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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 Joseph A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter, April 28, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00907009
Scope and Contents

LePrince reports on the yellow fever situation in Mexico, where he is conducting mosquito experiments, as well as Griffitts' malaria control work in Alabama.

Dates: April 28, 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. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter, January 25, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 00925049
Scope and Contents

LePrince writes that Carter's malaria abstracts and comments are valuable. He discusses Caldwell's yellow fever work in Mexico and upcoming malaria control work in southern Illinois, as well as other malaria work in the South.

Dates: January 25, 1922
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,  October 4, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01213004
Scope and Contents

LePrince reports on the malaria exhibit in Memphis, Tennessee. He mentions a malaria census in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Dates:  October 4, 1924
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,  March 2, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01222001
Scope and Contents

LePrince discusses conditions of mosquito breeding and an experimental chemical to control mosquitoes.

Dates:  March 2, 1925
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,  July 16, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 26
Identifier: 01226001
Scope and Contents

LePrince describes the work of Fisher in Alabama and compares it with work in Virginia. He includes diagrams.

Dates:  July 16, 1925
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,  October 26, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01002020
Scope and Contents

LePrince thanks Carter for introducing his ideas on mosquitos and drainage into technical schools.

Dates:  October 26, 1922
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, December 22, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 3
Identifier: 00803084
Scope and Contents

LePrince details the past summers' field work in the southern U.S.

Dates: December 22, 1916
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,  circa 1900-1925

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 01331005
Scope and Contents

LePrince writes to Carter about the ongoing anti-malaria work and a conference they attended. [enclosed: a note on the use of wave action to control mosquitoes]

Dates:  circa 1900-1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Undated correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Joseph A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter,  circa 1900-1925

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 01331009
Scope and Contents

LePrince reports on the effectiveness of the malaria control in railroad cars. LePrince also comments on the anti-malaria work in Georgia and Tennessee.

Dates:  circa 1900-1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Undated correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Joseph A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter, April 8, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 3
Identifier: 00803029
Scope and Contents

LePrince details his preparations for summer field work.

Dates: April 8, 1916
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, February 23, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 1
Identifier: 00801001
Scope and Contents

LePrince discusses the recovery of marked mosquitoes.

Dates: February 23, 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Joseph A. LePrince to J.E.S. Thorpe,  September 13, 1916

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 33
Identifier: 03033001
Scope and Contents

Le Prince discusses the treatment of a lake shore, in North Carolina, in order to reduce the number of anopheles mosquitos.

Dates:  September 13, 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph B. Bishop to John J. Moran,  August 12, 1912

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03010001
Scope and Contents

Bishop requests a photograph of Moran from the yellow fever experiment years to be used in an article in Scribner's Magazine.

Dates:  August 12, 1912
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph B. Brown to the Surgeon General,  February 12, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 74
Identifier: 01674003
Scope and Contents

Brown recommends Reed's appointment as Assistant Surgeon, US Army, but notes that Reed's acquaintance with general literature and science is not up to the expected standard. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  February 12, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Certification of Walter Reed's passing of army examinations and his appointment as assistant surgeon

Letter from Joseph B. Brown to the Surgeon General,  March 23, 1882

 Item — Box 17: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 79
Identifier: 01779001
Scope and Contents

Brown reports to the Surgeon General that the Board has examined Reed and considers him qualified for a promotion, with the proviso that he continues his studies in Physics. A second letter written on March 24, 1882 by C. H. Crane informs Reed of the outcome of the examination. The letters are accompanied by an endorsement.

Dates:  March 23, 1882
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph Berkson to Henry E. Sigerist,  December 18, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03710002
Scope and Contents

Berkson writes that he was impressed by Hench's lecture on the yellow fever experiments. He thinks Hench's paper should be published in Johns Hopkins University's "Bulletin of the History of Medicine."

Dates:  December 18, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence and notes of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Joseph D. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 11, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705011
Scope and Contents

Hart suggests that Hench publish his Washington and Jefferson College address in a popular medical magazine.

Dates:  November 11, 1940
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 Joseph F. Siler to Emilie Lawrence Reed with enclosed article, January 28, 1926

 File — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: uva-lib:2225520
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: January 28, 1926
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench, August 8, 1952

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 86
Identifier: uva-lib:2232138
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: August 8, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Joseph F. Siler to Philip Showalter Hench, January 11, 1954

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 28
Identifier: uva-lib:2232196
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 11, 1954
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions