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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 Emilie Lawrence Reed, January 26, 1942

 Item — Box 141: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 94
Identifier: uva-lib:2231707
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 26, 1942
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 Emilie Lawrence Reed, January 25, 1943

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 11
Identifier: uva-lib:2231720
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 25, 1943
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 Emilie Lawrence Reed,  June 17, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 15
Identifier: 03815002
Scope and Contents

Hench sends Reed a copy of a talk he has given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College. He mentions the possibility of visiting her later. He also inquires as to whom she might have given some of her husband's letters, especially those from October 1900 to January 1901.

Dates:  June 17, 1941
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 the Reed family

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Emilie Lawrence Reed and Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed, December 16, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 45
Identifier: 04045001
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: December 16, 1944
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 to Emilie Lawrence Reed and Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed, December 16, 1944

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 18
Identifier: uva-lib:2231727
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: December 16, 1944
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 Emilie Lawrence Reed and Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed,  December 19, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 04121002
Scope and Contents

Hench asks the Reeds to identify two of their previous homes on photographs he has sent them and asks if they have located any additional letters for him to see.

Dates:  December 19, 1946
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 to Enrique Cervantes,  December 31, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839051
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Cervantes for the "Medicas" reprint.

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 Enrique Saladrigas,  January 2, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04603001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Saladrigas for his hospitality when Hench was in Cuba for the Camp Lazear dedication. He requests a copy of Saladrigas' speech given at the ceremony. He suggests more could be done at the memorial site, including a public health center.

Dates:  January 2, 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 Philip Showalter Hench to Ernest Lundeen,  August 16, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 91
Identifier: 03591001
Scope and Contents

Hench states that Lambert has no legitimate basis for a claim to be included on the Yellow Fever Roll of Honor.

Dates:  August 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 Ernest Lundeen

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to E.S. Adams,  January 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03801026
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Adams for the copy of a map of Camp Columbia. He requests additional maps of sites used by the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Board, in 1900-1901.

Dates:  January 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 Esteban Valderrama, May 5, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 87
Identifier: uva-lib:2232023
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 5, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  September 6, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03605001
Scope and Contents

Hench seeks permission to incorporate Rodriguez Leon's version of Lazear's death into his manuscript.

Dates:  September 6, 1940
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 to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  April 30, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 44
Identifier: 03544001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Rodriguez Leon for her photographs of Camp Lazear. He regrets the lack of recognition extended to her father for his yellow fever work.

Dates:  April 30, 1940
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 to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  January 8, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04512003
Scope and Contents

The Hench's will be in Havana in January for a conference, and hope to see her while they are there.

Dates:  January 8, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  February 22, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04512004
Scope and Contents

Hench enjoyed his visit with Rodriguez Leon and her husband, and is amused that she congratulated him on the Finlay Medal before he knew he was to receive it. He will keep her informed on Camp Lazear preservation efforts.

Dates:  February 22, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  August 5, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04512005
Scope and Contents

Hench is disturbed that plans for the memorial park at Camp Lazear still use Finlay's name in connection with Building No. 1. He requests information regarding newspaper reports about Camp Lazear.

Dates:  August 5, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  August 12, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04512007
Scope and Contents

Hench requests information regarding newspaper reports about the Camp Lazear dedication.

Dates:  August 12, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  November 24, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04512008
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Rodriguez Leon that he has accepted an invitation to speak at the Camp Lazear dedication, in December. Although Hench is not entirely satisfied with the plans, he thinks it is a step in the right direction.

Dates:  November 24, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  January 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 42
Identifier: 03842001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests permission to examine Agramonte's papers during his next trip to Havana. He assures Rodriguez Leon that he wants to give due credit to her father's work. Hench is trying to identify the location depicted in the photograph that she loaned to him.

Dates:  January 29, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  February 20, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 42
Identifier: 03842008
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Rodriguez Leon that he hopes to meet with her in Cuba next month. He describes a planned portrait of the conquerors of yellow fever by the Wyeth Company, and asks whether there are photographs of her father and one of his uniforms to be used in authenticating details for the painting.

Dates:  February 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon