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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 6940 Collections and/or Records:

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

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 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,  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. 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. 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,  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,  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