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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 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,  August 15, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 76
Identifier: 03576005
Scope and Contents

Hench encloses a draft of his manuscript. He asks for her comments.

Dates:  August 15, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence between Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  October 16, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 26
Identifier: 03626006
Scope and Contents

Hench sends Leon his speech for the Lazear memorial event at Washington and Jefferson College.

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 of Philip Showalter Hench with Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  October 21, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 26
Identifier: 03626010
Scope and Contents

Hench writes that he will send her a draft of his speech and return borrowed items.

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 of Philip Showalter Hench with Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  November 6, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705004
Scope and Contents

Hench describes the Lazear memorial event at Washington and Jefferson College. He writes about how glad Mabel Lazear was to learn the truth about her husband's sacrifice. Hench believes that the Camp Lazear memorial and preservation of Building No. 1 will be carried out successfully.

Dates:  November 6, 1940
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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  March 3, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03807003
Scope and Contents

Hench requests that Rodriguez-Leon review his report to Ramos, concerning the true location of Camp Lazear, before he arrives in Havana.

Dates:  March 3, 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 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,  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,  August 3, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04007002
Scope and Contents

Hench sends Rodriguez Leon items related to Cornwell's yellow fever painting and informs her that he is entering the army medical corps this week. He hopes she will continue to write to him.

Dates:  August 3, 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 Estela Agramonte Rodriguez Leon,  November 26, 1941

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 04010001
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses the Cornwell yellow fever painting and the response to it in the U.S. Hench wishes that she had uncovered more material from her father's papers, but he thanks her nonetheless for providing information about Agramonte's life in New Orleans and details of his death.

Dates:  November 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 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