Jefferson Randolph Kean Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS C 14

Abstract

Chief Surgeon with the 7th Army Corps in Cuba. He studied yellow fever with Walter Reed and remained in Cuba as a sanitary officer until 1909. From then until 1917, Kean was assistant to the Surgeon General of the Army, a position he had also held from 1902 to 1906. He was named Director General of Military Relief and Deputy Chief Surgeon of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. General Kean retired from the army in 1924. A great friend and supporter of Reed's, he organized the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Dates

1904-1950

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950 (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

Jefferson Randolph Kean (1860-1950) was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and received his M.D. degree from the University of Virginia in 1883. He joined the Army Medical Department as an assistant surgeon the next year. During the Spanish American War Kean rose to the rank of Chief Surgeon with the 7th Army Corps in Cuba. He studied yellow fever with Walter Reed and remained in Cuba as a sanitary officer until 1909. From then until 1917, Kean was assistant to the Surgeon General of the Army, a position he had also held from 1902 to 1906. He was named Director General of Military Relief and Deputy Chief Surgeon of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. General Kean retired from the army in 1924. A great friend and supporter of Reed's, he organized the Walter Reed Memorial Association.