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Finding Aid to the Jefferson Randolph Kean Papers, 1904-1950
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Series I: Biographical Information, 1924-1933 Series II: World War I Diary, 1917-1919 Series III: Correspondence, 1904-1950 |
Biographical/Historical NoteJefferson Randolph Kean (1860-1950) was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and received his M.D. degree from the University of Virginia in 1883. He joined the Army Medical Department as an assistant surgeon the next year. During the Spanish American War Kean rose to the rank of Chief Surgeon with the 7th Army Corps in Cuba. He studied yellow fever with Walter Reed and remained in Cuba as a sanitary officer until 1909. From then until 1917, Kean was assistant to the Surgeon General of the Army, a position he had also held from 1902 to 1906. He was named Director General of Military Relief and Deputy Chief Surgeon of the American Expeditionary Force in France during World War I. General Kean retired from the army in 1924. A great friend and supporter of Reed's, he organized the Walter Reed Memorial Association. Return to the Table of Contents Collection SummaryIncludes correspondence, World War I diary, notes of interview, memoranda, and some printed matter. Also includes his autobiography (272 p.). Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictionsCollection is restricted. No portion of the autbiography may be published without permission of the Library. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov. CopyrightNLM does not possess copyright to the collection. Contact the Reference Staff for details regarding rights. For online customer service, please visit custserv@nlm.nih.gov. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationAlternate Forms AvailableMicrofilm. 1 microfilm reel : negative ; 35 mm. Film 69-76 no. 1 Preferred CitationKean, Jefferson Randolph. Jefferson Randolph Kean Papers. 1904-1950. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 014. Provenance
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Last reviewed: 02 November 2006
Last updated: 02 November 2006
First published: 23 June 2004
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