letters (correspondence)

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, 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, August 7, 1951

Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 65

Identifier: 04365019

Scope and Contents

Tate thanks Hench for his citation of Kelly's Reed biography. Tate criticizes the accuracy of Kelly's account of the yellow fever experiments.

Dates: August 7, 1951

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

Letter from Paul L. Tate to Philip Showalter Hench, August 4, 1954

Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19

Identifier: 04719001

Scope and Contents

Hench tries to locate the cemetery where Lazear and other American soldiers were temporarily buried in Cuba.

Dates: August 4, 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, October 26, 1954

Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24

Identifier: 04724017

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 26, 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, November 10, 1954

Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27

Identifier: 04727012

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: November 10, 1954