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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
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Preliminary Report of the Special Commission on Yellow Fever for Colombia, by Joseph H. White circa 1923 3 pages Box 11, Folder 3

White's report states that the Colombian government accepts the existence of yellow fever in the country, and will pay half of the funding for the International Health Board's yellow fever campaign. It details the geographic locations of the disease.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  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 reportJune 6, 1906

Proceedings of a Medical Commission Appointed By Circular Letter No. 59  September, 1901 11 pages Box 25, Folder 20

Havard provides evidence that Caldas' and Bellingaghi's theories are unsound and should not be accepted. He includes a detailed time-line of events and a list of arguments to conclude his report against Caldas. Enclosed are charts, reports, and other documents used as evidence. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

  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. Proceedings of a Medical Commission Appointed By Circular Letter No. 59with enclosed chart September, 1901

Records of the Surgeon General's Office relating to biographies and memorials for Walter Reed January 20, 1913 3 pages Box 30, Folder 17

Excerpts from a record card pertain to the biographies of Walter Reed, as well as to the discussion of a monument to commemorate the completion of the Panama Canal that should include Walter Reed. The record card is dated from January 20, 1913 through June 28, 1913. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

  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. Records of the Surgeon General's Office relating to the military career of Walter Reed1913

Repetition of Some of the Foregoing Experiments  June 21, 1923 1 page Box 11, Folder 6

This report focuses on the results of experiments onleptospira icteroidesandleptospira icterohaemorrhagiae, performed by Muller and Iglesias.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  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. Reports on the effects of serum upon leptospira icteroides and leptospira icterohaemorrhagiaeJune 20, 1923

Report by Walter Reed and George A. Hopkins for the Adjutant General of the United States Army July 31, 1898 3 pages Box 18, Folder 50

Reed and Hopkins report on their inspection of the 1st and 2nd Division Hospitals at Camp Alger. They recommend additional tents and obtaining the services of two contract surgeons. The documents are dated July 31, 1898 and August 6, 1898. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

  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. Military records relating to Walter Reed1898

Report extract:Rapport sur L'épidémie de Fièvre Jaune à Grand Bassam, by Dr. Bauvallet October 25, 1922 3 pages Box 11, Folder 24

Bauvallet reports on the use of Noguchi serum and vaccine to treat yellow fever cases in Bassam, Ivory Coast.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  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. Correspondence of Henry Rose CarterDecember 1923

Report extract:Rapport sur L'épidémie de Fièvre Jaune à Ségou d'Octobre à Novembre 1922, by Dr. Seguin February 12, 1923 2 pages Box 11, Folder 24

Seguin reports on the use of Noguchi serum and vaccine in French West Africa, and discusses its prophylactic value.

  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
  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. Correspondence of Henry Rose CarterDecember 1923

Report for Walter Reed circa 1900 5 pages Box 26, Folder 28

This document summarizes evaluations by inspectors and commanding officers about the work performed by Reed. Many of Reed's superiors give him an excellent rating and find him to be a competent medical officer. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

  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. Military records relating to Walter Reed1902

Report for Walter Reed July 17, 1901 5 pages Box 24, Folder 1

Reed provides a report of his assignments between June 30, 1900 and June 30, 1901 and lists his areas of expertise. Sternberg provides an efficiency report of Reed's performance. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

  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. Military orders for Walter Reed1901

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