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letters (correspondence)

 Subject
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. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench, December 14, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 04321002
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 14, 1949

Letter from J.F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 27, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 25
Identifier: 04325006
Scope and Contents

Siler discusses suggestions to change the inscription on a plaque memorializing Reed's place of death. He discusses a resolution introduced in Congress to honor the memory of Reed. Siler informs Hench of Osborne Wood's death.

Dates:  February 27, 1950

Letter from J.G. Woods to James E. Peabody,  February 16, 1935

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: 03328001
Scope and Contents

Woods sends Peabody a transcription of a 1914 letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt.

Dates:  February 16, 1935

Letter from J.G. Woods to James E. Peabody with enclosed excerpts and transcriptions, 1935

 File — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: uva-lib:2225849
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: 1935

Letter from J.H. Linson to Henry Rose Carter,  December 4, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01217003
Scope and Contents

Linson reports that Long has no knowledge of bubonic or pneumonic plague epidemics on ships.

Dates:  December 4, 1924

Letter from J.H.L. Cumpston to Henry Rose Carter with pamphlet, October 12, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 30
Identifier: uva-lib:2223754
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates: October 12, 1925

Letter from J.J. Perlitt to Henry Rose Carter, January 21, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 3
Identifier: 00903006

Letter from J.L. Ahrendts to [Philip Showalter Hench],  May 22, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 2
Identifier: 04002009
Scope and Contents

Ahrendts informs [Hench] that Pinto claims to have been the first person inoculated by Lazear.

Dates:  May 22, 1942

Letter from J.L. Byrd to Henry Rose Carter,  July 12, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 11
Identifier: 01111001
Scope and Contents

Byrd tells Carter that long mosquito flights did not cause a great increase in malaria in Colon. He thinks the reopening of the Canal Zone to agriculturists will result in increased malaria. He sends Carter his paper detailing anti-malarial operations.

Dates:  July 12, 1923

Letter from J.L. Byrd to Henry Rose Carter with report, June 12, 1924

 File — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 11
Identifier: uva-lib:2223365
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates: June 12, 1924

Letter from J.N. Armstrong to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, May 26, 1913

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 47
Identifier: 00447001
Scope and Contents

Armstrong requests biographical material on her son, Jesse Lazear, for a college reunion event.

Dates: May 26, 1913

Letter from Jno [John] H. Smith to Henry Rose Carter,  May 10, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01102019
Scope and Contents

Smith provides detailed information on the steamer traffic between South America, Asia and Australia.

Dates:  May 10, 1923

Letter from J.O. Cobb to Laura Armistead Carter,  September 17, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 28
Identifier: 01228021
Scope and Contents

Cobb express his sympathy upon the death of Henry Carter.

Dates:  September 17, 1925

Letter from J.O. Gawne to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 26, 1955

 Item — Box 48: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04803015
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:  January 26, 1955

Letter from J.O. Gawne to William Houston Lazear, April 13, 1926

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 56
Identifier: 00456002
Scope and Contents

Gawne offers to send copies of letters to William Lazear that pay tribute to his father.

Dates: April 13, 1926

Letter from J.O. Gawne to William Houston Lazear and notes relating to Jesse W. Lazear and his family, April 13, 1926

 File — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 56
Identifier: uva-lib:2222379
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: April 13, 1926

Letter from J.O. Skinner to Howard A. Kelly,  October 9, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 8
Identifier: 02908001
Scope and Contents

Skinner writes that he will attend a meeting at the Maryland Club. He expresses his sentiments for Carroll.

Dates:  October 9, 1907

Letter from John A. Ferrell to Henry Rose Carter,  September 14, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 1
Identifier: 01001016
Scope and Contents

Ferrell is impressed by Carter's suggestions of field experiments for malaria control. He discusses funding issues.

Dates:  September 14, 1922

Letter from John A. Ferrell to Henry Rose Carter,  October 1, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01213001
Scope and Contents

Ferrell requests suggestions for the National Malaria Committee program.

Dates:  October 1, 1924

Letter from John A. Ferrell to Henry Rose Carter,  October 14, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01213013
Scope and Contents

Ferrell believes that the meeting will not be a success unless Carter is in attendance.

Dates:  October 14, 1924