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letters (correspondence)

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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 Jessie Daniel Ames to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 2, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804025
Scope and Contents

Ames answers Hench's questions concerning her husband's role at Camp Lazear.

Dates:  April 2, 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,  July 6, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804032
Scope and Contents

Jessie Ames informs Hench that she plans to send more documents to Hench.

Dates:  July 6, 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,  July 12, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804033
Scope and Contents

Jessie Ames answers Hench's questions concerning her husband's role in the yellow fever experiments. She suggests that Hench contact her sister-in-law for further information on Ames. She states that it is difficult for her to examine the past, but feels that she should as a duty to her children.

Dates:  July 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,  July 24, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804042
Scope and Contents

Jessie Ames writes that Hench may keep the fever charts as soon as she gets them back and can send them to him. She thinks the War Department does not have a complete dossier on her husband, and attributes this to carelessness.

Dates:  July 24, 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,  September 20, 1950

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804060
Scope and Contents

Ames comments on the recent deaths of Emilie Lawrence Reed and Kean. She thinks it would be better to exhibit the yellow fever materials at the Mayo Clinic rather than in Charlottesville.

Dates:  September 20, 1950
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 J.F. Kealy to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 1, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 04227001
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 1, 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 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,  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. 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. 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,  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

Letter from J.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 15, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506028
Scope and Contents

Siler regrets the difficulty Hench has had with the Cubans and hopes Finlay doesn't receive all the credit. He solicits Hench's opinion in regards to increasing Blossom Reed's pension.

Dates:  October 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

Letter from J.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 3, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506031
Scope and Contents

Siler thanks Hench for approving the increased pension for Blossom Reed. He mentions the death of Cooke.

Dates:  November 3, 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

Letter from J.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 10, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506035
Scope and Contents

Siler is glad Hench will be able to attend the Camp Lazear dedication. He and Love agree with Hench's suggestion to encourage American publications to carry a news item about the dedication.

Dates:  November 10, 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

Letter from J.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 14, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506038
Scope and Contents

Siler informs Hench that he and Love have both received invitations to the Camp Lazear dedication, but regrets that he will be unable to attend.

Dates:  November 14, 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