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Methods used in controlling the 1905 yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 210
Abstract

Joseph Hill White's two-page explanation of the methods he employed to eradicate a breakout of yellow fever in New Orleans in 1905.

Dates: 1921

Nicolas Chervin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 20
Abstract

Reports gathered by Nicolas Chervin on experiences with yellow fever in Caribbean and eastern United States ports.

Dates: 1816-1836

Richard M. Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 629
Abstract

Taylor was a microbiologist, public health official and Director of the Rockefeller Foundation International Health Division. His specialty was arboviruses. In 1951 at the age of 65 he helped establish a program at the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU-3) in Egypt to study mosquito- and tick-borne viruses and their transmission cycles. Collaborating closely with Telford Work and others, their work helped eradicate yellow fever and identified the West Nile virus.

Dates: 1930-1981

Surgeon General's Office papers referring to cholera and yellow fever in the Army

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Identifier: MS C 18
Abstract

Reports and documentation produced by the U.S. Army Surgeon General's office describing outbreaks of cholera and yellow fever in various Army posts during the year 1867.

Dates: 1867-1868

Telford H. Work Papers

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Identifier: MS C 564
Abstract

The papers of Telford H. Work (1921-1995) highlight international research and teaching in the field of arbovirology and tropical disease. The collection, which spans from 1938-1990, contains material about his education, career, hobbies, and achievements.

Dates: 1938-1990

Theodore C. Lyster Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 611
Abstract

Collection of background research materials and copies of original Lyster manuscript materials from other repositories gathered by Stephen Craig during the creation of his biographical article about Lyster. Lyster served under William Gorgas in Cuba and the Panama Canal Zone, was head of the aviation medical corps during WWI, and was a director of the Rockefeller Foundation Yellow Fever Commission. He was an ophthalmologist in private practice.

Dates: 1898-1990

U.S. Army Surgeon General's New Orleans yellow fever collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 247
Abstract

Collection contains correspondence, reports, and charts pertaining to yellow fever and other diseases in New Orleans and contiguous areas of the 5th Military District, compiled by the U.S. Army Surgeon General's Office.

Dates: 1867-1868

Wilbur A. Sawyer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 69
Abstract

Sawyer is best known for his role in developing a vaccine for yellow fever and working to eradicate the disease as a public health threat whle working for the Rockefeller Foundation's West Africa Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates: 1879-1995

William Crawford Gorgas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 119
Abstract

Reprints on yellow fever, malaria and other tropical diseases presented to William C. Gorgas.

Dates: 1890-1918

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Agramonte, Aristides. Inside history of a great medical discovery 1
Austin, Hiram W. 1
Bemiss, S. M. (Samuel Merrifield), 1821-1884 1
Burruss, Harry W. 1
Carter, Henry Rose, 1852-1925 1
Centers for Disease Control (U.S.) 1
Chervin, Nicolas, 1783-1843 1
Clark, Herbert C. 1
Cooke, Robert P. 1
Craig, Stephen C., 1955- (collector) 1
Gant, Harris Allen, 1852- 1
Great Britain. Yellow Fever Commission (West Africa) 1
Hargett, Mason V. 1
Jernegan, Warren G. 1
John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences 1
Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950 1
Lawson, George B., 1879- 1
Lazear, Jesse William, 1866-1900 1
Lorenz, Lincoln, 1895- 1
Lyster, Theodore C. 1
Martin, Franklin H. 1
Page, Irvine H. (Irvine Heinly), 1901-1991 1
Pan-American Sanitary Bureau 1
Rockefeller Foundation 1
Rockefeller Foundation. Yellow Fever Commission 1
Rocky Mountain Laboratory 1
Sawyer, Wilbur A. (Wilbur Augustus), 1879-1951 1
Soper, Fred Lowe, 1893-1977 1
Sternberg, George Miller, 1838-1915 1
Thatcher, Maurice H. 1
United States. Army 1
United States. Army of the Potomac 1
United States. Army of the Potomac. Ambulance Corps 1
United States. Army. Surgeon General's Office. Nursing Division 1
United States. Department of the Army. Office of the Surgeon General 1
United States. Surgeon-General's Office 1
University of California, Los Angeles 1
Virus Research Centre (Pune, India) 1
Walter Reed Army Hospital (Washington, D.C.) 1
White, C. B. (Charles B.), 1826-1882 1
Yellow Fever Commission (U.S.) 1
Young, Martin D. 1
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