701] :
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Photograph of Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas, John J. Moran, [s.n.] Pogolotti, with members of the Rojas family, Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8923001] :
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Photograph of Philip Showalter Hench outside the yellow fever ward, Las Animas Hospital, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9114001] :
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Photograph of Mary Hench, John J. Moran, and Philip Showalter Hench at the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8810601] :
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Photograph of Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8811301] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran and Maria Teresa Rojas looking in the direction of Camp Lazear, Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7723001] :
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Preliminary sketch of US Hospital Corps volunteers by Dean Cornwell for “Conquerors of Yellow Fever”, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P9111001] :
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Photograph of Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas and John J. Moran at the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9083001] :
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Photograph of Building No. 1, Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8183001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran in front of Fitzhugh Lee's former headquarters, Havana, Cuba, 1940 with handwritten notes by Moran
1940-00-00 [P8810301] :
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Photograph of Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9113001] :
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Photograph of Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas and John J. Moran at the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8810401] :
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Photograph of Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8708001] :
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Photograph of the bust of Juan Guiteras, Finlay Park, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
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.
1940-00-00 [P9112001] :
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Photograph of Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas and John J. Moran at the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9010401] :
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Photograph of the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7722001] :
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Preliminary sketch of Jefferson Randolph Kean by Dean Cornwell for “Conquerors of Yellow Fever”, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P8710001] :
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Photograph of the bust of William Crawford Gorgas, Finlay Park, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P9032001] :
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Photograph of the false site of Camp Lazear, [as determined by Philip Showalter Hench], 1940
1940-00-00 [P8811201] :
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Photograph of Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas and her daughter in front of their mansion, Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7801001] :
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Photograph of international stamp collection commemorating the lives of Carlos J. Finlay, William Crawford Gorgas and Walter Reed, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7772001] :
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Photograph of model (placed to scale) of Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, by Yldefonso Perez, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P7725001] :
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Preliminary sketch of Walter Reed by Dean Cornwell for “Conquerors of Yellow Fever”, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P8811401] :
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Photograph of Pedroso Palace, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9069001] :
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Photograph of a building on the false site of Camp Lazear, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9031001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran at the false site of Camp Lazear, [as determined by Philip Showalter Hench], 1940
1940-00-00 [P8716001] :
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Photograph of the bust of Jesse W. Lazear, Finlay Park, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P9098001] :
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Photograph of the quarry on the Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
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Photograph of Hotel Inglaterra, Havana, Cuba, [194-]
1940-00-00 [P9084001] :
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Photograph of Building No. 1, Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
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.
1940-00-00 [P7784001] :
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Photograph of the tomb of Claudio Delgado in the Colon Cemetery, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
194*-00-00 [P8271001] :
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Photograph of Hotel Inglaterra, Havana, Cuba, [194-]
1940-00-00 [P8702001] :
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Photograph of Finlay Park, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P7770001] :
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Photograph of model (placed to scale) of Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, by Yldefonso Perez, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P8925001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran outside the yellow fever ward, Las Animas Hospital, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9406001] :
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Photograph of Philip Showalter Hench and Albert E. Truby, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P9144001] :
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Composite view of Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [03625001] :
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Notes on the Yellow Fever Commission, by John J. Moran, [1940]
Moran sends Hench extensive notes describing locations, personalities, and other details of the yellow fever experiments and commenting on the actions and attitudes of the Cuban government regarding a Lazear memorial location.
1940-00-00 [P9088001] :
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Photograph of Building No. 1, Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8920001] :
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Photograph of the yellow fever ward, Las Animas Hospital, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P9101001] :
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Photograph of Smokestack with photograph of Building Number 1, Camp Lazear site, [ca. 1948]
1940-00-00 [P7773001] :
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Photograph of model (placed to scale) of Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, by Yldefonso Perez, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P9051001] :
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Photograph of the false site of Camp Lazear and the surrounding environs, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7771001] :
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Photograph of model (placed to scale) of Camp Columbia, Havana, Cuba, by Yldefonso Perez, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P7707001] :
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Photograph of Dean Cornwell taking a picture of Carlos J. Finlay's bust, Havana, Cuba, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P9105001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran and Maria Teresa Rojas at Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9087001] :
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Photograph of Building No. 1, Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9052001] :
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Photograph of the false site of Camp Lazear and the surrounding environs, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9161001] :
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Map of Havana including Finca San Jose and the “false site” of Camp Lazear noted, [1940?]
