A Guide to the Additional Papers of Jefferson Randolph Kean , 1860-1950 #1331-b

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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

No excerpts from the autobiography of J. R. Kean may be extracted for publication without the written consent of the National Library of Medicine.

Preferred Citation

Additional Papers of Jefferson Randolph Kean, Accession #1331-b , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The Jefferson Randolph Kean Papers were loaned to the Library by Mr. Jefferson Randolph Kean of Springfield, Virginia, on June 12, 1985.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the papers of General Jefferson Randolph Kean (1860-1950) contains ca. 810 items (2 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet), 1906-1950, chiefly correspondence, 1906-1944, papers generated by Kean's involvement with the Association of Military Surgeons, 1914-1934, and the United States Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission and its successor, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Commission, 1934-1950. The collection also includes four bound letterpress copybooks of Kean's outgoing letters, and a microfilm copy of Kean's autobiography, from the original placed in the National Library of Medicine. The individual correspondent files include three Surgeons General of the United States Army: Merritte Weber Ireland (1867-1952), William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920), and Robert Maitland O'Reilly (1845-1912); and, John J. Moran and William H. Taft. Letters from Moran concern the yellow fever experiments in Cuba and include one, July 31, 1937, mentioning the interest of Philip S. Hench in the experiments. Correspondence with Taft concerns a recommendation for Surgeon-General and Kean's appointment as director of military relief for the American Red Cross during World War I. The papers relating to the Association of Military Surgeons include: correspondence, annual meetings, constitution, and by-laws, membership, and miscellaneous material.

Organization

This collection is divided into four series: 1) Papers of J.R. Kean, 2) Papers re United States Territorial Expansion Commission, 3) Letterpress Copy Books, and 4) the Autobiography of J.R. Kean. The organization established by the donor has been maintained.

Contents List

Series I: The Papers of J.R. Kean

Box 1
Kean, J.R., Letters from M.W. Ireland 1906
box 1
Kean, J.R., Letters to M.W. Ireland 1906-1907
box 1
Station List, Army of Cuban Pacification 1907 Jan
box 1
Kean, J.R., Letters from M.W. Ireland (6 folders) 1907
box 1
Kean, J.R., Correspondence with General R.M. O'Reilly 1907-1909
box 1
Kean, J.R., Miscellaneous Correspondence While in Cuba 1907-1909
box 1
Kean, J.R., Correspondence with W.C. Gorgas, and a letter about Gorgas 1913-1917
box 1
Taft, W.H., Correspondence with and about J.R. Kean 1913-1917
box 1
Kean, J.R., Letters sent, While in France (3 folders) 1918-1919
box 1
Kean, J.R., Letters received, While in France 1918-1919
box 1
Kean, J.R., Correspondence with J.J. Moran 1928-1944
box 2
Kean, J.R., Association of Military Surgeons, Correspondence (6 folders) 1914-1915
box 2
Association of Military Surgeons, Annual Meetings 1914-1915
box 2
Association of Military Surgeons, Constitution and By-Laws 1914-1915
box 2
Association of Military Surgeons, Membership 1914-1915
box 2
Association of Military Surgeons, Miscellaneous Papers 1914-1915
box 2
Kean, J.R., Association of Military Surgeons, Correspondence (2 folders) 1924-1928,1934

Series II: U.S. Territorial Expansion Commission

Meeting of the U.S. Territorial Expansion Memorial Commission - Minutes (2 copies) 1934 Dec 19
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - Progress Report 1940 May
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - Reports 1950 May
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial - Papers 1945-1950