Series XIII. Reed family additions

Containers:
Box 139-140
Extent:
2 boxes
Scope and content:

Series XIII. Reed family additions consists of materials relating to the yellow fever experiments that several different donors gave to the University of Virginia. Items in the series date from around 1850 to 1967 with the bulk of the items dating from 1868 to 1949. The largest portion of the series is comprised of correspondence written by Walter Reed and his family between 1877 and 1902 that provide insights into their relationships and personal lives.

In addition to the Reed family's correspondence, the series also contains other materials relating to the Reed family and the yellow fever experiments including, but not limited to the following:

  1. a flag that was flown over Camp Lazear;
  2. newspaper clippings and articles relating to the yellow fever experiments;
  3. a chemistry notebook that was owned by Walter Reed;
  4. correspondence of and works by Philip Showalter Hench;
  5. an inventory of materials in Series XIII. and information about their accession into the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library;
  6. and materials from an exhibit on the yellow fever experiments that was hosted in Alderman Library at the University of Virginia.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Parent restrictions:
There are no restrictions on user access to any of the materials in the collection except where noted in the container list.
Parent terms of access:
Copyright restrictions may apply for some materials in the collection.

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