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Howard reflects on his lifetime of work with mosquitoes. He includes a transcript of a January 13, 1901 letter from Walter Reed describing the success of Reed's experiments. A transcript of a February 20, 1902 letter from Ronald Ross discusses Ross' work in Africa.

Lebredo informs Carter of his latest research and the International Sanitary Convention of the American Republics meetings.

[Tate] discusses the confusion of several names. He thinks that the man listed as Jose Martinez was really Jose M. Fernandez.

Hench details his efforts to review Carroll's papers, held by George S.H. Carroll.

Hench summarizes his research on the Yellow Fever Commission and sends Ramos his report concerning the true site of Camp Lazear.

Hench reports to Army Surgeon General [Armstrong] on the impending memorialization of Camp Lazear and the participation of the U.S. Army and State Department in the ceremony. Additional items covered include the tentative date for the dedication, the correct names of the volunteers, the name to be given the memorial, American representatives at the dedication, financial support of the current project, and future improvement of the project by American financial support.

Sweeney reports to Keeling on the material he has found concerning Reed's presentation, in 1900, to the American Public Health Association meeting, in Indianapolis.

Lampson solicits information about Gorgas for an upcoming book on the conquest of yellow fever.

Griffitts discusses vegetation and mosquito larvae in 14 different ponds in the Cherokee Basin.