letters (correspondence)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.
Found in 6939 Collections and/or Records:
Typescript copies of correspondence from Jefferson Randolph Kean to relatives. Includes questions by Philip Showalter Hench and typed index (superseded) of the Truby-Kean-Hench correspondence series, 1899-1901 and circa 1960
File — Box 140: Series uva-lib:2231527, Folder: 15
Identifier: uva-lib:2231573
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series XIII. Reed family additions consists of materials relating to the yellow fever experiments that several different donors gave to the University of Virginia. Items in the series date from around 1850 to 1967 with the bulk of the items dating from 1868 to 1949. The largest portion of the series is comprised of correspondence written by Walter Reed and his family between 1877 and 1902 that provide insights into their relationships and personal lives. In addition to the Reed...
Dates:
1899-1901 and circa 1960
Typescript copies of Jesse W. Lazear's letters to his mother, Mrs. W. R. Sweitzer(, 1875-1900
File — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 66
Identifier: uva-lib:2232234
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following:
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Dates:
1875-1900
Typescripts of correspondence between Walter Reed and James Carroll with annotations by Philip Showalter Hench, August 1901
File — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 27
Identifier: uva-lib:2224776
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...
Dates:
August 1901
Undated correspondence of Henry Rose Carter, circa 1900-1925
File — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: uva-lib:2223874
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates:
circa 1900-1925
Unprocessed correspondence and other materials relating to Jesse W. Lazear's family, 1943-1948
File — Box 5: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 8
Identifier: uva-lib:2222422
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates:
1943-1948
Unprocessed correspondence and other materials relating to Jesse W. Lazear's family, 1949-1956
File — Box 5: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 10
Identifier: uva-lib:2222424
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates:
1949-1956
Unprocessed materials relating to Jesse W. Lazear and his family, circa 1900-1960
File — Box 5: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 17
Identifier: uva-lib:2222431
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates:
circa 1900-1960
Victory Over Disease Justifies Spanish War Cost of $1,148,000,000
,The World, February 26, 1911
Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 80
Identifier: N2980001
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...
Dates:
February 26, 1911
Virginia Music Teachers Association records
File
Identifier: MSS 15772
Scope and Contents Note
Virginia Music Teachers Association records (1940-2018; 11 cubic feet) contain financial papers, agendas, contests, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, chapter reports and officer's reports totaling 11 cubic feet. There are also music performances and software programs on compact discs, floppy disk and audiocassette. Some areas of the collection are missing years from 1980 to 1990. The records are created by musicians and teachers in Virginia whose shared vision is furthering the art of...
Dates:
1940-2018
Warren Chappell correspondence with Janet M. Anderson.
Unprocessed Material — Flat_box 1
Identifier: ViU-2017-0141
Dates:
ca. 1970-2001
Warren Chappell papers--addition 4
Unprocessed Material — Oversize_flat_file_folder ViU-2025-0001
Identifier: ViU-2025-0001
Dates:
April 6, 1986
E. Warren letters from Virginia springs
Collection — Box BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899216]
Identifier: MSS 16362
Dates:
1837
Frank Owen Wilson and Susan Rinehart World War II correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16414
Content Description
The collection contains more than 450 letters written between Lieutenant Frank Owen Wilson from Wilson, Arkansas, who was a University of Virginia graduate and his Charlottesville girlfriend, Susan Smith Rinehart (1925-1995), whose family lived on an estate called "Boxwood." There are 276 letters from Wilson and 180 letters from Rinehart. Wilson's early letters are from Saint Elmo Hall at the Univeristy of Virginia. His letters while in military service were not subject to censorship, yet...
Dates:
1921, 1941-1945
Colonel William Withers letters
Collection — Box BW 6, Folder: 1 [X031589273]
Identifier: MSS 16126
Scope and Contents
Colonel William Withers letters (1883; 0.03 cubic feet)consist of letters about thoroughbred race horse breeding in 1883 on a farm in Lexington, Kentucky and include details about horse sales, racing times, specific horses.and is .03 cubic feet. There are also letters to Colonel Withers.
Dates:
1883
John Porter Woody letters
File — Box 1: [Barcode: X032652593]
Identifier: MSS 16437
Scope and Contents Note
The John Porter Woody letters (1888-1911; 0.5 cubic feet) document Woody's work on a section of the Pampatike farm in King William County, Virginia. The bulk of the letters to Woody are from Pampatike owner Thomas Henry Carter, who updates Woody on business matters including farm finances, equipment, and Carter's travels. Folder 1 contains a copy of Woody's lease from January 1, 1894. A small number of items in the collection are receipts for purchases of farm equipment, and the...
Dates:
1888 - 1911
World Encyclopedia business letters
Collection — Box BW 16, Folder: 1 [X030899277]
Identifier: MSS 16364
Scope and Contents
World Book Encyclopedia business letters, MSS 16364, 1944, 0.03 cubic feet consisting of four letters from representatives of the World Book Encyclopedia, and Quarrie Corporation, regarding Lillie P. Woodson's work selling encyclopedias in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dates:
1944
'X' Marks the Spot, a speech given by Philip Showalter Hench at the New Fellows Banquet for the Mayo Foundation House, January 20, 1955
Item — Box 48: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04801001
Scope and Contents
[Hench] discusses his experiences in visiting sites where outstanding medical developments took place or where famous individuals lived or are buried. He includes an account of the yellow fever experiments. The speech was given at the New Fellows Banquet at the Mayo Foundation House.
Dates:
January 20, 1955
Found in:
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
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Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection
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Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench
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Drafts and notes for<title render="italic">'X' Marks the Spot</title>, a speech given by Philip Showalter Hench at the New Fellows Banquet at the Mayo Foundation House