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University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library

Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
University of Virginia Health System
P.O. Box 800722
1350 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Primary Collecting Areas:
History of the University of Virginia Health System, Health Sciences in Virginia and the U.S. South, Anatomy, Yellow Fever, and Public Health
Description:
The Claude Moore Health Sciences Library is home to the University of Virginia's collection of rare and unique resources documenting the history of the health sciences.
POC: Amanda Greenwood
Phone: (434) 924-0052
Phone: (434) 982-0576
Phone: (434) 924-5444
Start Over Repository University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library Subjects Military Medicine

Roger Post Ames, by Paul L. Tate circa 1954 2 pages Box 47, Folder 32

[Tate] describes Ames involvement in the yellow fever experiments. Ames applied the mosquitoes, diagnosed the yellow fever patients, and provided exceptional medical care. Ames, fluent in Spanish, was able to persuade the Spanish volunteers to stay and undergo treatment.

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  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. Essays and letters by Paul L. Tate relating to the yellow fever experiments1954

Roster: American volunteers for experimental yellow fever November 16, 1900 1 page Box 22, Folder 3

This is a list of the names, dates, and hometowns of the American volunteers and also lists the individuals who recruited them for the yellow fever experiments.

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  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series III. Walter Reed1806-circa 1955 bulk 1874-1936

Roster of hospital corps men in the Hospital 2nd Division, 7th Corps, Camp Libre, Florida September 28, 1898 6 pages Box 21, Folder 48

These r names of the medical officers of the Department of Cuba and the names and duties of hospital corps men and privates.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series III. Walter Reed1806-circa 1955 bulk 1874-1936
  4. Rosters of United States Army medical personnel, Department of Western Cuba1898-1900

Russell Haden presenting a gavel made from wood taken from Walter Reed's birthplace to Paul G. Streit at the Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C. September 19, 1951 1 page Box 88, Folder 31

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series IX. Photographscirca 1846-circa 1966 circa 1870-circa 1960
  4. Photographs relating to Carlos J. Finlay; various scenes in Cuba; Philip Showalter Hench's family; and ceremonies honoring Philip Showalter Hench and members of the yellow fever experiments1900-1960

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