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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 Jefferson Randolph Kean,  January 9, 1948

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13
Identifier: 06413161
Scope and Contents

Hench wants to know if McCoy is still alive. He discusses the biography by Hagedorn which credits Wood with the suggestion that led Sternberg to form the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  January 9, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  October 14, 1949

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501041
Scope and Contents

Hench appreciates the letters from Sternberg and Finlay. He hopes to see the Wood papers the next time he is in Washington, D.C.

Dates:  October 14, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean, May 5, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 92
Identifier: uva-lib:2232028
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 Jefferson Randolph Kean and Albert E. Truby,  February 20, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06301156
Scope and Contents

Hench explains the painting of Walter Reed proposed by the John Wyeth Company. He criticizes the dominant role of Finlay in their preliminary sketches and offers suggestions to improve upon the scene.

Dates:  February 20, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean and Albert E. Truby,  September 1, 1944

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 3
Identifier: 06403060
Scope and Contents

Hench describes receiving Reed's “New Year's Eve letter,” in which Reed described his thoughts on the transmission of yellow fever by mosquitoes.

Dates:  September 1, 1944
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean and Albert E. Truby,  April 1, 1946

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 5
Identifier: 06405095
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Kean and Truby about Mabel Lazear's death. He hopes that Kean's health improves.

Dates:  April 1, 1946
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jefferson Randolph Kean and Albert E. Truby,  August 16, 1949

 Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501028
Scope and Contents

Hench explains to Kean and Truby that he has been so occupied with cortisone research that he has had no time for his Reed project. He has accepted the position of chairman of a research committee on rheumatic diseases.

Dates:  August 16, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jerome Thomases,  March 19, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03909023
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Thomases for his help and encloses a request for further information.

Dates:  March 19, 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 Jessie Daniel Ames, April 22, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 72
Identifier: uva-lib:2232008
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: April 22, 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 Jessie Daniel Ames,  May 16, 1956

 Item — Box 49: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04907019
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Ames that he is trying to get her husband recognition for his medical care of the yellow fever volunteers.

Dates:  May 16, 1956
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 Jessie Daniel Ames,  February 4, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804003
Scope and Contents

Hench requests to borrow Roger Ames' papers and photographs for the purposes of his research.

Dates:  February 4, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jessie Daniel Ames,  March 24, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804017
Scope and Contents

Hench appreciates the list of documents Jessie Ames sent to him. He poses specific questions about her husband's role in the yellow fever experiments and inquires about old fever charts and carbon copies of various letters.

Dates:  March 24, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jessie Daniel Ames,  July 3, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804030
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Ames that he has been called-up for active duty. He poses numerous questions about the material she has sent to him. He expresses his desire to paint an accurate portrayal of Ames' contribution to the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  July 3, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jessie Daniel Ames,  July 17, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804036
Scope and Contents

Hench appreciates Jessie Ames' answers to his numerous questions about Roger Ames. He requests that she donate some of the original fever charts for an planned exhibition at a Cuban museum.

Dates:  July 17, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jessie Daniel Ames,  July 30, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804047
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Ames for her willingness to contribute the yellow fever charts. He assures her that he has arranged his yellow fever files so that if anything happens to him, the collection would be preserved for posterity.

Dates:  July 30, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jessie Daniel Ames,  August 23, 1950

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804058
Scope and Contents

Hench describes the difficulties he has encountered in memorializing Camp Lazear. He discusses where he believes his collection should eventually be stored, citing the Mayo Foundation, the University of Virginia's Alderman Library, and the National Archives. He does not want the items to be in Cuba.

Dates:  August 23, 1950
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Jessie Daniel Ames,  November 7, 1952

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 05804062
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Ames that Camp Lazear will be dedicated in December 1952.

Dates:  November 7, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Roger Post Ames

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to J.F. Kealy,  September 23, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 04227012
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 23, 1948
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 J.F. Rodriguez-Perez,  December 18, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839036
Scope and Contents

Hench requests a copy of a publication called "Memorias del Hospital No. 1."

Dates:  December 18, 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 J.F. Rodriguez Perez,  December 30, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839045
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 30, 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