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Plan of Camp Columbia by Philip S. Hench, [194-]
1940-00-00 [P9033001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran, Mary Hench, and Philip Showalter Hench at the false site of Camp Lazear, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8811101] :
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Photograph of the Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P7726001] :
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Preliminary sketch of Robert P. Cooke by Dean Cornwell for “Conquerors of Yellow Fever”, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P9085001] :
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Photograph of Building No. 1, Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P9034001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran at the false site of Camp Lazear, Havana, Cuba [as determined by Philip Showalter Hench] 1940
1940-00-00 [P8810101] :
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Photograph of Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas, John J. Moran, [s.n.] Pogolotti, and others at Finca San Jose, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8926001] :
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Photograph of the room in which Clara Louise Maass died and Jesse W. Lazear was presumably bitten by an infected mosquito, Las Animas Hospital, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [03615004] :
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Notes on the San Jose property [by Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas?], [1940]
[Rojas?] gives a history of the San Jose property, a probable site of Camp Lazear.
1940-00-00 [P7717001] :
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Group photograph of Emilie L. Reed, Blossom Reed and others taken by Dean Cornwell, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P7734001] :
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Pencil sketch for final version of “Conquerors of Yellow Fever” by Dean Cornwell, [1940?]
1940-00-00 [P8273001] :
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Photograph of the Finlay Institute, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8704001] :
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Photograph of the bust of Claudio Delgado, Finlay Park, Havana, Cuba, [1940]
1940-00-00 [P9115001] :
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Photograph of the Camp Lazear site with Building No. 1 on the left, Havana, Cuba, 1940
1940-00-00 [P8201005] :
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Photograph of the house at #20 General Lee Street, Quemados, Cuba, 1940
1940-01-08 [03525001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, January 8, 1940
Hench provides information about the Founder's Day speakers. He plans to see Moran in March and suggests inviting him to the ceremony. Hench will visit and film Moran and Camp Lazear.
1940-02-05 [03526001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, February 5, 1940
Hutchison congratulates Hench on receiving a honorary degree from their alma mater, Lafayette College.
1940-02-24 [03527001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Gustaf E. Lambert, February 24, 1940
Andrus is disappointed that Moran refuses to sign an affidavit for Lambert for the Roll of Honor. Andrus discusses his health and is happy to report that his paralysis is improving.
1940-02-25 [03528001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, February 25, 1940
Moran offers to make hotel reservations for Hench, but must hear from him soon.
1940-03-01 [00746001] :
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Letter from W.S. Richards to Henry Rose Carter, March 1, 1910
Richards sends Carter his paycheck.
1940-03-12 [03529001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, March 12, 1940
Hench provides details of a planned trip to Palm Beach, Florida and Havana, Cuba.
1940-03-14 [03530001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, March 14, 1940
Hutchison requests that Hench invite Moran - expenses paid - to Washington and Jefferson College Founders' Day ceremonies.
1940-03-30 [03530002] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, March 30, 1940
Hutchison designates Hench as a special representative of Washington and Jefferson College to obtain manuscripts and photographs from Cuban sources for the Lazear Memorial Building.
1940-03-31 [03531001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, March 31, 1940
Moran makes arrangements to meet Hench in Havana.
1940-04-00 [P9104001] :
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Photograph of John J. Moran and Philip Showalter Hench beside Building No. 1, Camp Lazear site, Havana, Cuba, April 1940
1940-04-03 [03532001] :
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Interview of John J. Moran by Philip Showalter Hench, April 3, 1940
Hench questions Moran about the yellow fever experiments.
1940-04-06 [P8836001] :
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Photograph of Carlos E. Finlay with his grandson, Carlos Finlay IV, April 6, 1940
1940-04-11 [03534001] :
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Letter from [Ralph Cooper Hutchison] to J. Howard Pew, April 11, 1940
This is [Hutchison's] draft letter, with Hench's autograph corrections, to the president of the Sun Oil Company, asking his assistance in granting Moran time off to attend the Founders' Day ceremony at Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-04-12 [03535001] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, April 12, 1940
Moran inquires about his draft letter for Pew and comments on Agramonte's letter regarding Carroll's case of yellow fever.
1940-04-17 [03537001] :
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Letter from [Lawrence Reed] to Emilie Lawrence Reed and Blossom Reed, [April 17, 1940]
[Lawrence Reed] sends a first day of issue stamp to his mother and sister.
1940-04-17 [03536001] :
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Letter from Leonard and Louise Schellberg to Emilie Lawrence Reed, April 17, 1940
The Schellbergs send their love and enclose a first day issue cancellation of the Walter Reed five cent stamp.
1940-04-18 [03807037] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to A.W. Ide, April 18, 1940
Hench provides information about resorts in Cuba.
1940-04-23 [03535002] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, April 23, 1940
Moran discusses his revision of Hench's interview transcript.
1940-04-25 [03538001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to R. Hart Phillips, April 25, 1940
Hench does not understand why he received a registered mail receipt and requests clarification.
1940-04-29 [03539001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, April 29, 1940
Hench requests copies of Cuban newspaper articles, about the work of the Yellow Fever Commission, and for maps of the Rojas farm and the site of Camp Lazear.
1940-04-29 [03540001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas, April 29, 1940
Hench refers to his visit to Cuba and the presumed site of Camp Lazear on Rojas' family's farm. He comments on her recollections of Camp Lazear and the yellow fever work.
1940-04-30 [03543001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Alberto Recio, April 30, 1940
Hench seeks information on a photograph taken at the presumed site of Camp Lazear or Camp Columbia.
1940-04-30 [03544001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon, April 30, 1940
Hench thanks Rodriguez Leon for her photographs of Camp Lazear. He regrets the lack of recognition extended to her father for his yellow fever work.
1940-04-30 [03542001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Luis B. Pogolotti, April 30, 1940
Hench seeks an identification of the military hospital building in the photograph.
1940-04-30 [03541001] :
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Letter from Harry Clemons to Philip Showalter Hench, 30 April 1940
Clemons loans Hench a copy of Kelly's revised edition of "Walter Reed and Yellow Fever." He also offers to send photostats of two letters in the University of Virginia collection to him: Moran to Kean [August 28, 1939] and Kean to Clemons [September 22, 1939].
1940-05-05 [03538003] :
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Letter from R. Hart Phillips to Philip Showalter Hench, May 5, 1940
Phillips explains the reason for the registered mail receipt.
1940-05-06 [03548001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, May 6, 1940
Hench gives brief details of his trip to Cuba and discusses the controversy over the proper location of the site of Camp Lazear.
1940-05-06 [03547001] :
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Letter from R.F. Cowley to Philip Showalter Hench, May 6, 1940
Cowley indicates that Hench's letter of April 30, [1940] to Recio has been forwarded to him.
1940-05-07 [03549001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Harry Clemons, May 7, 1940
Hench expresses great interest in receiving copies of correspondence by Moran and Kean.
1940-05-07 [05909084] :
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Letter from John J. Moran to John R. Kissinger, May 7, 1940
Moran notifies Kissinger that they are going to receive the Finlay Medal from the Cuban Government in Washington, D.C. He provides further detailed information concerning the upcoming event and hopes that Kissinger will be able to attend. This letter was forwarded to Hench.
1940-05-07 [06284007] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, May 7, 1940
Hench discusses various meetings he had in Cuba to acquire biographical information.
