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

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

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

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

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly with related materials

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

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
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from James E. Peabody to Howard A. Kelly with related materials

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

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

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

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

Letter from James E. Peabody to John J. Moran,  December 10, 1935

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 40
Identifier: 03340001
Scope and Contents

Peabody thanks Moran for his hospitality and for the information on the Yellow Fever Commission work.

Dates:  December 10, 1935
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from [James E. Peabody] to John J. Moran, October 15, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 62
Identifier: uva-lib:2225673
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 15, 1928
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James E. Peabody to John J. Moran, January 8, 1930

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: uva-lib:2225733
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: January 8, 1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James E. Peabody to John R. and Ida E. Kissinger,  March 30, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03112001
Scope and Contents

Peabody informs the Kissingers that a fund is being established for their support.

Dates:  March 30, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to a pension for John R. Kissinger

Letter from [James E. Peabody] to Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright,  November 18, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 17
Identifier: 03217001
Scope and Contents

[Peabody] thanks Wainwright for his support of the bill to honor the yellow fever experiment participants. Peabody is delighted that Agramonte was included, and glad that Marie Gorgas was not.

Dates:  November 18, 1929
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from James E. Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 10, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03609001
Scope and Contents

Peabody describes his research on Reed and tells Hench where the research materials may be found.

Dates:  September 10, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence between James E. Peabody and Philip Showalter Hench