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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 John H. Andrus to [s.n.] Mitten,  November 3, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03834003
Scope and Contents

Andrus discusses the yellow fever experiments and the role played by Lambert, whom he feels deserves more credit.

Dates:  November 3, 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 John H. Walker to H. C. Corbin,  January 16, 1903

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 02712003
Scope and Contents

Walker requests a statement of service regarding Reed. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  January 16, 1903
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Materials relating to military career of Walter Reed

Letter from John Hay to the Secretary of War,  May 31, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 77
Identifier: 02477001
Scope and Contents

On behalf of the Department of State, Hay requests two copies of Sternberg's circular on yellow fever for the Portuguese Minister.

Dates:  May 31, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John J. Kelly to Albert E. Truby, circa 1910-1960

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06507064
Scope and Contents

Kelly thanks Truby for the information he sent him about Finlay because the Universidad De Villanueva wants to honor him.

Dates: circa 1910-1960
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John J. Moran to Albert E. Truby,  April 27, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 03413001
Scope and Contents

Moran corrects identifications of individuals in a photograph and describes his military assignments.

Dates:  April 27, 1937
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John J. Moran to George A. Kellogg,  October 25, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 29
Identifier: 03829001
Scope and Contents

Moran apologizes to Kellogg for not writing and writes that he has not yet received copies of the Cornwell painting.

Dates:  October 25, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from [John J. Moran] to Harold W. Jones,  August 22, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03506001
Scope and Contents

[Moran] seeks to correct the misidentification of himself in a group photograph of the Hospital Corps Detachment at Columbia Barracks.

Dates:  August 22, 1939
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John J. Moran to Howard A. Kelly,  February 15, 1907

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 76
Identifier: 02876001
Scope and Contents

Moran provides his autobiography, including his experiences as a participant in the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  February 15, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John J. Moran to James E. Peabody,  July 7, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03201001
Scope and Contents

Moran thanks Peabody for his efforts in campaigning for compensation for the volunteers. Moran is hesitant to grant Agramonte compensation since he is healthy and, because of being Cuban, was immune from all dangers. Also included is a brief history of Moran's involvement with the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  July 7, 1929
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John J. Moran to Jefferson Randolph Kean, July 21, 1950

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 19
Identifier: uva-lib:2232071
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates: July 21, 1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from John J. Moran to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  March 2, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 02450001
Scope and Contents

Moran acknowledges receipt of a check.

Dates:  March 2, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John J. Moran to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  June 25, 1947

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13
Identifier: 06413079
Scope and Contents

Moran discusses Cuban politics in general. He notes that the Finlay-Reed controversy is still ongoing, and there are strong anti-American sentiments connected with it.

Dates:  June 25, 1947
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John J. Moran to John R. Kissinger,  May 7, 1940

 Item — Box 59: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 9
Identifier: 05909084
Scope and Contents

Moran notifies Kissinger that they are going to receive the Finlay Medal from the Cuban Government in Washington, D.C. He provides further detailed information concerning the upcoming event and hopes that Kissinger will be able to attend. This letter was forwarded to Hench.

Dates:  May 7, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to John R. Kissinger

Letter from John J. Moran to Loew's Incorporated,  March 12, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 56
Identifier: 03456003
Scope and Contents

Moran grants permission to use his name in the film “Yellow Jack.” He includes the names of other yellow fever volunteers.

Dates:  March 12, 1938
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of John J. Moran

Letter from [John J. Moran] to Mrs. Dalmar R. Blakely,  October 6, 1943

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04033005
Scope and Contents

[Moran] discusses his stay in the U.S., commenting on the changes that the war has had on American society. He thanks her for her hospitality she showed to his wife while he was at Walter Reed hospital.

Dates:  October 6, 1943
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 J. Moran to Paul B. Barringer,  October 6, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03510001
Scope and Contents

Moran writes of a Thanksgiving he spent with Barringer in 1901, and then recounts his financial successes and failures after he left the University of Virginia Medical School.

Dates:  October 6, 1939
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, March 26, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 53
Identifier: uva-lib:2231989
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates: March 26, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, April 14, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 61
Identifier: uva-lib:2231997
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates: April 14, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, April 19, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 65
Identifier: uva-lib:2232001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates: April 19, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 19, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03512001
Scope and Contents

Moran conveys news that Kean would be glad to collaborate with Hench in the yellow fever story. He suggests that Hench write to Kean, because Kean is the best authority on Walter Reed's work.

Dates:  October 19, 1939
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench