Walter Reed Papers

Collection

Identifier: MS C 48

Abstract

Correspondence, reports, orders, illustrations, and blueprints primarily addressing Reed's study of typhoid fever in from the Spanish American War until 1900.

Dates

1888-1972

Extent

0.63 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Creator

Reed, Walter, 1851-1902 (Person)

Physical Location

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

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

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Biographical Note

Born in Gloucester County, Va., Walter Reed received an M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1869 and another M.D. from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1871. He joined the Army Medical Corps in 1876. Reed served in many areas throughout the country, including Fort Lowell, Az., and Baltimore, before becoming professor of bacteriology at the Army Medical School in 1893. During the Spanish-American War he sought a cure for typhoid fever in Cuba. After the war, he remained in Cuba with the Yellow Fever Board, which determined that yellow fever was carried by mosquitoes. Reed died in Washington, D.C. of complications from an appendectomy.

Collection Summary

Correspondence, reports, orders, illustrations, and blueprints. Much of the material pertains to the study and prevention of typhoid fever. Correspondents include William P. Duvall, R.M. O'Reilly, and George Miller Sternberg. E.O. Shakespeare and Victor C. Vaughan are joint authors with Reed of some reports. Contains typescript copies of letters to William C. Gorgas, in the library of the Denver Medical Society. Includes miscellaneous items pertaining to Reed, including a copy of John S. Billings' letter regarding transfer of Reed to the Library of the Surgeon-General's Office.

Additional Description

Abstract

Correspondence, reports, orders, illustrations, and blueprints primarily addressing Reed's study of typhoid fever in from the Spanish American War until 1900.