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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 W. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 15, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04011001
Scope and Contents

Hart describes his trip to Cuba and Mexico and his meeting with Moran.

Dates:  December 15, 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 W. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 27, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 50
Identifier: 04050002
Scope and Contents

Hart informs Hench that he has become Vice President and General Manager of Winthrop Products. The article on Building No. 1 was written by the medical director of their Cuban organization, not by Hart. However, Hart does plans on writing an article about Camp Lazear.

Dates:  October 27, 1944
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence and other materials relating to the preservation of the surviving building at Camp Lazear

Letter from John W. Kerr to Henry Rose Carter, September 23, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764073
Scope and Contents

Kerr discusses a planned meeting in Washington between Rose, von Ezdorf and Carter.

Dates: September 23, 1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from John W. Kerr to Henry Rose Carter, August 27, 1917

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 11
Identifier: 00811054
Scope and Contents

Kerr writes that LePrince will not be able to assist with mosquito control at Quantico, Virginia, because he is working elsewhere.

Dates: August 27, 1917
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from John W. Ross to Howard A. Kelly,  November 6, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02929005
Scope and Contents

Ross explains his and Guiteras's position regarding Carroll.

Dates:  November 6, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to James Carroll's charge that John Ross and Juan Guiteras prevented him from obtaining blood necessary for yellow fever tests at Las Animas Hospital

Letter from John W. Ross to [Howard A.] Kelly,  November 6, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02929006
Scope and Contents

Ross writes to Kelly to clarify his position in regards to an unnamed incident involving Carroll. He stresses that Gorgas was the commanding officer at the time of the incident.

Dates:  November 6, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to James Carroll's charge that John Ross and Juan Guiteras prevented him from obtaining blood necessary for yellow fever tests at Las Animas Hospital

Letter from John W. Ross to William Crawford Gorgas,  November 6, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02929007
Scope and Contents

Ross writes to Gorgas concerning the debate between Carroll and himself. He includes a note explaining his side of the story.

Dates:  November 6, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to James Carroll's charge that John Ross and Juan Guiteras prevented him from obtaining blood necessary for yellow fever tests at Las Animas Hospital

Letter from John Whelden to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 5, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373001
Scope and Contents

Bellevue Medical Center, at New York University, plans to celebrate the centenary of Reed's birth. Since Hench is unable to attend, Wheldon requests that Hench send a message to be read during the ceremony.

Dates:  September 5, 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 Whelden to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 10, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373004
Scope and Contents

Whelden apologizes for listing Reed's graduation date incorrectly and informs Hench that Lawrence Reed has been invited to the ceremonies celebrating the centennial of his father's birth.

Dates:  September 10, 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 Jose Elias Olivello Lastra to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 1, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 04620011
Scope and Contents

The President of Cuba has awarded Hench the “Orden Nacional de Merito Carlos J. Finlay.”

Dates:  December 1, 1953
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 Jose [Maria] Benis to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  March 8, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 8
Identifier: 02608001
Scope and Contents

Benis thanks Kean for his assistance in public health projects.

Dates:  March 8, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Jose R. Andreu to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 24, 1947

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: 04131002
Scope and Contents

Andreu informs Hench that Building No. 1 at Camp Lazear has been declared a Cuban national monument. He emphasizes that the Yellow Fever Commission was working to prove Finlay's theory of mosquito transmission. He appreciates the efforts at mutual relations between Cuba and the United States and the Americans' recognition of Finlay's work.

Dates:  April 24, 1947
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 Jose Ramos Almeyda to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  August 31, 1907

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 20
Identifier: 06220001
Scope and Contents

Ramos writes about the yellow fever work in Cuba. He encloses a table showing charting fatalities from yellow fever smallpox.

Dates:  August 31, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Letter from Jose Ramos to Jefferson Randolph Kean with mortality chart

Letter from Jose Ramos to Jefferson Randolph Kean with mortality chart, circa 1879-1907

 File — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 20
Identifier: uva-lib:2229611
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench primarily consists of materials relating to Albert E. Truby and Jefferson Randolph Kean that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1879 to around 1960 with the bulk of the items dating from 1900 to 1954. These items include, but are not limited to the following: correspondence of...
Dates: circa 1879-1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench

Letter from Jose Randin to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 6, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23
Identifier: 04223008
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:  May 6, 1948
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 Jose Randin Vergara to Blanca Malaret,  November 14, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 15
Identifier: 03715023
Scope and Contents

Vergara provides Malaret with historical information on Havana's Military City, formerly Camp Columbia.

Dates:  November 14, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous notes, lists, and other materials of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Jose [S. Vammerial?] to Henry Hanson, June 25, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912010
Scope and Contents

This letter, originally sent by the prefect commander, details the difficulties and economic ramifications of quarantine operations.

Dates: June 25, 1921
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Joseph A. Le Prince to Henry Rose Carter with pamphlet, 1914-1915

 File — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18
Identifier: uva-lib:2225382
Scope and Contents

Pamphlet relates to drainage law of the State of South Carolina.

Dates: 1914-1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph A. LePrince, February 27, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764024
Scope and Contents

LePrince discusses his survey of Hartsville, South Carolina, and gives his recommendations to inhibit mosquito breeding.

Dates: February 27, 1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Joseph A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter, January 13, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764002
Scope and Contents

LePrince discusses malaria distribution in southern states, and field work to eradicate mosquito larvae.

Dates: January 13, 1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter