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letters (correspondence)

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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:

Letter from Ida E. Kissinger and John R. Kissinger to James E. Peabody,  June 7, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 17
Identifier: 03117001
Scope and Contents

The Peabody Fund has donated a house to the Kissingers.

Dates:  June 7, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Ida E. Kissinger to Howard A. Kelly,  July 20, 1909

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 67
Identifier: 02967001
Scope and Contents

Ida Kissinger thanks Kelly for the photograph of his family. John Kissinger's health is improving.

Dates:  July 20, 1909
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Ida E. Kissinger to James E. Peabody,  February 4, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 11
Identifier: 03111002
Scope and Contents

Kissinger asks for financial assistance.

Dates:  February 4, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence between James E. Peabody, Howard A. Kelly, and Ida E. Kissinger

Letter from Ida E. Kissinger to James E. Peabody,  February 15, 1912

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03005001
Scope and Contents

Ida Kissinger sends photographs for Peabody's lecture and mentions Kelly's book. The Kissingers appreciate all the help given to them. They also provide Agramonte's address in Havana.

Dates:  February 15, 1912
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Ida E. Kissinger to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  August 4, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 6
Identifier: 06306013
Scope and Contents

Kissinger plans to nurse her husband at home and thanks Kean for the information about the veteran's hospital.

Dates:  August 4, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ida E. Kissinger to Philip Showalter Hench with newspaper clipping,Kissinger Collection in Permanent Care at City Library, Couple Leaving, December 5, 1946

 Item — Box 144: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 56
Identifier: uva-lib:2231929
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: ...
Dates: December 5, 1946
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Ida McGarvey to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  June 1, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03122027
Scope and Contents

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

Dates:  June 1, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from the students of Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School to Emilie Lawrence Reed

Letter from [Ignacio?] Alvare,  July 31, 1926

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269056
Scope and Contents

Alvare writes about Finlay and Camp Lazear.

Dates:  July 31, 1926
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 18, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 69
Identifier: 03569001
Scope and Contents

Alvare explains the circumstances of the photograph he made of the supposed site of Camp Lazear. See English translation.

Dates:  July 18, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 19, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03612001
Scope and Contents

Alvare is trying to acquire a photo for Hench.

Dates:  September 19, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 27, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03612002
Scope and Contents

Alvare sends Hench photographs and offers further help if required.

Dates:  September 27, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench, July 18, 1940

 File — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 69
Identifier: uva-lib:2226122
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench primarily consists of materials that Hench created or collected while researching the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in this series date from around 1850 to around 1865 with the bulk of the items dating from 1937 to 1960. Researchers who are studying the yellow fever experiments will be particularly interested in the materials (e.g. interviews, autobiographies) that document first-hand accounts of the events surrounding the experiments. Other...
Dates: July 18, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 7, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839018
Scope and Contents

Alvare informs Hench that he is meeting with Marrero to gather more information for him regarding Camp Lazear.

Dates:  December 7, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 8, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839020
Scope and Contents

Alvare praises Hench for his attempt to give Finlay credit for his yellow fever work. He describes his visit with former interns from the Hospital Militar and their recollection of Camp Lazear. He explains the origin of the photograph that he recently sent Hench, identifying the photographer as Felipe Ortolazabal.

Dates:  December 8, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ignacio Alvare to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 22, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839041
Scope and Contents

Alvare writes to Hench concerning the location of a hospital in a photograph from the time of the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  December 22, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from I.J. Kligler to Henry Rose Carter,  January 22, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 20
Identifier: 01220009
Scope and Contents

Kligler discusses Carter's theory on the origin of yellow fever.

Dates:  January 22, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Inez Wicklund to Philip Showalter Hench, May 17, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 112
Identifier: uva-lib:2232048
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: ...
Dates: May 17, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Isabel Riva to R.C. Derivaux,  December 6, 1918

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 44
Identifier: 03044001
Scope and Contents

Riva explains the difficulties of using postal cards for collecting statistical data.

Dates:  December 6, 1918
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Isador W. Mendelsohn to Henry Rose Carter,  May 20, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 00931012
Scope and Contents

Mendelsohn discusses problems surrounding the publication of Carter's article on malaria.

Dates:  May 20, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from I.T. Haig to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 12, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 16
Identifier: 03616011
Scope and Contents

Haig reports that he cannot date the tree from the photo, but refers Hench to a forester who may be able to help.

Dates:  September 12, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous letters received by Philip Showalter Hench