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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 John D. Schwieger to Albert E. Truby,  June 21, 1933

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03305001
Scope and Contents

Schwieger, who served with Truby in Cuba, requests Truby's assistance in retaining his pension.

Dates:  June 21, 1933
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John Dalzell to Mabel H. Lazear, December 9, 1907

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 36
Identifier: 00436016
Scope and Contents

Dalzell will support an increase in Mabel Lazear's pension.

Dates: December 9, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters endeavoring to increase Mabel H. Lazear's pension

Letter from John Dickson to Albert E. Truby,  October 9, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 03511001
Scope and Contents

Dickson requests that Truby review a biography of Walter Reed, which is to be included in the "National Cyclopedia of American Biography."

Dates:  October 9, 1939
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John E. Worden, Jr. to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 2, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 65
Identifier: 04365001
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:  August 2, 1951
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 John E. Worden, Jr. to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 22, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 65
Identifier: 04365022
Scope and Contents

Worden informs Hench the photographs will be used in connection with a plan by the Army to honor Walter Reed on the upcoming centennial of his birth. He adds that "The Washington Post" is preparing an article, and hopes that Hench will consider contributing to it.

Dates:  August 22, 1951
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 John E. Worden, Jr., to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 28, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373020
Scope and Contents

Worden informs Hench about the Washington, D.C., Virginia, and New York University College of Medicine activities commemorating the centennial of Reed's birth. The Washington Post carried an article featuring Cornwell's painting and a photograph of Blossom Reed.

Dates:  September 28, 1951
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 John E. Worden, Jr. to Thomas E. Keys, January 7, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04324001
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 7, 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 John Fallon to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 13, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906051
Scope and Contents

Fallon requests three copies of Hench's yellow fever article.

Dates:  January 13, 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 John G. Walker to John J. Moran,  July 19, 1904

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 02726001
Scope and Contents

Walker relates the terms of Moran's appointment to the sanitary staff of the Panama Canal Zone.

Dates:  July 19, 1904
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John Gilman to Howard A. Kelly,  July 7, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931028
Scope and Contents

Gilman sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  July 7, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from John Guiteras to Roger Post Ames, November 5, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 49
Identifier: uva-lib:2224798
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: November 5, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John Guiteras to Roger Post Ames, January 13, 1905

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 44
Identifier: uva-lib:2225012
Scope and Contents

Letter relates to Carlos Finlay's mosquito theory.

Dates: January 13, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  October 10, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 03627001
Scope and Contents

Andrus comments on Truby's draft about his Cuba experiences, especially in regards to Agramonte.

Dates:  October 10, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters sent by John H. Andrus

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  October 20, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 03627004
Scope and Contents

Andrus discusses the yellow fever experiments and his own experience with inoculation.

Dates:  October 20, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters sent by John H. Andrus

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  October 24, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 03627006
Scope and Contents

Andrus sends Truby his chapter entitled "I Become a Guinea Pig," but states that he doesn't want to claim undue credit for his role.

Dates:  October 24, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters sent by John H. Andrus

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  October 28, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 03627007
Scope and Contents

Andrus forwards Lambert's letter to Truby, as well as his own sketch of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  October 28, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters sent by John H. Andrus

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  August 3, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 26
Identifier: 03426001
Scope and Contents

Andrus compliments Truby and requests verification of certain incidents related to the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  August 3, 1937
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  September 16, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 36
Identifier: 03436001
Scope and Contents

Andrus writes that Truby was not in Cuba at the time Andrus alleges Reed proposed to inoculate himself.

Dates:  September 16, 1937
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  September 20, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 03613001
Scope and Contents

Andrus comments on the U.S. Army and his health. He also mentions Lambert's problems with his pension.

Dates:  September 20, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John H. Andrus to Albert E. Truby,  November 2, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03703001
Scope and Contents

Andrus solicits commentary from Truby on his article. He mentions previous correspondence with Hench and states that he does not know the details of how Kissinger and Moran became volunteers.

Dates:  November 2, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench