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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 John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench with Moran's autobiography enclosed, July 24, 1937

 File — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: uva-lib:2225916
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: July 24, 1937

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench with receipt,  March 1940-April 1940

 File — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: uva-lib:2226047
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:  March 1940-April 1940

Letter from John J. Moran to Roger Post Ames, March 14, 1907

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 82
Identifier: uva-lib:2225139
Scope and Contents

Letter relates to the amount of money offered to Moran for volunteering to participate in the yellow fever experiment.

Dates: March 14, 1907

Letter from John J. Moran to Wilbur A. Sawyer, April 18, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 64
Identifier: uva-lib:2232000
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 18, 1948

Letter from John J. Moran to William D. Kelly,  March 12, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 56
Identifier: 03456002
Scope and Contents

Moran explains the substitution of his own letter for the form permission letter sent from the movie studio.

Dates:  March 12, 1938

Letter from John L. Clem to Mrs. James Carroll, March 3, 1913

 Item — Box 154: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 33
Identifier: uva-lib:2230402
Scope and Contents

The letter relates to the inscription of James Carroll's monument (tombstone) in Arlington National Cemetery, includes an extract from regulations regarding monuments and markers in national cemeteries.

Dates: March 3, 1913

Letter from John L. Crenshaw to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 26, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04606017
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:  March 26, 1953

Letter from John M. Gibson to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 10, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373005
Scope and Contents

Gibson informs Hench that he is planning a biography of Sternberg. He learned about Hench's interest in Reed from a recent newspaper article, and would like access any Reed-Sternberg material from Hench's collection. Gibson also mentions having published a biography on Gorgas.

Dates:  September 10, 1951

Letter from John M. Gibson to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 24, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373018
Scope and Contents

Gibson discusses his research on Sternberg. He thinks that Sternberg, along with Gorgas, was at first skeptical about the mosquito theory. However, he reconsidered that view before Reed went to Cuba. Like Hench, Gibson has not seen any confidential notes between Sternberg and Reed concerning the Yellow Fever Board.

Dates:  September 24, 1951

Letter from John M. Haymes to C.F. Kemper, November 13, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 7
Identifier: uva-lib:2232175
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: November 13, 1953

Letter from John M. Haymes to Philip Showalter Hench, November 6, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 5
Identifier: uva-lib:2232173
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: November 6, 1953

Letter from John M. Haymes to Philip Showalter Hench, November 16, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 9
Identifier: uva-lib:2232177
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: November 16, 1953

Letter from John M. Haymes to Philip Showalter Hench, January 9, 1954

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 26
Identifier: uva-lib:2232194
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: January 9, 1954

Letter from John M. Willis to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 7, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03803009
Scope and Contents

Willis informs Hench that photographs have been made of the Camp Columbia model.

Dates:  February 7, 1941

Letter from John M. Willis to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 15, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03803012
Scope and Contents

Willis sends Hench the negatives which he requested and thanks Hench for a reprint.

Dates:  February 15, 1941

Letter from John Maguire to Philip Showalter Hench, March 4, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 28
Identifier: 04328001
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: March 4, 1950

Letter from John N. Ware to Laura Wood Roper, May 9, 1946-May 18, 1946

 Item — Box 151: Series uva-lib:2232332, Folder: 30
Identifier: uva-lib:2232362
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XV. Laura Wood primarily consists of Laura Wood's correspondence relating to her research for a Walter Reed biography that she wrote. The series also includes, but is not limited to the following materials: photocopies of two letters written by Walter Reed; a journal article by George Sternberg; and a short work that Laura Wood wrote about Walter Reed...
Dates: May 9, 1946-May 18, 1946

Letter from John P. Corrigan to Henry Hanson,  August 13, 1921

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 60
Identifier: 03060002
Scope and Contents

Corrigan describes inspections of various Peruvian sites for yellow fever eradication.

Dates:  August 13, 1921

Letter from John P. Corrigan to Henry Hanson,  August 23, 1921

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 60
Identifier: 03060006
Scope and Contents

Corrigan relates the results of mosquito control inspections on farms.

Dates:  August 23, 1921

Letter from John P. Felt to Frederick F. Russell,  April 14, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01025020
Scope and Contents

Felt reports on yellow fever at Saltpond, Gold Coast.

Dates:  April 14, 1923