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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 6939 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from L.O. Howard to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  May 1, 1924

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 62
Identifier: 06262001
Scope and Contents

Howard responds favorably to Kean's letter published in the New York Times, and offers supporting evidence for Kean's claims in the form of quotations from a letter of Reed.

Dates:  May 1, 1924

Letter from L.O. Howard to Mabel H. Lazear, February 7, 1901

 Item — Box 3: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 88
Identifier: 00388001
Scope and Contents

Howard reports that he has lobbied Congress to acknowledge Lazear's service. He believes Lazear was a martyr.

Dates: February 7, 1901

Letter from L.O. Howard to Walter Reed, August 15, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 84
Identifier: uva-lib:2224357
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: August 15, 1900

Letter from Lopez del Valle to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  September 22, 1908

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 33
Identifier: 06233001
Scope and Contents

Del Valle discusses yellow fever cases in Havana and sanitation measures.

Dates:  September 22, 1908

Letter from Lord Dawson to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 13, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03406001
Scope and Contents

Dawson writes that he will be unable to visit the United States next autumn.

Dates:  February 13, 1937

Letter from [Lord Dawson] to Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  February 13, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03407001
Scope and Contents

[Dawson] regrets that he will be unable to attend the Founder's Day ceremonies.

Dates:  February 13, 1937

Letter from Lord Julian Pauncefote to George Miller Sternberg,  May 16, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 69
Identifier: 02469001
Scope and Contents

Pauncefote thanks the Surgeon General for sending to him the copies of the Report on the Etiology of Yellow Fever.

Dates:  May 16, 1901

Letter from Louis A. La Garde to the Secretary of War,  May 30, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 11
Identifier: 02811001
Scope and Contents

La Garde requests to be relieved from duty.

Dates:  May 30, 1905

Letter from Louis A. La Garde to the Surgeon General,  September 9, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 32
Identifier: 02632001
Scope and Contents

La Garde writes a letter of recommendation for Carroll who is applying for admission into the Medical Corps of the Army. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  September 9, 1902

Letter from Louis B. Wilson to Bertha L. Heilbron,  June 4, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04003005
Scope and Contents

Wilson gives Heilbron permission to quote from his article on Reed and refers her to Hench for additional information on Reed.

Dates:  June 4, 1942

Letter from Louis H. Bauer to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 21, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04433028
Scope and Contents

Bauer regrets that he cannot attend the Camp Lazear dedication but will suggest that the American Medical Association be represented there.

Dates:  November 21, 1952

Letter from Louis J. Williams, Jr. to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 8, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04707012
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 8, 1954

Letter from Louis Johnson to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 8, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04007004
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:  August 8, 1942

Letter from Louis L. Williams, Jr., to Henry Rose Carter, January 29, 1920

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 00822013
Scope and Contents

Williams discusses the value of money in relation to the work in the Public Health Service.

Dates: January 29, 1920

Letter from Louis L. Williams, Jr. to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 21, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 14
Identifier: 04214054
Scope and Contents

Williams has a copy of “Selected Papers of Dr. Carlos J. Finlay” that belonged to Carter, and which contains marginal notes by him. One note pertains to mosquitoes acquired from Finlay by Lazear. Williams offers to lend the book to Hench before returning it to Carter's son.

Dates:  April 21, 1948

Letter from Louis L. Williams, Jr. to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 19, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23
Identifier: 04223029
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 19, 1948

Letter from Louisa C. Richardson to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  January 5, 1925

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269004
Scope and Contents

Richardson, Edsall's assistant, seeks confirmation that Kissinger was a volunteer in the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  January 5, 1925

Letter from Louise Bonino to Philip Showalter Hench, March 6, 1957

 Item — Box 66: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 29
Identifier: uva-lib:2230221
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series VIII. Miscellany consists of oversize and miscellaneous materials in the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection that were, for various reasons, not included in any of the other series in the collection. Items in this series date from around 1849 to 1982 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1885 to 1974. These materials include, but are not limited to the following: informed...
Dates: March 6, 1957

Letter from Louise F. Smith to Philip Showalter Hench, November 13, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 8
Identifier: uva-lib:2232176
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 Louise F. Smith to Philip Showalter Hench, January 16, 1954

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 31
Identifier: uva-lib:2232199
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 16, 1954