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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 Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 8, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 03620002
Scope and Contents

Reed informs Hench that he does not know the whereabouts of his father's notes, but he recommends several other avenues for investigation.

Dates:  October 8, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence between Philip Showalter Hench and Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 29, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 37
Identifier: 04337001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed thanks Hench for his expression of sympathy on his mother's death, and expresses regret that Hench could not serve as a pallbearer. He describes the funeral.

Dates:  July 29, 1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench and Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 17, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 43
Identifier: 04343001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed informs Hench that Blossom Reed has been hospitalized. He discusses Blossom's financial difficulties and offers his opinions on the subject. He writes at length about Blossom's history of mental problems.

Dates:  September 17, 1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 6, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 80
Identifier: 04380001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed suggests that Hench should use whatever caption he wishes, since he is the custodian of his father's papers.

Dates:  November 6, 1951
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, September 15, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 04720001
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: September 15, 1954
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, October 8, 1940

 Item — Box 141: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 65
Identifier: uva-lib:2231678
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: October 8, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench [, circa July 15, 1941

 Item — Box 141: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 77
Identifier: uva-lib:2231690
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: circa July 15, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, October 31, 1946

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 38
Identifier: uva-lib:2231747
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: October 31, 1946
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, August 17, 1952

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 96
Identifier: uva-lib:2232148
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 17, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, August 17, 1952

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 97
Identifier: uva-lib:2232149
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 17, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from [Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed] to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 15, 1941

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 67
Identifier: 03567001
Scope and Contents

Reed is impressed with Hench's address on the Yellow Fever Commission presented in Cleveland. He discusses his interactions with the author Laura Wood Roper.

Dates:  July 15, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 4, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 04209001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed has given his consent for the Hall of Fame to use whatever Reed material is in Hench's possession.

Dates:  March 4, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 18, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 04327001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed informs Hench that he was interviewed by Wallach. He appreciates his efforts to memorialize his father's work by supporting the passage of a bill in Congress. He is unsure of Wallach's motives in supporting this bill.

Dates:  March 18, 1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Walter Reed,  January 1, 1899

 Item — Box 19: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: 01901001
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed writes, en route to Cuba, that he will land tomorrow.

Dates:  January 1, 1899
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Walter Reed,  January 6, 1899

 Item — Box 19: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01902001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes about his life in the military. He did not receive his mother's Christmas letter. He wants to save some money and send them some gifts from Havana.

Dates:  January 6, 1899
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from L.C. Bell to Henry Rose Carter, February 16, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 3
Identifier: 00803017
Scope and Contents

Bell expresses his appreciation for Carter's report on a local swamp and mentions a potential mosquito survey for the following summer.

Dates: February 16, 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 Leandro M. Tocantins to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 26, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04433052
Scope and Contents

Tocantins informs Hench that he will represent Jefferson Medical College at the Camp Lazear dedication. Hench is invited to the Pan-American Medical Association meeting which will meet on December 5 to report on the events and to highlight the accomplishments of Jefferson alumnus Finlay.

Dates:  November 26, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench relating the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site of Camp Lazear

Letter from Leandro M. Tocantins to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 4, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04605007
Scope and Contents

Tocantins thanks Hench for the items he sent regarding the Camp Lazear ceremony. He encloses an English version of his remarks at the ceremony and mentions a thesis about Finlay by a graduate student at Villanova.

Dates:  February 4, 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 Leandro M. Tocantins to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 31, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04606020
Scope and Contents

Tocantins is sending Hench reprints of a paper concerning Finlay and their visit to Cuba. He is appreciative of Hench's help.

Dates:  March 31, 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 Leatha Lazear to Philip Showalter Hench, March 10, 1941

 Item — Box 5: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 6
Identifier: uva-lib:2222420
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series I. Jesse W. Lazear consists of materials relating to Lazear that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1800 to 1956 with the bulk of the items dating from 1863 to 1943. Much of the series consists of the correspondence of Jesse W. Lazear and his wife Mabel H. Lazear. Jesse's correspondence dates from his time as a student at Johns Hopkins University to his death in 1900. Researchers can learn a great deal...
Dates: March 10, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear