Harry Lorenzo Gilchrist Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS C 322

Abstract

A collection of miscellaneous material dated 1934. Chiefly biographical. Includes copy of letter from General Douglas MacArthur, and memorandum on the history of typhoid vaccination in the United States (7 p.).

Dates

1934

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Gilchrist, Harry Lorenzo, 1879-1943 (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

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Biographical Note

Harry Gilchrist began his Army career as a contract surgeon in 1898. He joined the Army Medical Corps in 1900 and rose to the rank of Major General. He spent several years in the Philippines, Central America, and Cuba fighting plague, cholera and typhoid outbreaks. Gilchrist was a member of the first contingent of American troops in Europe during World War I. He worked in the Army's Chemical Warfare Service from 1917 until his retirement as Chief of the Medical Division in 1934.