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letters (correspondence)

 Subject

Staff Only
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:

P. T. Henshaw letter to his father

 Collection — Box BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899214]
Identifier: MSS 16360
Dates: 1868 December 6
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Hubard family papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2019-0077
Dates: 1850 - 2000
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Impounded Waters,  circa 1920s

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01002026
Scope and Contents

This report gives proposed impounded water health regulations cover floating debris, vegetation, and fish stocking.

Dates:  circa 1920s
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Interview of John J. Moran by Philip Showalter Hench,  April 3, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 32
Identifier: 03532001
Scope and Contents

Hench questions Moran about the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  April 3, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Materials relating to the Interview of John J. Moran by Philip Showalter Hench

Interview of John J. Moran by Philip Showalter Hench, April 3, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 32
Identifier: 03532007
Scope and Contents

Hench questions Moran about the yellow fever experiments.

Dates: April 3, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Materials relating to the Interview of John J. Moran by Philip Showalter Hench

Interview with Lawrence Reed and Blossom Reed,  November 21, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04119002
Scope and Contents

Hench questions Walter Reed's children about their father.

Dates:  November 21, 1946
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Interview with Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed at 2810-36th Place, Washington, D.C.

Inventory of the Papers of Elizabeth N. Tompkins

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-97-4
Abstract

Collection of letters, diplomas, certificates, and awards (1921-1971) of Elizabeth Tompkins, first woman to graduate from UVA Law School in 1921.

Dates: 1921-1971
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Invitation from Frank F. Law for the unveiling of Dean Cornwell's painting,  June 2, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 03813001
Scope and Contents

Law notes the unveiling and reception to introduce Cornwell's painting, “Conquerors of Yellow Fever”, and lists honorary guests.

Dates:  June 2, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Engraved invitations to the unveiling ofConquerors of Yellow Fever

J. Lasley Dameron letter

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: ViU-2019-0187
Dates: 1970-07-10
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Jack R. Levien papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15241
Dates: 1960-1999
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[James Carroll] to Surgeon General, August 18, 1906

 Item — Box 140: Series uva-lib:2231527, Folder: 27
Identifier: uva-lib:2231585
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIII. Reed family additions consists of materials relating to the yellow fever experiments that several different donors gave to the University of Virginia. Items in the series date from around 1850 to 1967 with the bulk of the items dating from 1868 to 1949. The largest portion of the series is comprised of correspondence written by Walter Reed and his family between 1877 and 1902 that provide insights into their relationships and personal lives. In addition to the Reed...
Dates: August 18, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIII. Reed family additions

John D. Casey letters to Marcia McGhee

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: ViU-2019-0032
Dates: 1956, 1958-1959
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers

 Collection — Box BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899232]
Identifier: MSS 16374
Scope and Contents

The Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers (1923-1926; 0.03 cubic feet) collection contains correspondence of Nunnally Johnson relating to Nathalia Crane, a child author whose authenticity was questioned. There are 14 letters from Nathalia Crane to Nunnally Johnson; 1 letter from HM Crist to Johnson, and 1 letter from Clarence Crane. Also included is a typescript poem "The First Writer," two photographs of Crane, and one graphite self-portrait by Crane.

Dates: 1923-1926
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Joel Kovarsky papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15845
Scope and Contents

Joel Kovarsky papers (2011-2013; 0.25 cubic feet) consist of drafts from his book, "The True Geography of Our Country," the book proposal, e-mail correspondence with his editor, Mark Mones, and the Virginia Press.

Dates: 2011-2013
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Laine family papers

 File
Identifier: MSS 16277
Scope and Contents Note

The Laine family papers (1772-1961; 0.8 cubic feet) contains letters and documents about hiring enslaved people, other family correspondence, and financial and legal papers related to the Laine (sometimes Lane) family in Sussex County, Virginia. There is also a letter and information about the War of 1812. Also of interest is the correspondence and church programs for Amos Lloyd Laine who was a minister in Wakefield, Virginia.

Dates: 1772 - 1961
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Laura Armistead Carter to Jefferson Randolph Kean, November 12, 1928

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: uva-lib:2223805
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series II. Henry Rose Carter consists of materials relating to Henry Rose Carter that Philip Showalter Hench collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1880 to 1932 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1883 to 1932. The series is particularly rich in materials that document Henry Rose Carter's professional activities in the last eleven years of his life (1914-1925). These materials include, but are not limited to the...
Dates: November 12, 1928
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter

Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: X031688130]
Identifier: MSS 16142
Scope and Contents Note The Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding (1855-1863; cubic feet) consists of a contemporary half calf, rebacked volume. Cloth case with leather and gilt label. Author Frederick Lawrence's copy of The Life of Henry Fielding, interleaved with his annotations throughout on some 120 pages. Annotations include both handwritten notes and corrections as well as the occasional newspaper clipping.Collection also contains four loose pages of notes by Lawrence,...
Dates: 1855 - 1863
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, August 10, 1900-August 16, 1900

 File — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 79
Identifier: uva-lib:2224349
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...
Dates: August 10, 1900-August 16, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Lectures on sanitation in Cuba by Jefferson Randolph Kean, 1912

 File — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 42
Identifier: uva-lib:2229645
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench primarily consists of materials relating to Albert E. Truby and Jefferson Randolph Kean that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1879 to around 1960 with the bulk of the items dating from 1900 to 1954. These items include, but are not limited to the following: correspondence of...
Dates: 1912
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench

Letter and memorandum from Wenceslao Pareja to Wickliffe Rose,  March 27, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01022028
Scope and Contents

Pareja discusses fever cases in Guayaquil and emphatically denies that they are yellow fever.

Dates:  March 27, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter