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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 6940 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench,  October 27, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04724020
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 27, 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 Philip Showalter Hench,  January 22, 1955

 Item — Box 48: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04803011
Scope and Contents

Hench gives an account of the Lazear family since the death of Jesse W. Lazear. Hench discusses a rift in the Lazear family.

Dates:  January 22, 1955
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 Philip Showalter Hench, April 5, 1937

 File — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: uva-lib:2225904
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: April 5, 1937
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench and Mary Hench to Emilie Lawrence Reed, January 14, 1947

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 46
Identifier: uva-lib:2231755
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 14, 1947
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  April 26, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04213004
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:  April 26, 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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  August 28, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 99
Identifier: 03599001
Scope and Contents

Hench poses questions concerning the site of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  August 28, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters from Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini, Juan D. Castro, and Domingo F. Ramos

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  January 28, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906092
Scope and Contents

Hench inquires about Hoffman and Ponce.

Dates:  January 28, 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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  February 27, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908060
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Albertini for the information on Hoffman and Ponce.

Dates:  February 27, 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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  July 18, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03822011
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses his ongoing research, the Cornwell painting, "Conquerors of Yellow Fever," Kissinger's stroke and Blossom Reed's heart attack.

Dates:  July 18, 1941
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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  August 16, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 03824001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Diaz for identifying the men in the photograph and asks him to find out how much it would cost to have the book on Military Hospital No. 1 photostated in Cuba.

Dates:  August 16, 1941
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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  September 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 03827006
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Albertini that he plans to have the entire book on Military Hospital No. 1 copied. He requests further copies be made for two U.S. libraries and for the Finlay Institute.

Dates:  September 29, 1941
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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  November 21, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03834016
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses the speech he delivered at the unveiling of the last Cornwell painting. He hopes that the painting gives due credit to the Cuban contributions to the fight against yellow fever.

Dates:  November 21, 1941
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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Diaz Albertini,  December 17, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839034
Scope and Contents

Hench poses confidential questions about Hoffmann. Hench is hesitant to honor Hoffman's request for a large number of reprints of one of Hench's papers.

Dates:  December 17, 1941
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 Philip Showalter Hench to A. Perez Ara,  April 30, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03808005
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Ara for the aerial pictures of the Military Hospital in Havana. As requested, Ara will receive a copy of the "Proceedings of the Mayo Clinic Staff Meetings" on a regular basis.

Dates:  April 30, 1941
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 Philip Showalter Hench to Adolfo Gonzalez,  May 1, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03810017
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Gonzalez that he will receive a complimentary copy of the "Proceedings of the Mayo Clinic Staff Meetings" on a regular basis.

Dates:  May 1, 1941
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 [Philip Showalter Hench] to Adrian Macia,  October 21, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 03633005
Scope and Contents

[Hench] appreciates Macia's willingness to donate Building No. 1 and a small plot of land to memorialize the Commission.

Dates:  October 21, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence and other material relating to the discovery of the original experiment buildings at Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Adrian Macia,  November 6, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 4
Identifier: 03704003
Scope and Contents

Hench describes the Lazear memorial event at Washington and Jefferson College. Hench is glad that the Camp Lazear site is owned by Macia, as Macia is a man who appreciates history.

Dates:  November 6, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Adrian Macia,  January 30, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04013005
Scope and Contents

Hench encloses a check to purchase additional land from the site of Camp Lazear. He is surprised to hear that nothing has been done to Building No. 1, since he had sent some money to Moran for repairs months ago. Hench makes note of his correspondence with Ponce and his influence with the Cuban government.

Dates:  January 30, 1942
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 concerning the preservation of a building at the Camp Lazear site

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Adrian Macia,  March 24, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04013007
Scope and Contents

Hench implores Macia to preserve Building No. 1 until he has raised enough money to commemorate of the site. Hench assures him that a mutually satisfactory solution can be found for the sale of the land.

Dates:  March 24, 1942
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 concerning the preservation of a building at the Camp Lazear site

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to [Adrian] Macia,  November 13, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 50
Identifier: 04050010
Scope and Contents

Hench is worried about the condition of Building No. 1. He does not want it to suffer the fate of its companion building which crashed in a hurricane. Hench is thinking about erecting an outer protective shell, and is wondering how much it would cost.

Dates:  November 13, 1944
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence and other materials relating to the preservation of the surviving building at Camp Lazear