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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 Yellow fever

'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.

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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. 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

Yellow Fever and Smallpox Table: Mortalidad de las Viruelas y de Fiebre Amarilla circa 1879 1 page Box 62, Folder 20

This table charts deaths from smallpox and yellow fever in Havana, from 1870-1879.

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  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
  4. Letter from Jose Ramos to Jefferson Randolph Kean with mortality chartcirca 1879-1907

Yellow Fever  circa 1920-1930 4 pages Box 31, Folder 42

The American Association for Medical Progress briefly outlines the history of yellow fever and the Yellow Fever Commission, and concludes that animal experimentation is crucial in order to save human lives.

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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
  4. Articles and pamphlets relating to pensions for participants in the yellow fever experimentsFebruary 15, 1928

Yellow Fever Control, by Fred Soper March 30, 1955 20 pages Box 48, Folder 6

This report details yellow fever outbreaks throughout the world up until 1954. A distinction is made between “Human Yellow Fever” and “Jungle Yellow Fever.”

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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

Yellow Fever: Fifth Zone, North West Coast of Mexico, 1919-1922  January 1, 1923 30 pages Box 10, Folder 16

This is a detailed report on yellow fever work in Mexico. Topics discussed include: the history of yellow fever in the area, recent epidemics and public health efforts at mosquito control and vaccination.

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  2. Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974
  3. Series II. Henry Rose Cartercirca 1880-1932 bulk 1883-1932
  4. Letter from Florence M. Read to Henry Rose Carter with reportJanuary 25, 1923

Yellow Fever: Hearing before the Committee on Military Affairs, House of Representatives, Part 1 April 11, 1928 24 pages Box 31, Folder 51

This document contains discussion regarding the placement of names of individuals involved in the yellow fever experiments on the rolls of the war department and providing pensions to the survivors or widows of those involved. Support for the bill includes statements by Peabody, Ireland, Kean, and representatives from Congress and the Smithsonian.

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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

Yellow fever hospital, Siboney, Cuba 1898 1 page Box 77, Folder 47

Photo by U. S. Army Signal Corps

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  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 toConquerors of Yellow Fever, by Dean Cornwell; Camp Columbia; sites in Cuba and miscellaneous subjects relating to the yellow fever experiments1898-1948

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