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Notes on Philip Showalter Hench's speech entitledWalter Reed and the Conquest of Yellow Fever, 1940/1950 2 pages Box 61, Folder 16

This typescript deals with Hench's discussion of the recently discovered notebook containing the lab notes of Lazear and Reed. Hench credited Laura Wood with the discovery. The speech was given before the American Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists and Abdominal Surgeons.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series VI. Alphabetical files, 1860/1966, bulk 1940/1956
  4. Materials relating to Laura Wood Roper, 1943/1944

Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974 67 Linear Feet 154 boxes

United States. Army
The Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection documents the work of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, the legacy of the commission's discoveries, the lives of individuals who were connected to the commission, and twentieth century campaigns to shape public memory of the commission. Items in the collection date from 1800 to 1998, with the bulk of the items dating from 1864 to 1974. A wide range of formats are represented in the collection including, but not limited to the following: articles, artifacts, audiocassettes, bills (legislative records), biographies, charts (graphic documents), correspondence, diaries, editorials, interviews, journals (periodicals), magazines, maps, medical records, military records, negatives (photographic), notes, photographs, reports, reprints, scrapbooks, and speeches. Unique materials in the collection are supplemented with copies of original documents and photographs housed in other institutions (e.g. the U.S. National Archives). Most of the materials in the collection were collected or created by Nobel laureate Philip Showalter Hench while researching the history of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission.
  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Report:Experiences with the Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba 1900, by John R. Kissinger, 1930/1950 15 pages Box 59, Folder 11

Kissinger describes the yellow fever experiments and comments on the men involved. He also describes the experience of suffering from yellow fever and the treatment for the disease. Kissinger remarks on inaccuracies in the play "Yellow Jack." He maintains that he volunteered before Moran.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series VI. Alphabetical files, 1860/1966, bulk 1940/1956
  4. Experiences with the Yellow Fever Commission in Cuba 1900, by John R. Kissinger with related notes from Kissinger, 1930/1950

Roger Post Ames, M.D. in Yellow Fever Experimentation at Camp Lazear, Cuba 1900-1901 with Supporting Evidence, 1910/1950 6 pages Box 58, Folder 4

This report supports Ames' inclusion in the Act, approved February 28, 1929, to recognize the public service rendered and disabilities incurred as voluntary subjects for inoculation during the yellow fever investigations in Cuba.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974
  3. Series VI. Alphabetical files, 1860/1966, bulk 1940/1956
  4. Materials relating to Roger Post Ames, 1942/1950

Script forThe Board of Missing Heirsradio program, 1941 17 pages Box 38, Folder 43

The script gives a biographical sketch of Forbes, and states that he is wanted by the U.S. Army Finance Department so that he can be given a lump sum of $17,750 and $125 monthly for his service in the yellow fever experiments.

  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. Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench relating to the radio program, Court of Missing Heirs, 1941

Telegram from George A. Kellogg to Philip Showalter Hench, 1941 1 page Box 39, Folder 3

Kellogg has read Hench's address on the unveiling of Cornwell's painting with pleasure. He will rearrange the schedule and have sections of the speech released to the press.

  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. Remarks to be Given at the Unveiling of Dean Cornwell's PaintingConquerors of Yellow Fever and related materials, 1941

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