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.