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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

Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. circa 1930-1960 1 page Box 88, Folder 32

US Army A.A.F. Photo.

  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

“Walter Reed Day” at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. September 11, 1951 1 page Box 88, Folder 30

  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

Walter Reed's Human Guinea Pigs (By One of Them)  circa 1930-1940 25 pages Box 37, Folder 12

This is a series of partial manuscripts detailing the yellow fever experiments. Topics include the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor, Moran's role in the experiments, the controversy concerning Reed's and Finlay's contributions to the conquest of yellow fever, and Moran's experiences at the University of Virginia.

  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. Walter Reed's Human Guinea Pigs (By One of Them)with note circa 1930-1940

Why Walter Reed General Hospital Was Named and Located as It Is: An Address to Student Nurses, by P.M. Ashburn February 4, 1929 11 pages Box 31, Folder 72

Ashburn's speech to an audience of student nurses is an overview of Reed's life and work. The piece includes an excerpt from the Surgeon General's report, 1900.

  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

'X' Marks the Spot, a speech given by Philip Showalter Hench at the New Fellows Banquet for the Mayo Foundation House January 20, 1955 16 pages Box 48, Folder 1

[Hench] discusses his experiences in visiting sites where outstanding medical developments took place or where famous individuals lived or are buried. He includes an account of the yellow fever experiments. The speech was given at the New Fellows Banquet at the Mayo Foundation House.

  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. Drafts and notes for'X' Marks the Spot, a speech given by Philip Showalter Hench at the New Fellows Banquet at the Mayo Foundation HouseJanuary 20, 1955

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