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letters (correspondence)

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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 6939 Collections and/or Records:

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,  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,  November 13, 1947

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 04139015
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed informs Hench that he is willing to take Hench to see the room where his father, Walter Reed, died.

Dates:  November 13, 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 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,  November 29, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 32
Identifier: 04432010
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed informs Hench that he has received three invitations from the Cuban government to attend the dedication of Camp Lazear. However, he has declined the invitations. He hopes that Hench has a wonderful time in Havana.

Dates:  November 29, 1952
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 the Reed family

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 5, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04712005
Scope and Contents

Reed describes the presentation of the Finlay Medals at the Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. and explains that because he is in the Army, he cannot obtain his medal until he receives Congressional approval.

Dates:  May 5, 1954
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 the Reed family

Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 21, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04213002
Scope and Contents

Lawrence Reed makes a suggestion for the form of the courtesy line for items loaned by his mother for the Hall of Fame program. He informs Hench that he was not stationed at Pinar del Rio.

Dates:  April 21, 1948
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 the Reed family

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,  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 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 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

Letter from Leatha Logan to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 8, 1943

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04033001
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:  October 8, 1943
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 Logan to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 31, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04103005
Scope and Contents

Lazear writes that she is preparing a booklet on the yellow fever experiments. She was given a copy of “Conquerors of Yellow Fever” and saw a photograph of Building No. 1 in it. She requests permission to use the photograph in her booklet.

Dates:  January 31, 1946
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 Logan to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 4, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04605019
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 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 Leatha Logan to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 9, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908019
Scope and Contents

Logan describes her research on the Yellow Fever Commission and offers to exchange photos with Hench.

Dates:  February 9, 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 Leatha Logan to [Philip Showalter Hench],  February 22, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908053
Scope and Contents

Logan thanks [Hench] for the photograph and agrees to send him more photographs.

Dates:  February 22, 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 Leatha Logan to Philip Showalter Hench,  circa March 18, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03909021
Scope and Contents

Logan informs Hench that he may keep the photographs she sent to him, but disputes Hench's statement concerning the number of experimental cases of yellow fever.

Dates:  circa March 18, 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