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Confidential Memorandum of Trip to Cuba, March 2-11, 1948, by Philip Showalter Hench with annotations by Albert E. Truby, 1948 29 pages Box 42, Folder 8

Hench discusses, in detail, his trip to Cuba. He writes that Moran and Nogueira were of great help to him. Moran stated that he was the first to volunteer for the experiments. Hench describes his visit to Camp Lazear, the Finca San Jose, Camp Columbia, Las Animas Hospital, General Wood's old headquarters, the site of the 1901 Pan-American Medical Congress, Finlay's home, and the Finlay Institute.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, 1850/1966, bulk 1837/1960
  4. Confidential Memorandum of Trip to Cuba, March 2-11, 1948, by Philip Showalter Hench and related materials, 1948

Draft ofConfidential Memorandum of Trip to Cuba, March 2-11, 1948, by Philip Showalter Hench, 1948 77 pages Box 42, Folder 8

Hench discusses, in detail, his trip to Cuba. He writes that Moran and Nogueira were of great help to him. Moran stated that he was the first to volunteer for the experiments. Hench describes his visit to Camp Lazear, the Finca San Jose, Camp Columbia, Las Animas Hospital, General Wood's old headquarters, the site of the 1901 Pan-American Medical Congress, Finlay's home, and the Finlay Institute.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, 1850/1966, bulk 1837/1960
  4. Confidential Memorandum of Trip to Cuba, March 2-11, 1948, by Philip Showalter Hench and related materials, 1948

Draft of letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jan H. Tillisch, 1948 5 pages Box 42, Folder 5

Hench discusses his yellow fever research. He informs Tillisch that he is searching for an aerial photograph of the area around Camp Lazear, but has been unable to locate one.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, 1850/1966, bulk 1837/1960
  4. Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench, 1948

Draft of list of items related to yellow fever in the possession of Philip Showalter Hench, 1948 5 pages Box 42, Folder 32

This document describes items related to yellow fever in detail; including letters, reports, medical charts, medals, artifacts, books, photographs, interview transcripts, magazines, and sketches.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, 1850/1966, bulk 1837/1960
  4. Miscellaneous notes, lists, and newspaper clippings of Philip Showalter Hench, 1948

I Became a Guinea Pigan episode fromBig Moments in a Little Life, 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, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench, 1879/1960, bulk 1900/1954

Letter from Estaban Valderrama y Pena to Philip Showalter Hench, 1948 1 page Box 42, Folder 23

Valderrama y Pena promises to copy items related to Cuban and American yellow fever experiments for Hench. He asserts that in June of 1900 nobody except Finlay and his assistant Delgado believed that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, 1850/1966, bulk 1837/1960
  4. Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench, 1948

Letter from Frank F. Law to Philip Showalter Hench, 1948 2 pages Box 42, Folder 12

Law reports that the Wyeth company is cooperating with the Hall of Fame. He inquires about the possibility of a residency position at the Mayo Clinic for a young doctor whom he has sponsored.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, 1850/1966, bulk 1837/1960
  4. Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench, 1948

Letter from Frank R. McCoy to Philip Showalter Hench, 1948 1 page Box 42, Folder 5

McCoy questions Hench about his book on Reed and yellow fever. He is looking forward to meeting with Hench.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, 1850/1966, bulk 1837/1960
  4. Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench, 1948

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