1940-05-11 [06284008] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, May 11, 1940
Kean discusses an upcoming meeting with Hench and the honoring of Moran and Kissinger by the Cuban government.
1940-05-14 [03551001] :
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Telegram from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, May 14, 1940
Hench congratulates Moran on the receipt of the Grand Cross of the Order of Finlay from the Cuban government.
1940-05-14 [03548002] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, May 14, 1940
Hutchison discusses the Lazear Building dedication program at Washington and Jefferson College. He is considering inviting Moran and Kissinger to the dedication. Hutchison intends to locate Mabel Lazear as well.
1940-05-14 [03550001] :
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Letter from Luis B. Pogolotti to Philip Showalter Hench, May 14, 1940
Pogolotti refers to photographs seen in Cuba and forwarded through Moran. He seeks medical advice on asthma.
1940-05-15 [03549002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Harry Clemons, May 15, 1940
Hench returns Kelly's book on Reed to the Alderman Library at the University of Virginia. He hopes to receive a copy of the Moran - Kean correspondence from Kean himself. The originals are at the University of Virginia.
1940-05-15 [06284012] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, May 15, [1940]
Kean mentions that his manuscripts related to Reed and yellow fever are at the University of Virginia.
1940-05-21 [03549003] :
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Letter from Harry Clemons to Philip Showalter Hench, May 21, 1940
Clemons acknowledges return of "Walter Reed and Yellow Fever." He offers to forward a copy of the Moran - Kean correspondence if necessary.
1940-06-03 [03554001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, June 3, 1940
Hench discusses the logistics of inviting Moran and Kissinger to the Lazear Ceremony at Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-06-03 [03553001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran, June 3, 1940
Hench congratulates Moran on his award of the Grand Cross of the Order of Finlay. He is very busy with professional responsibilities, but promises to return to his yellow fever notes soon.
1940-06-04 [03555001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Curator, Army Medical Museum, June 4, 1940
Hench offers copies of his yellow fever research material to the Army Medical Museum.
1940-06-04 [03556001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Luis B. Pogolotti, June 4, 1940
Hench gives advice on asthma treatment. He returns photographs.
1940-06-04 [06284014] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, June 4, 1940
Hench contacts Kean to arrange a meeting. He also encloses a list of questions and comments and requests some addresses.
1940-06-04 [03554003] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, June 4, 1940
Hutchison supplies Lazear family addresses. He will invite them to the ceremony at Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-06-07 [03558001] :
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Letter from V.H. Cornell to Philip Showalter Hench, June 7, 1940
Cornell will accept donations of materials on yellow fever and will make available to him all their files.
1940-06-07 [06284015] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, June 7, 1940
Kean is eager to meet with Hench to discuss yellow fever work.
1940-06-07 [03557001] :
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Letter from Alberto Recio Forns to Philip Showalter Hench, June 7, 1940
Forns discusses the identification of Camp Lazear from photographs taken by Alvare.
1940-06-17 [06284132] :
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Questionnaire for an interview with Jefferson Randolph Kean, by Philip Showalter Hench, June 17, 1940
Kean answers Hench's questions regarding the yellow fever experiments.
1940-06-20 [03561001] :
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Letter from Harry Clemons to Philip Showalter Hench, June 20, 1940
Clemons encloses a copy of a letter from Moran to Paul B. Barringer.
1940-06-20 [03556002] :
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Letter from Luis B. Pogolotti to Philip Showalter Hench, June 20, 1940
Pogolotti informs Hench that the photographs have not yet been received. He thanks him for his medical advice.
1940-06-24 [03559001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ignacio Alvare, June 24, 1940
Hench discusses the identification of Camp Lazear site.
1940-06-24 [03561002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Harry Clemons, June 24, 1940
Hench requests copies of the Kean and Moran letters from Clemons at the University of Virginia Alderman Library. Hench eventually intends to donate copies of his research material to the Army Medical Museum and to the University of Virginia.
1940-06-24 [03841004] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Alberto Recio, June 24, 1940
Hench informs Recio that he found some interesting material about Camp Columbia at the U.S. Army Medical Museum.
1940-06-25 [03560003] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Colonel Ash, June 25, 1940
Hench discusses the photographs of Camp Lazear and efforts to identify the site properly. He mentions interesting material at the University of Virginia. Hench plans to donate copies of his research material and photographs to the Army Medical Museum and to the University of Virginia. He seeks other photographs and a map of Camp Lazear.
1940-06-25 [03560001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Roy M. Reeve, June 25, 1940
Hench thanks Reeve for the photographs of Walter Reed, Camp Columbia and Camp Lazear. He will send copies of his research information and photographs to the Museum and to the University of Virginia.
1940-06-25 [03560002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to H.A. Davis, June 25, 1940
Hench thanks Davis for the photographs of Walter Reed, Camp Columbia and Camp Lazear from the Army Medical Museum. He will send copies of his research information and photographs to the Museum and to the University of Virginia.
1940-06-25 [06284018] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, June 25, 1940
Hench is eager to hear more of Kean's recollections regarding his stay in Cuba and lists specific questions.
1940-06-25 [03560004] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Commanding Officer, Carlisle Barracks, June 25, 1940
Hench requests photographs of a model of Camp Columbia, which is now at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and other information about Camp Lazear.
1940-06-29 [03561003] :
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Letter from Harry Clemons to Philip Showalter Hench, June 29, 1940
Clemons offers, as a gift, copies of the Kean and Moran letters, which are on file at the University of Virginia Alderman Library.
1940-07-00 [03572001] :
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Letter from [Mabel H. Lazear] to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, July 1940
[Mabel Lazear] writes that she will be unable to attend the dedication ceremony at Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-07-01 [03562001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Luis B. Pogolotti, July 1, 1940
Hench explains the reason for the confusion about the Camp Lazear site. Hench provides medical advice.
1940-07-02 [03563001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Harry Clemons, July 2, 1940
Hench insists on paying for photostats from the University of Virginia Alderman Library.
1940-07-02 [03564001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby, July 2, 1940
Hench details his work on the yellow fever story. He asks for Truby's recollections, particularly concerning Lazear's case of yellow fever.
1940-07-05 [06284019] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, July 5, 1940
Kean is upset over efforts to get Poucher's name added to the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.
1940-07-10 [03565001] :
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Letter from S.M. Marietta to Philip Showalter Hench, July 10, 1940
Marietta refers to Hench's meeting at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
1940-07-10 [03565002] :
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Letter from H.P. Marvin to Philip Showalter Hench, July 10, 1940
Marvin discusses Hench's meeting at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
1940-07-10 [06284023] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, July 10, 1940
Hench explains that he is trying to get Lazear his share of the credit.
1940-07-11 [03566001] :
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Letter from Albert E. Truby to Philip Showalter Hench, July 11, 1940
This letter contains Truby's recollections of the Yellow Fever Commission work and excerpts of his own history of the Yellow Fever Commission concerning Jesse W. Lazear.
1940-07-13 [06284024] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, July 13, 1940
Kean lists various Senate documents dealing with the yellow fever investigation. He offers his opinion on the role of Lambert.
1940-07-16 [03570001] :
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Letter from [Ralph Cooper Hutchison] to Lewellys F. Barker, July 16, 1940
[Hutchison] seeks information on Barker's scientific relationship with Jesse Lazear.
1940-07-16 [03568001] :
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Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench, July 16, 1940
Hutchison contacts Barker, an associate of Jesse Lazear.
1940-07-18 [03569001] :
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Letter [in Spanish] from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench, July 18, 1940
Alvare explains the circumstances of the photograph he made of the supposed site of Camp Lazear. See English translation.
1940-07-18 [03569002] :
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English translation [from Spanish] of letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench, July 18, 1940
Alvare explains circumstances of the photograph he made of the supposed site of Camp Lazear.
