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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 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 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 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

Letter from James D. Baker to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 19, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04501008
Scope and Contents

Baker is sending Hench clippings of two articles that appeared in “Excelsior.” He regrets that the reporter published the articles without allowing Rojas and Baker check them, but thinks that the reporter explained cortisone use fairly well.

Dates:  December 19, 1952

Letter from James D. Heard to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 23, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908055
Scope and Contents

Heard discusses Hench's research on the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  February 23, 1942

Letter from James E. Peabody to Alvah H. Doty,  September 9, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 61
Identifier: 03161001
Scope and Contents

Peabody seeks clarification of information for a pamphlet on yellow fever for the American Museum of Natural History.

Dates:  September 9, 1928

Letter from James E. Peabody to Caroline Latimer with photographs of Warren Jernegan's grave enclosed, October 21, 1932

 File — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 77
Identifier: uva-lib:2225810
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: October 21, 1932

Letter from [James E. Peabody] to Clara,  December 29, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03222001
Scope and Contents

[Peabody] describes his trips related to his campaign to honor the yellow fever heroes through an Act of Congress.

Dates:  December 29, 1929

Letter from James E. Peabody to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 29, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 59
Identifier: 03159001
Scope and Contents

Peabody thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for gifts and sends her a copy of a lecture on Walter Reed.

Dates:  August 29, 1928

Letter from James E. Peabody to Friends of the Yellow Fever Heroes of 1900,  November 15, 1926

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03107005
Scope and Contents

Peabody describes efforts to obtain pensions for Kissinger and for widows of Yellow Fever Commission participants.

Dates:  November 15, 1926

Letter from [James E. Peabody] to George Kellogg,  December 18, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03221001
Scope and Contents

[Peabody] reports on the status of the Congressional campaign to honor the yellow fever heroes, and enlists Kellogg's help in the effort.

Dates:  December 18, 1929

Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly,  January 16, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03109001
Scope and Contents

Peabody informs Kelly of the progress of the yellow fever pension proposal. He seeks photographs for a lecture.

Dates:  January 16, 1928

Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly,  April 2, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 03113001
Scope and Contents

Peabody writes about circulating the “Yellow Fever Story of Heroism“ to high schools and colleges.

Dates:  April 2, 1927

Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly,  November 26, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 65
Identifier: 03165001
Scope and Contents

Peabody thanks Kelly for the photograph and hospitality in Baltimore. He discusses strategy for lobbying Congress in regards to the pension bill.

Dates:  November 26, 1928

Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly,  November 22, 1926

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03107001
Scope and Contents

Peabody has received Kelly's new edition of Walter Reed and Yellow Fever. He sends Kelly materials concerning pensions for Kissinger and the Yellow Fever Commission widows.

Dates:  November 22, 1926

Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly,  February 7, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 11
Identifier: 03111001
Scope and Contents

Peabody writes about the failure of government assistance for Kissinger. The Association of Biology Teachers has also been unable to help.

Dates:  February 7, 1927

Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly with related materials, November 1926

 File — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 7
Identifier: uva-lib:2225532
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: November 1926