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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 to Adrian Macia,  January 20, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 40
Identifier: 03840002
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Macia that he is anxious to make the final arrangements to memorialize Camp Lazear. He hopes that Macia and his partners will join him in this endeavour.

Dates:  January 20, 1941
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 with Adrian Macia

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Adrian Macia,  November 21, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 40
Identifier: 03840006
Scope and Contents

Hench wants to know what it would cost to buy the remains of the site of Camp Lazear. Hench discusses his plans to memorialize the site.

Dates:  November 21, 1941
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 with Adrian Macia

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Adrian Macia, May 6, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 95
Identifier: uva-lib:2232031
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: May 6, 1948
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 to Adrian Macia, May 6, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 96
Identifier: uva-lib:2232032
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: May 6, 1948
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 to Albert E. Truby,  October 28, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506029
Scope and Contents

Hench regrets that Dean and perhaps Pinto will not be mentioned at the dedication ceremony. However, he is delighted that Kean, Truby, Sternberg and Ames will be honored. Hench approves the recommendation to increase the pension for Blossom Reed.

Dates:  October 28, 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 with George E. Armstrong, Albert G. Love, Joseph F. Siler, Paul H. Streit, and Albert E. Truby concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear, preservation of Building Number One, and the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  November 6, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506034
Scope and Contents

Hench thinks that Camp Lazear will be called “Parque Finlay,” which he regrets. He is very distressed after seeing photographs which show that Building No. 1 is being repaired extensively rather than enclosed and preserved. He feels the building will be a replica and not a restoration. He mentions the recent death of Cooke.

Dates:  November 6, 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 with George E. Armstrong, Albert G. Love, Joseph F. Siler, Paul H. Streit, and Albert E. Truby concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear, preservation of Building Number One, and the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  July 2, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 64
Identifier: 03564001
Scope and Contents

Hench details his work on the yellow fever story. He asks for Truby's recollections, particularly concerning Lazear's case of yellow fever.

Dates:  July 2, 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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  July 24, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 64
Identifier: 03564005
Scope and Contents

Hench assures Truby that he will not use his material without permission and asks for background notes.

Dates:  July 24, 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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  August 3, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 75
Identifier: 03575001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Truby for his recollections of Jesse Lazear and the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  August 3, 1940
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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  August 26, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 75
Identifier: 03575002
Scope and Contents

Hench encloses a draft of his manuscript with specific questions for Truby to answer.

Dates:  August 26, 1940
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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  September 5, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03603001
Scope and Contents

Hench seeks the source of Truby's information about Lazear's illness. He informs Truby about the upcoming Lazear memorial event.

Dates:  September 5, 1940
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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  January 5, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04701002
Scope and Contents

Hench wants the Cubans to present the Finlay Medals to the American recipients.

Dates:  January 5, 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 to Albert E. Truby,  January 14, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04701021
Scope and Contents

Hench writes Truby that he believes Nogueira is making arrangements to get the Finlay Medal to Truby.

Dates:  January 14, 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 to Albert E. Truby,  January 15, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04701022
Scope and Contents

Hench writes Truby that they share a tendency to be perfectionists who are very sensitive to criticism, but assures Truby that he remains well respected in Washington, D. C.

Dates:  January 15, 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 to Albert E. Truby, June 26, 1954-June 29, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 16
Identifier: 04716030
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: June 26, 1954-June 29, 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 to Albert E. Truby,  October 1, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03622001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Truby for his map notations.

Dates:  October 1, 1940
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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  October 16, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03622006
Scope and Contents

Hench describes valuable details on the yellow fever experiments he found in Agramonte's papers. Hench believes, along with Kean, that Agramonte has been treated unjustly.

Dates:  October 16, 1940
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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  December 21, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03708003
Scope and Contents

Hench promises to return Truby's manuscript with comments next week.

Dates:  December 21, 1940
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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Albert E. Truby,  December 30, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03708006
Scope and Contents

Hench promises to send Truby memorabilia on the Washington and Jefferson College events and to start working on Truby's manuscript.

Dates:  December 30, 1940
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 Albert E. Truby

Letter from [Philip Showalter Hench?] to [Albert E. Truby?], October 31, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 43
Identifier: 04043003
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 31, 1944
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 and Mary Hench