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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 6940 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 31, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03507001
Scope and Contents

Moran informs Hench that he has asked Kean to assist him in his yellow fever research. Moran writes that the Camp Lazear site is unrestricted - it is not necessary to request permission to take photographs of the area.

Dates:  August 31, 1939

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 18, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03421001
Scope and Contents

Moran introduces himself to Hench and will send him an account of his experiences with the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  July 18, 1937

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 7, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 03427001
Scope and Contents

Moran requests the address of a University of Virginia medical school classmate of his who was working at the Mayo Clinic in 1931.

Dates:  August 7, 1937

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 13, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: 03431001
Scope and Contents

Moran loans Hench copies of journal articles by Agramonte and Ireland, and the Army Roll of Honor for 1936.

Dates:  August 13, 1937

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench,  June 26, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 65
Identifier: 03465001
Scope and Contents

Moran comments on the film “Yellow Jack” and returns autographed photographs of himself. He criticizes Kissinger for enjoying the spotlight and mentions that his Congressional Medal will go to the University of Virginia.

Dates:  June 26, 1938

Letter from John J. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench with enclosed check, February 24, 1938

 File — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 52
Identifier: uva-lib:2225961
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: February 24, 1938

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