1940-07-19 [03568002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, July 19, 1940
Hench seeks assistance in writing letters to get information on the Yellow Fever Commission.
1940-07-24 [03564005] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby, July 24, 1940
Hench assures Truby that he will not use his material without permission and asks for background notes.
1940-07-27 [03571001] :
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Letter from John H. Andrus to Gustaf E. Lambert, July 27, 1940
Andrus shares family news. He inquires about Lambert's health and circumstances.
1940-07-30 [03570002] :
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Letter from Lewellys F. Barker to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, July 30, 1940
Barker provides general biographical information on Jesse Lazear.
1940-07-30 [03566005] :
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Letter from Albert E. Truby to Philip Showalter Hench, July 30, 1940
This letter contains Truby's recollections of the Yellow Fever Commission work and excerpts of his own [then incomplete] history of the Yellow Fever Commission - concerning Jesse W. Lazear.
1940-08-01 [03574001] :
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Letter from Lewellys F. Barker to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, August 1, 1940
Barker lists additional Lazear references. The letter includes autograph notes by Hench on the Lazear memorial inscription at Johns Hopkins University.
1940-08-03 [03575001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby, August 3, 1940
Hench thanks Truby for his recollections of Jesse Lazear and the Yellow Fever Commission.
1940-08-07 [03576001] :
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Letter from Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon to Philip Showalter Hench, August 7, 1940
Rodriguez Leon did not find the negatives Hench requested. She offers further assistance and discusses the Cuban elections.
1940-08-08 [06284029] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby, August 8, 1940
Kean promises that he will assist Hench in his research. He suggests that Hench contact Truby for more information.
1940-08-11 [03577004] :
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Letter (English translation) from Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas to Philip Showalter Hench, August 11, 1940
Rojas answers some of Hench's questions about the difficulties of research and the problems with the Cuban regime.
1940-08-11 [03577001] :
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Letter [in Spanish] from Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas to Philip Showalter Hench, August 11, 1940
Rojas answers some of Hench's questions about the difficulties of research and the problems with the Cuban regime.
1940-08-13 [03579001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, August 13, 1940
Hench requests information on Lazear's relationship to Washington and Jefferson College. He offers a contribution for Moran's travel expenses to attend the Founders' Day celebration.
1940-08-13 [03578001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Department of Agriculture, August 13, 1940
Hench seeks permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bring pieces of wood from the framboyant tree on the supposed site of Camp Lazear into the United States.
1940-08-14 [03581001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Alton P. Tisdel, August 14, 1940
Hench requests copies of various United States government documents, all marked exhausted.
1940-08-14 [03587001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Felix E. Fernandez, August 14, 1940
Hench requests the address of John R. Taylor, a clerk at Las Animas Hospital in 1901.
1940-08-14 [03585001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Francisco Dominguez Roldan, August 14, 1940
Hench inquires whether Roldan has an English translation of a book on Finlay which was originally written in French. Roldan had loaned the French version to him.
1940-08-14 [03588001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Donald B. Armstrong, August 14, 1940
Hench seeks copies of "Health Through the Ages" and information on a film strip about Walter Reed.
1940-08-14 [03584001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Roger Brooke, August 14, 1940
Hench sends photographs of the Camp Columbia model to Carlisle Barracks, to assist the curator in assembling the model properly for more photographs.
1940-08-14 [03805011] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Royal S. Webster, August 14, 1940
Hench describes his yellow fever project to Webster. He discusses his theory regarding the true location of Camp Lazear. Hench inquires if there is a map of the area from circa 1900, showing the relationship of this railroad track to the dimensions of Columbia Barracks.
1940-08-14 [03589001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Eduardo Angles, August 14, 1940
Hench requests information about the Yellow Fever Commission, and for the current names of residents in houses where Walter Reed noted outbreaks of yellow fever in 1900, to verify that the addresses have not changed.
1940-08-14 [03586001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Angel Suarez-Solis, August 14, 1940
Hench inquires whether Suarez-Solis would make an official statement that the address of number 102 Real Street is the same as in 1900.
1940-08-14 [03583001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ignacio Alvare, August 14, 1940
Hench requests the negative of Alvare's photograph of Camp Lazear.
1940-08-14 [03580001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Howard A. Kelly, August 14, 1940
Hench seeks information about the original Camp Lazear photographs. He draws attention to the incorrect identification of the mosquito building in Kelly's book. He inquires about the source of the “Gentlemen, I salute you” legend, and tries to find the addresses for Blossom Reed, Mrs. Lazear, and Carroll's family.
1940-08-14 [03582001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Luis Rudolf Miranda, August 14, 1940
Hench inquires if the house at “20 General Lee Street” is the same as in 1900.
1940-08-15 [03615002] :
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Letter from [Philip Showalter Hench] to Maria Teresa Loma viuda de Rojas, August 15, 1940
[Hench] questions Rojas about the location of Camp Lazear.
1940-08-15 [03576005] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon, August 15, 1940
Hench encloses a draft of his manuscript. He asks for her comments.
1940-08-15 [03579002] :
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Letter from [Philip Showalter Hench] to Ralph Cooper Hutchison, August 15, 1940
[Hench] encloses his manuscript on yellow fever. He requests that Hutchison write letters of thanks on behalf of the College to the yellow fever informants. He discusses the logistics for Moran's travel.
1940-08-16 [03590001] :
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Letter from [Philip Showalter Hench] to John J. Moran, August 16, 1940
[Hench] requests corrections to a manuscript and answers to specific questions.
1940-08-16 [03591001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ernest Lundeen, August 16, 1940
Hench states that Lambert has no legitimate basis for a claim to be included on the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.
1940-08-19 [03592001] :
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Letter from Neva Pauline Hough to Philip Showalter Hench, August 19, 1940
Hough gives the date for the Lazear ceremony and also attaches information on his relationship with Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-08-20 [03545001] :
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Summary of research by Philip Showalter Hench, August 20, 1940
Summary of Hench's research, with various autograph notes, memorandum, and addendum.
1940-08-20 [03588003] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Donald B. Armstrong, August 20, 1940
Hench points out historical errors in documents produced by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. concerning yellow fever.
1940-08-22 [03593001] :
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Letter from R.S. Webster to Philip Showalter Hench, August 22, 1940
Webster encloses the Cuban railway plans which are near Camps Columbia and Lazear, and gives some additional information concerning the various sites.
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.
1940-08-22 [03594001] :
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Letter from W.A. McCubbin to Philip Showalter Hench, August 22, 1940
McCubbin informs Hench that he can import the wood specimen into the United States without a permit. The specimen is from a tree on the supposed site of Camp Lazear.
1940-08-22 [03591002] :
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Letter from Ernest Lundeen to Philip Showalter Hench, August 22, 1940
Lundeen acknowledges Hench's letter and promises careful consideration with reference to adding Lambert's name to the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.
1940-08-22 [03588002] :
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Letter from Donald B. Armstrong to Philip Showalter Hench, August 22, 1940
Armstrong sends copies of the Walter Reed filmstrip and pamphlets of "Health Through the Ages" and "Walter Reed" to Hench.
1940-08-26 [06284038] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 26, 1940
Hench requests permission to study Kean's diary in depth. He poses a large number of questions concerning yellow fever work.
1940-08-26 [03597001] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, August 26, 1940
Hench is searching for the original notes and memoranda by Walter Reed in Cuba and asks Reed if he knows the whereabouts of these items. Hench also is submitting evidence of Camp Lazear's exact location to the Cuban government, and any information Reed has would be invaluable.
1940-08-26 [03592002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Neva Pauline Hough, August 26, 1940
Hench requests copies of architectural drawings of the Lazear Building and for permission to quote a statement concerning Lazear's relationship to Washington and Jefferson College.
1940-08-26 [03601002] :
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Robert P. Cooke, August 26, 1940