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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 Paul H. Streit to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 13, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04605032
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 13, 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 Paul H. Streit to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 27, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04605041
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 27, 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 Paul H. Streit to Philip Showalter Hench, January 13, 1954

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 29
Identifier: uva-lib:2232197
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 13, 1954
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Paul H. Streit to Philip Showalter Hench, September 10, 1964

 Item — Box 66: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 50
Identifier: uva-lib:2230242
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: September 10, 1964
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VIII. Miscellany

Letter from Paul H. Streit to Philip Showalter Hench, February 15, 1960

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 53
Identifier: uva-lib:2231762
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: February 15, 1960
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  October 6, 1949

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501039
Scope and Contents

Tate writes that he was under Truby's command in Cuba and has read all the books about the yellow fever experiments. He maintains that Truby's is the only real, factual account and requests a copy of the book.

Dates:  October 6, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  October 6, 1949

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501062
Scope and Contents

Tate identifies himself to Truby and asks if it would be possible for Truby to send him a signed copy of his book about the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  October 6, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  November 29, 1949

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501067
Scope and Contents

Tate believes that neither Lambert nor Ames belongs on the Yellow Fever Honor Roll. However, Tate believes that Lambert was courageous and Ames was a good doctor.

Dates:  November 29, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  February 12, 1950

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501096
Scope and Contents

Tate provides an autobiographical sketch and ponders why yellow fever seemed to spread to other parts of America from South America, but not from Africa to northern Africa or southern Europe.

Dates:  February 12, 1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  June 9, 1953

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06507042
Scope and Contents

Tate sends Truby his analysis of the checkbook stubs. He found it intriguing and wants Truby to see his results in case they highlight something Truby might have overlooked or help to verify his findings.

Dates:  June 9, 1953
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  June 14, 1953

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06507045
Scope and Contents

Tate generally agrees with Truby's interpretation of the check book figures. However, he believes that the cost of yellow fever in the United States was beyond computation in both personal and commercial losses.

Dates:  June 14, 1953
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  June 24, 1953

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06507048
Scope and Contents

Tate thinks that Truby's breakdown of the Camp Lazear costs is excellent. Their only point of disagreement involves confusion over the names Fernandez and Martinez.

Dates:  June 24, 1953
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  June 28, 1953

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06507051
Scope and Contents

Tate responds to some of Truby's questions about gratuities, Martinez, and the problem of consecutive case numbers.

Dates:  June 28, 1953
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Albert E. Truby,  August 23, 1953

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06507060
Scope and Contents

Tate recollects his impressions about the members of the Yellow Fever Board. He encourages Truby to share his memories of Reed with Hench.

Dates:  August 23, 1953
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 23, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 4
Identifier: 04604001
Scope and Contents

Tate believes that Warner has tried to take credit that belongs to others in the yellow fever experiments. He regrets that Pinto and Stark were not mentioned at the Camp Lazear dedication.

Dates:  February 23, 1953
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letter from Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench with an enclosed article

Letter from Paul L. Tate to [Philip Showalter Hench],  September 25, 1949

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501033
Scope and Contents

Tate informs [Hench] that he was the medical records clerk at Columbia Barracks during the yellow fever experiments. He claims that Ames was the real hero and yet became the forgotten man because he was simply a contract doctor.

Dates:  September 25, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 14, 1949

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501042
Scope and Contents

Tate, having learned of Hench's work with arthritis, requests Hench's help with his own arthritic condition. He begs forgiveness for his doubts of Hench's ability to write the story of the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  October 14, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench, February 24, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 4
Identifier: 04704018
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 24, 1954
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 Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 24, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 4
Identifier: 04704024
Scope and Contents

Tate states he was merely a clerk of the main hospital, but that his reporter instincts kept him looking for the story in the yellow fever experiments. He also expresses his hope that Hench will give appropriate recognition to Lazear, Ames, Lambert and Finlay.

Dates:  February 24, 1954
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 Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 17, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04717005
Scope and Contents

Tate is surprised at the length of the questionnaire from Hench but will answer the questions to the best of his ability.

Dates:  July 17, 1954
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