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letters (correspondence)

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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 Philip Showalter Hench to Domingo F. Ramos,  December 6, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 47
Identifier: 04047005
Scope and Contents

Hench inquires about the preparations for the meeting in Cuba. He would like to attend and offers to loan his slides on yellow fever to Ramos.

Dates:  December 6, 1944
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence and notes of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Domingo F. Ramos,  November 13, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 50
Identifier: 04050013
Scope and Contents

Hench offers to lend Ramos some of his slides which deal with the yellow fever experiments. He also offers financial help to protect Building No. 1 and requests Ramos' assistance in organizing this effort.

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

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Domingo F. Ramos,  February 26, 1945

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 54
Identifier: 04054003
Scope and Contents

Hench, believing that Ramos sponsored his appointment to the Finlay Institute, thanks him for his support.

Dates:  February 26, 1945
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence and notes of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Domingo F. Ramos,  March 31, 1945

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 55
Identifier: 04055001
Scope and Contents

Hench writes that, due to a translation error, he was under the assumption that he had been appointed to a directorial position at the Finlay Institute. He is very embarrassed about the total affair.

Dates:  March 31, 1945
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 Domingo F. Ramos,  August 28, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 99
Identifier: 03599004
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 Donald B. Armstrong,  August 14, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 88
Identifier: 03588001
Scope and Contents

Hench seeks copies of "Health Through the Ages" and information on a film strip about Walter Reed.

Dates:  August 14, 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 D.B. Armstrong

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Donald B. Armstrong,  August 20, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 88
Identifier: 03588003
Scope and Contents

Hench points out historical errors in documents produced by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. concerning yellow fever.

Dates:  August 20, 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 D.B. Armstrong

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Dorma Schnurr,  October 26, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04724014
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 Philip Showalter Hench to Dorma V. Schnurr,  October 21, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 35
Identifier: 03635011
Scope and Contents

Hench gives Schnurr some background information for the speech he is giving at Washington and Jefferson College.

Dates:  October 21, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence sent by Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Dorma V. Schurr, October 2, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 77
Identifier: 04377005
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 2, 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 Philip Showalter Hench to Douglas R. Dodge,  December 31, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839055
Scope and Contents

Hench sends a reprint on yellow fever to Dodge, a relative of Carroll's. He requests that Dodge help him to meet with Carroll's son, George.

Dates:  December 31, 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 Dr. and Francis C. Hall,  June 30, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04003019
Scope and Contents

Hench sends Hall a reprint of his yellow fever article and thanks them for their contribution to the Camp Lazear Memorial Fund.

Dates:  June 30, 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 Dr. and Mrs. Charles S. White,  January 26, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906080
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks the Whites for hosting his family in Washington.

Dates:  January 26, 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 Dr. and Mrs. Moffett, June 25, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 16
Identifier: 04716026
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 25, 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 Dr. and Mrs. Samuel F. Haines,  June 30, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04003018
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks the Haines for donating fifty cents to the Camp Lazear Memorial Fund.

Dates:  June 30, 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 Drs. Alvare and Recio,  March 26, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03807039
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 26, 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 Dwight H. Hart, Jr.,  June 12, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 16
Identifier: 04716017
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 12, 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 Edgar Mayer,  January 30, 1943

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 18
Identifier: 04018003
Scope and Contents

Hench writes that he is unable to come to New York since he is very busy at Camp Carson, Colorado. Hench's wife is pregnant with their fourth child.

Dates:  January 30, 1943
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 Edgar Mayer,  March 4, 1943

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 04020001
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Mayer that his wife just gave birth to their baby and so he will spend some time at home.

Dates:  March 4, 1943
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 with related notes

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Edgar Mayer,  April 28, 1943

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 04021002
Scope and Contents

Hench assures Mayer that he is only interested in the commemoration of the Camp Lazear site and that he is not trying to secure a position on the scientific board of the Finlay Institute. However, if his membership would advance his cause, then he would pursue this endeavour.

Dates:  April 28, 1943
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