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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 J. N. Kenealy to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 5, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04112001
Scope and Contents

Kenealy informs Hench about several people who had some connection with yellow fever or the Canal Zone in the early 1900s. He writes that his parents lived across the street from the Ancon Hospital fever wards. His father was in charge of the hospital mess and commissaries, beginning in 1904.

Dates:  August 5, 1946
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 J. N. Kenealy to Richard M. Hewitt,  July 9, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04111001
Scope and Contents

Kenealy forwards Moran's address to Hewitt. Kenealy met Moran in 1908 and recalls that he was proud of his role in the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  July 9, 1946
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from J. Rafael Echeverria to H. Boyd Wylie,  December 6, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04501005
Scope and Contents

Echeverria briefly describes to Wylie the memorial park at Camp Lazear, the ceremony associated with the dedication, and his pleasure at being able to take part in the ceremony.

Dates:  December 6, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench concerning news reports of the dedicatory ceremonies at the site of Camp Lazear

Letter from J. Randin to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 16, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906061
Scope and Contents

Randin sends Hench the photos he requested from Pedro Machado. He is happy to help with Hench's work, which recognizes the contributions of Finlay.

Dates:  January 16, 1942
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 J. Randin to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 12, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03909016
Scope and Contents

Randin sends Hench two photographs of Agramonte Hospital, showing the spot where Lazear died. See English translation.

Dates:  March 12, 1942
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 J. Ward Lowe to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 8, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 25
Identifier: 04225001
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 8, 1948
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 J. Ward Lowe to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 20, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 25
Identifier: 04225004
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 20, 1948
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 J.A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter,  January 9, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 18
Identifier: 01018004
Scope and Contents

LePrince needs Carter's specifications for an anti-malaria campaign to use for a cost estimate to Congress. He sends Carter a copy of the letter that requests the estimate.

Dates:  January 9, 1923
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 J.A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter,  June 14, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01109030
Scope and Contents

LePrince writes about organizing county interest in malaria control and sends a health department report.

Dates:  June 14, 1923
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 J.A. Ulio to John J. Moran,  August 21, 1919

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 49
Identifier: 03049001
Scope and Contents

Ulio commends Moran for his work in the Quartermaster Corps during the war.

Dates:  August 21, 1919
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Jack Smittle to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  June 1, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03122002
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 James C. McKee to the Surgeon General,  March 17, 1879

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 34
Identifier: 01734001
Scope and Contents

McKee approves Reed's request for a month's leave of absence.

Dates:  March 17, 1879
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James C. Reed to James E. Peabody,  June 20, 1933

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 4
Identifier: 03304001
Scope and Contents

James Reed writes that he regrets having missed Peabody's visit. He provides information about himself and his brothers.

Dates:  June 20, 1933
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence, reports, and speeches of James E. Peabody

Letter from James C. Reed to James E. Peabody,  June 20, 1933

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 4
Identifier: 03304002
Scope and Contents

James Reed writes that he regrets having missed Peabody's visit. He provides information about himself and his brothers.

Dates:  June 20, 1933
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence, reports, and speeches of James E. Peabody

Letter from James Carroll to Adjutant General, October 24, 1901

 Item — Box 153: Series uva-lib:2232367, Folder: 44
Identifier: uva-lib:2232411
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XVI. Edward Hook additions consists of copies of letters, articles, and photographs relating to the yellow fever experiments that had been collected by Edward W. Hook, Jr, a professor of medicine at the University of Virginia. The bulk of this series is comprised of copies of a small collection of James Carroll's correspondence. The original versions of Carroll's correspondence are not housed at the University of Virginia. In addition to the Carroll letters, this series also includes,...
Dates: October 24, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XVI. Edward Hook additions

Letter from James Carroll to Caroline Latimer,  March 16, 1904

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 02722001
Scope and Contents

Carroll presents his autobiography. He includes a note on immunity to yellow fever.

Dates:  March 16, 1904
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James Carroll to Caroline Latimer,  March 9, 1905

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 54
Identifier: 02754001
Scope and Contents

Carroll presents a chronology of Walter Reed's involvement with the Yellow Fever Commission. Carroll gives his own autobiography and provides information on the other participants in the study.

Dates:  March 9, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James Carroll to Caroline Latimer,  July 9, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 37
Identifier: 02837001
Scope and Contents

Carroll gives Latimer permission to quote from letters that he provided to her. He objects to their characterization of his work after Walter Reed's experiments.

Dates:  July 9, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James Carroll to Caroline Latimer,  July 13, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 38
Identifier: 02838001
Scope and Contents

Carroll gives Latimer permission to retain his letters until the fall, and gives her references to journal articles.

Dates:  July 13, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James Carroll to Caroline Latimer,  September 26, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 44
Identifier: 02844001
Scope and Contents

Carroll will meet Latimer to discuss Kelly's book. Carroll offers corrections, and states that Lazear's work is not given due credit.

Dates:  September 26, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed