George B. Lawson papers

Collection

Identifier: MS C 79

Abstract

Contains a draft paper on yellow fever by Lawson with annotations by Robert P. Cooke; reprint of "The inside history of a great medical discovery," by Aristides Agramonte (1915), with signed note by the author; and letters written to Lawson by Mrs. Warren G. Jernegan. Warren G. Jernegan was a volunteer in the yellow fever experiments in Cuba.

Dates

Creation: 1915-1931

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Lawson, George B., 1879- (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

George B. Lawson graduated from the University of Virginia Medical School in 1897. In 1900 he was appointed acting assistant surgeon with the U.S. Army Medical Corps. Immediately stationed in Cuba, he worked with Walter Reed and the Yellow Fever Commission.