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Start Over Creator Andrus, John H., 1879-1942 Subjects Armed Forces

I Became a Guinea Pigan episode fromBig Moments in a Little Life  circa 1940-1955 17 pages Box 65, Folder 10

Andrus describes the work of the Yellow Fever Board and his role as a volunteer. He provides exacting lists of his fellow volunteers and their cases of yellow fever.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series VII. Truby-Kean-Henchcirca 1879-circa 1960 bulk 1900-1954

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby February 7, 1942 3 pages Box 58, Folder 6

Andrus informs Truby that he is altering some details in his manuscript so that it better accords with Truby's account. Andrus identifies people in photographs, makes references to World War II, and writes about Ames and Agramonte.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series VI. Alphabetical filescirca 1860-circa 1966 bulk 1940-1956
  4. Materials relating to John H. Andruscirca 1941-1942

Letter from John H. Andrus to John J. Moran January 14, 1937 3 pages Box 34, Folder 2

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.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Henchcirca 1850-circa 1966 bulk 1937-1960

Letter from John H. Andrus to Philip Showalter Hench January 26, 1942 1 page Box 58, Folder 6

Andrus appreciates Hench's comments and offer to review another draft of his manuscript, which he encloses. Andrus would like to see the manuscript published before his death.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series VI. Alphabetical filescirca 1860-circa 1966 bulk 1940-1956
  4. Materials relating to John H. Andruscirca 1941-1942

Letter from John H. Andrus to Philip Showalter Hench January 31, 1938 1 page Box 34, Folder 49

Andrus offers his cooperation in Hench's project and encloses a list of the yellow fever volunteers.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Henchcirca 1850-circa 1966 bulk 1937-1960
  4. Correspondence between Philip Showalter Hench and John H. AndrusJanuary 27, 1938-January 31, 1938

The Tale of a Guinea Pig, by John H. Andrus circa 1942 17 pages Box 58, Folder 6

In a second draft of his manuscript, Andrus describes the yellow fever experiments and discusses his participation as a volunteer.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series VI. Alphabetical filescirca 1860-circa 1966 bulk 1940-1956
  4. Materials relating to John H. Andruscirca 1941-1942

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