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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.F. Kealy to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 13, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 04227005
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:  September 13, 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.F. Kealy to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 20, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 04227008
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:  September 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.F. Rodriguez-Perez to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 9, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 03824011
Scope and Contents

Rodriguez-Perez informs Hench that the Finlay Institute's copy of the history of Military Hospital No. 1 is the only one they have. He is not willing to lend it to Hench, but can have it copied. He sends Hench a journal with an article on the hospital. See English translation.

Dates:  August 9, 1941
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.F. Rodriguez-Perez to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 9, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 03827008
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:  September 9, 1941
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.F. Rodriguez-Perez to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 5, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839057
Scope and Contents

Rodriguez-Perez thanks Hench for his letter and reprint of "The Conquerors of Yellow Fever." He will order additional copies of "Memoria del Hospital No. 1" for Hench, a copy of which will be sent to the US Army Medical Library. See English translation.

Dates:  December 5, 1941
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.F. Rodriguez-Perez to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839061
Scope and Contents

Rodriguez-Perez informs Hench that a copy of "Memorias del Hospital No. 1" will be sent to the U.S. Army Medical Library.

Dates:  December 29, 1941
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.F. Rodriguez-Perez to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 7, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906118
Scope and Contents

Perez informs Hench that he cannot send the requested article.

Dates:  January 7, 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.F. Siler to Albert E. Truby,  February 18, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205040
Scope and Contents

Siler agrees with Truby that many changes occurred to the interior of the building where Reed died. Siler will go to Fort McNair in an attempt to secure earlier plans of the hospital.

Dates:  February 18, 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.F. Siler to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  September 12, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 16
Identifier: 04316004
Scope and Contents

Siler does not think Hench should attend the Reed Memorial Association meeting if his health does not approve.

Dates:  September 12, 1949
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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 10, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 25
Identifier: 04325008
Scope and Contents

Siler regrets that Hench was unable to attend the annual meeting of the Walter Reed Association. Kean told Siler that Hench approves of the modification of the inscription on the plaque to memorialize Reed's place of death.

Dates:  February 10, 1950
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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 28, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 28
Identifier: 04328008
Scope and Contents

Siler does not have any recent information concerning the status of the bill in Congress honoring Reed. He offers his opinion as to how any funding should be spent. The final wording of the plaque memorializing the site of Reed's death has been agreed upon.

Dates:  March 28, 1950
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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 20, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 30
Identifier: 04330002
Scope and Contents

Siler describes his preparations to have the plaque memorializing Reed's death unveiled. He has not heard from Wallach and does not know the present status of the bill and the allocation of the funding. He offers his opinion on how any government funding should be spent.

Dates:  April 20, 1950
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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 11, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: 04331004
Scope and Contents

The plaque honoring Reed will soon be installed at Fort McNair. He will send Hench a photo of the plaque after its installation. Siler has not heard from Wallach since his original visit to Washington.

Dates:  May 11, 1950
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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 20, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 48
Identifier: 04348001
Scope and Contents

Siler informs Hench that he has been elected vice-president of the Reed Memorial Association, and hopes that he will accept. The former vice president, Ireland, has been hospitalized for several months.

Dates:  December 20, 1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from J.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 12, 1945

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 65
Identifier: 04065002
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:  December 12, 1945
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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 20, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04113002
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:  September 20, 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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 15, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04201011
Scope and Contents

Siler discusses the plans to memorialize the room where Walter Reed died.

Dates:  January 15, 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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 10, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205005
Scope and Contents

Siler discusses the location of the room where Walter Reed died. Siler knows that Hench wants to check on information contained in Hagedorn's biography of Wood and promises to arrange a meeting with McCoy.

Dates:  February 10, 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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 3, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212005
Scope and Contents

Siler reports that Kean had to be hospitalized again. He agrees with Kean and Hench that the marker for the room where Walter Reed died should be placed on the outside of the building and not on the inside.

Dates:  March 3, 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.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 15, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506021
Scope and Contents

Siler informs Hench that he requested that Love send him the names and addresses of the officers of the Walter Reed Memorial Association. He inquires if Hench is going to the dedication of Camp Lazear and hopes that he will be in Washington so there can be a meeting of the Association.

Dates:  September 15, 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 George E. Armstrong, Albert G. Love, Joseph F. Siler, Paul H. Streit, and Albert E. Truby concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear, preservation of Building Number One, and the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site