Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to His Excellency, 1948

Containers:
Box 42, Folder 31
Language:
English
Extent:
5 pages
Scope and content:

Hench explains his discovery of the remains of Camp Lazear and his desire to honor Finlay and the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission by memorializing the site. He describes his plans for developing the site into a museum, park, and health clinic. Hench expresses appreciation for the Cuban appropriation of funds for the project, and offers $1000 for the immediate preservation of Building No. 1.

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