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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:

Letter from James Carroll to Jennie Carroll, October 8, 1901

 Item — Box 153: Series uva-lib:2232367, Folder: 42
Identifier: uva-lib:2232409
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 8, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to Jennie Carroll, October 20, 1901

 Item — Box 153: Series uva-lib:2232367, Folder: 43
Identifier: uva-lib:2232410
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 20, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to Jennie Carroll [partial copy], August 5, 1900

 Item — Box 153: Series uva-lib:2232367, Folder: 7
Identifier: uva-lib:2232374
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: August 5, 1900

Letter from James Carroll to Jennie Carroll [partial copy], August 5, 1900

 Item — Box 153: Series uva-lib:2232367, Folder: 8
Identifier: uva-lib:2232375
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: August 5, 1900

Letter from James Carroll to L. O. Howard,  October 3, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 40
Identifier: 02540001
Scope and Contents

Carroll sends Howard a female mosquito collected near Las Animas Hospital.

Dates:  October 3, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to L. O. Howard,  October 10, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 42
Identifier: 02542001
Scope and Contents

Carroll sends Howard more samples of mosquitoes.

Dates:  October 10, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to L. O. Howard,  January 5, 1903

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 58
Identifier: 02658001
Scope and Contents

Carroll asks to borrow a journal from Howard that is not in the library. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  January 5, 1903

Letter from James Carroll to L. O. Howard,  August 27, 1903

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 02702001
Scope and Contents

Carroll thanks Howard for the eggs and mosquitoes. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  August 27, 1903

Letter from James Carroll to L. O. Howard,  August 29, 1903

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 4
Identifier: 02704001
Scope and Contents

Carroll thanks Howard for the boxes of Stegomyia eggs. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  August 29, 1903

Letter from James Carroll to L. O. Howard,  November 15, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 79
Identifier: 02179001
Scope and Contents

Carroll thanks Howard for all the information he has sent him regarding the different markings of the mosquito, and gladly volunteers to collect any specimen that Howard needs for his research. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  November 15, 1900

Letter from James Carroll to L. O. Howard,  February 10, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 40
Identifier: 02440001
Scope and Contents

Carroll notifies Howard that he is sending him a bumblebee, and he regrets that there are no flies available to send, as the place where he is has been completely sewered and disinfected. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  February 10, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to Robert M. O'Reilly,  August 29, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 42
Identifier: 02842001
Scope and Contents

Carroll writes about the Yellow Fever Board's determination to investigate the mosquito theory. Carroll claims that he first proposed Board inoculate themselves. Included is an apparent draft, with autograph notations, and a final copy of the same letter.

Dates:  August 29, 1906

Letter from James Carroll to Surgeon General with related notes by Albert E. Truby, circa 1906-1950

 File — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 41
Identifier: uva-lib:2225085
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: circa 1906-1950

Letter from James Carroll to the Editor ofThe Journal,  June 26, 1903

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 72
Identifier: 02672001
Scope and Contents

Carroll writes that Agramonte was not present at the meeting where self-inoculation was discussed by Reed, Carroll and Lazear. Furthermore, he was only informed about the results of the experiments when Reed was about to leave Cuba, in October of 1900. He maintains that Finlay should not be awarded credit for the discovery of the mosquito theory.

Dates:  June 26, 1903

Letter from James Carroll to the Surgeon General, August 29, 1906

 Item — Box 140: Series uva-lib:2231527, Folder: 29
Identifier: uva-lib:2231587
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: August 29, 1906

Letter from James Carroll to the Surgeon General,  September 9, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 34
Identifier: 02634001
Scope and Contents

Carroll requests admission into the Medical Corps of the Army. He gives a brief summary of his career as a non-commissioned officer and a contract surgeon, and his terms at medical school. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  September 9, 1902

Letter from James Carroll to Walter Reed, September 1, 1901

 Item — Box 153: Series uva-lib:2232367, Folder: 34
Identifier: uva-lib:2232401
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: September 1, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to Walter Reed, August 11, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 23
Identifier: uva-lib:2224772
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 11, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to Walter Reed, September 22, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 36
Identifier: uva-lib:2224785
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: September 22, 1901

Letter from James Carroll to Walter Reed, September 24, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 37
Identifier: uva-lib:2224786
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: September 24, 1901