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letters (correspondence)

 Subject

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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 Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 9, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 52
Identifier: 00152001
Scope and Contents

Lazear is concerned about his mother's continuing illness. He is very glad to be in Paris.

Dates: August 9, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 11, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 53
Identifier: 00153001
Scope and Contents

Lazear continues his sightseeing in Paris. He plans to sail on September 6.

Dates: August 11, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 15, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 54
Identifier: 00154001
Scope and Contents

Lazear writes about sightseeing in Paris and the opera.

Dates: August 15, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 19, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 55
Identifier: 00155001
Scope and Contents

Lazear writes that he has left Paris after more sightseeing.

Dates: August 19, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 21, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 56
Identifier: 00156001
Scope and Contents

Lazear is in Germany practicing his German.

Dates: August 21, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 24, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 57
Identifier: 00157001
Scope and Contents

Lazear writes about a long hiking trip and the Alsace-Lorraine.

Dates: August 24, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, September 1, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 59
Identifier: 00159001
Scope and Contents

Lazear writes about visiting Heidelberg, Frankfort, and the Rhine River valley.

Dates: September 1, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, May 18, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 27
Identifier: 00127001
Scope and Contents

Lazear describes his sea voyage, including the passengers, the weather, and icebergs.

Dates: May 18, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, May 30, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 30
Identifier: 00130001
Scope and Contents

Lazear writes that he has begun dissection work in his anatomy course. He describes his living arrangements and customs regarding women.

Dates: May 30, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 1, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 31
Identifier: 00131001
Scope and Contents

Lazear describes Edinburgh.

Dates: June 1, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 6, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 32
Identifier: 00132001
Scope and Contents

Lazear gives his mother advice on interpersonal relations. He mentions his living arrangements and the American Opera Company.

Dates: June 6, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 8, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 33
Identifier: 00133001
Scope and Contents

Lazear describes life in Edinburgh and the surrounding countryside.

Dates: June 8, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to George Miller Sternberg, January 13, 1913

 Item — Box 3: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 1
Identifier: uva-lib:2222140
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates: January 13, 1913
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to George Miller Sternberg, January 21, 1900

 Item — Box 3: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 2
Identifier: uva-lib:2222141
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates: January 21, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jesse William W. to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, May 15, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 26
Identifier: 00126001
Scope and Contents

Lazear writes to his mother that he has finished packing.

Dates: May 15, 1890
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from Jessie Daniel Ames to Pedro Nogueira,  November 13, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 04509032
Scope and Contents

Jessie Ames writes that she is planning to attend the dedication ceremony at Camp Lazear. She provides Nogueira with a list of names of her three children so that they can receive invitations for the event.

Dates:  November 13, 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 with Pedro Nogueira concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear, preservation of Building Number One, and the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site

Letter from Jessie Daniel Ames to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 26, 1956

 Item — Box 49: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04907029
Scope and Contents

Ames mentions Lambert's devotion to her husband and would like to see Proposition 1 and Proposition 4 passed.

Dates:  May 26, 1956
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 Jessie Daniel Ames to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 12, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804004
Scope and Contents

Mrs. Ames will send Hench the data concerning her husband. She includes a list of pamphlets in her possession regarding yellow fever.

Dates:  February 12, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Jessie Daniel Ames to Philip Showalter Hench,  circa February 12, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804005
Scope and Contents

Mrs. Ames lists pamphlets in her possession regarding yellow fever.

Dates:  circa February 12, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Jessie Daniel Ames to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 5, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804009
Scope and Contents

Jessie Ames will send Hench some of her husband's papers. She thinks the success of the yellow fever experiments depended on her husband and that he was not immune while he was nursing the volunteers. She was hurt by Kean and Ireland's lack of support for her husband being honored.

Dates:  March 5, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames