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letters (correspondence)

 Subject
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 Frank Carey,  June 6, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04333002
Scope and Contents

Hench sends Carey reprints of his articles on the yellow fever story. He provides a detailed account of his involvement in researching the story and his attempts to preserve Camp Lazear.

Dates:  June 6, 1950

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank Carey, July 21, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 04338001
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: July 21, 1950

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank Carey, July 26, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 04338007
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: July 26, 1950

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank Carey, September 28, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 49
Identifier: 04349006
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: September 28, 1950

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank Carey,  November 19, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04433022
Scope and Contents

Hench describes the upcoming Camp Lazear dedication. He suggests that Carey, of the Associated Press, notify his Havana correspondent to obtain preliminary information for press coverage.

Dates:  November 19, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank [Edmundson],  June 11, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03822007

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  December 3, 1941

 Item — Box 59: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 6
Identifier: 05906267
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Law for the two oil sketches of the “Cuban version” of the yellow fever painting.

Dates:  December 3, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  December 31, 1941

 Item — Box 59: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 6
Identifier: 05906286
Scope and Contents

Hench describes the display of the Cornwell paintings at the Mayo Clinic. He would be pleased to attend future unveilings of other paintings in the series. Hench mentions the publication of his yellow fever article in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Dates:  December 31, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  November 23, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 44
Identifier: 04044001
Scope and Contents

Hench describes his encounter with Ramos. Ramos plans to commission a painting by Cornwell along the lines of the preliminary sketches for the Yellow Fever painting. However, this version would give Finlay the dominant position.

Dates:  November 23, 1944

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  December 6, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 47
Identifier: 04047004
Scope and Contents

Hench writes that he is interested in attending a meeting in Cuba. However, he is unsure if the Cuban plans will come to fruition.

Dates:  December 6, 1944

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  June 11, 1941

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03903039
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Law for courtesies shown him during the Cornwell portrait unveiling. He informs Law that Kissinger has had a stroke and is not expected to live.

Dates:  June 11, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  May 30, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 2
Identifier: 04002012
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:  May 30, 1942

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  March 16, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212025
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Law for providing the inserts of Cornwell's painting for the Hall of Fame celebration. He says the Mayo Foundation has 600 fellows - rather than the normal 350 fellows - due to men returning from the war, and thus fellowships are very competitive.

Dates:  March 16, 1948

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank F. Law,  March 29, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212047
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Law for allowing the exhibition of Cornwell's painting at the Fourth International Congress of Tropical Medicine.

Dates:  March 29, 1948

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank Law,  March 17, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212027
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 17, 1948

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank R. McCoy,  February 12, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205015
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses his planned book on yellow fever and his interest in the subject. Hench questions McCoy about Wood's support of Reed's experimentation, in Cuba, and possible opposition from the Surgeon General.

Dates:  February 12, 1948

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank R. McCoy,  April 29, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 14
Identifier: 04214076
Scope and Contents

Hench sends McCoy a memorandum on his recent trip to Cuba. Hench inquires if McCoy could arrange for Hench to use Wood's diary in the Library of Congress, and seeks further information from him concerning McCoy's opinions that Wood was the primary supporter of Reed's work in Cuba.

Dates:  April 29, 1948

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank R. McCoy,  November 10, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 04320007
Scope and Contents

Hench writes that he is looking forward to examining Leonard Wood's diaries.

Dates:  November 10, 1949

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank R. McCoy,  February 12, 1948

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13
Identifier: 06413189
Scope and Contents

Hench mentions his interest in the story of Reed and yellow fever. He requests a meeting with McCoy to clarify a published statement.

Dates:  February 12, 1948

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Frank Standley,  June 21, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04224017
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 21, 1948