Papers pertaining to Kean's receipt of the Gorgas medal [manuscript], 1900-1924.

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Papers pertaining to Kean's receipt of the Gorgas medal [manuscript], 1900-1924.

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The collection contains a copy of a speech prepared by General Kean in accepting the Gorgas Medal, 1942 December 15; a copy of a letter from Major General Merritte W. Ireland to Lt. Colonel E. L. Ruffner, 1924 June 18; a photostat of an extract from an annual report of the Secretary of War Elihu Root; a copy of General Orders No. 6, 1900 December 24; an engrossed citation for the Gorgas Medal, 1942 December 15; and correspondence between General Kean and Harry Clemons concerning the award.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Ruffner, E. L.,

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Root, Elihu, 1845-1937

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Elihu Root, born in Clinton, NY, attended Hamilton College (A.B., 1864, A.M. in course, 1867) and University Law School of New York. He served as member Alaskan Boundary Tribunal; United States District Attorney, Southern New York, 1883 - 85; Secretary of War, 1899 - 1904; Secretary of State, 1905 - 09; U.S. Senator from New York, 1909 - 15; Senior Counsel for the U.S., North Atlantic Fisheries Arbitration, The Hague, 1910; Ambassador at Head of Special Diplomatic Mission to Russia, 1...

Clemons, Harry, 1879-1968

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U. Va. Librarian. From the description of Correspondence with Judge Henry Schoolcraft Hulbert [manuscript] 1936-59. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647941939 University of Virginia librarian. From the description of Letters to Roy Land [manuscript], 1940-1952. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810692 University of Virginia Librarian. From the description of Letter to George Burwell Utley [manuscript], 1927 July 24...

Ireland, M. W. (Merritte Weber), 1867-1952

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Merritte W. Ireland was born in Columbia City, Indiana. He received an M.D. degree from both Detroit College of Medicine (1890) and Jefferson Medical College (1891). Shortly thereafter, Ireland joined the Medical Department of the Army. He served in various posts throughout the U.S., had duty in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, and was for 10 years head of the Hospital Corps Division of the Surgeon General's office. He became Chief Surgeon of American Expeditionary Force in France during Wo...

Kean, Jefferson Randolph, 1860-1950

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Sanitary Advisor to the Cuban Provisional Government. From the description of Papers and correspondence of Gen. Kean's army career and tenure as Sanitary Advisor to the Cuban Provisional Government regarding Order of Indian Wars, Seventh Army Corps, 1898-1900 [manuscript] 1898-1949. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647970591 Surgeon and Army officer. From the description of Papers of Jefferson Randolph Kean [manuscript] 1897-1950. (University of Virg...