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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 J.F. Rodriguez-Perez,  November 21, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03834020
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses the speech he delivered at the unveiling of the latest Cornwell painting and expresses his hope that the event will shed light on the contribution of Finlay in the fight against yellow fever.

Dates:  November 21, 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. Siler,  September 9, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506015
Scope and Contents

Hench requests that Siler send him the names and addresses of the officers of the Walter Reed Memorial Association. Hench wants to send the names to Nogueira in the hopes that they will be invited, or at least notified, about the dedication of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  September 9, 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 George E. Armstrong, Albert G. Love, Joseph F. Siler, Paul H. Streit, and Albert E. Truby concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear, preservation of Building Number One, and the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to J.F. Siler,  September 19, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04506022
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Siler that he has not heard from Nogueira for over a month and is concerned the park will be dedicated with a different name. He regrets that he will be unable to attend the dedication or a fall meeting of the Walter Reed Memorial Association as he has used up all his vacation and meeting time. He does intend to have a report on the Camp Lazear dedication to present to the Association.

Dates:  September 19, 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 George E. Armstrong, Albert G. Love, Joseph F. Siler, Paul H. Streit, and Albert E. Truby concerning the memorialization of Camp Lazear, preservation of Building Number One, and the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to J.F. Siler,  January 20, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04603043
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Siler that Elmore represented the Walter Reed Memorial Association at the Camp Lazear dedication.

Dates:  January 20, 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 J.F. Siler,  October 24, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04617025
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:  October 24, 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 J.F. Siler,  November 9, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04619014
Scope and Contents

Hench had hoped to write a formal report on the dedication of Camp Lazear, but asks Siler to accept his earlier informal description of the ceremony until he can write a report and illustrate it with photos.

Dates:  November 9, 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 J.F. Siler,  January 2, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04201005
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:  January 2, 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. Siler,  January 24, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04201025
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses the plans to memorialize the room where Reed died.

Dates:  January 24, 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. Siler,  May 5, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04713001
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 5, 1954
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. Siler,  May 10, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04713003
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 10, 1954
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. Siler,  October 7, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04724005
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:  October 7, 1954
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. Siler,  October 26, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04724015
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:  October 26, 1954
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. Siler, November 10, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 26
Identifier: 04726001
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: November 10, 1954
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Report to the Walter Reed Memorial Association--Suggestions, Unfinished Business, Request for Assistance, by Philip Showalter Hench and related materials

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to J.F. Siler,  July 28, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 04338008
Scope and Contents

Hench inquires if the memorial plaque has been placed on the building where Walter Reed died. Hench regrets that he could not attend Emilie Lawrence Reed's funeral to serve as a pallbearer.

Dates:  July 28, 1950
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. Siler,  August 19, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 41
Identifier: 04341007
Scope and Contents

Hench would like to have a photograph of the plaque placed on the building where Walter Reed died. Hench tells Siler that he has heard from Sidney Wallach again.

Dates:  August 19, 1950
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. Siler,  August 31, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 41
Identifier: 04341012
Scope and Contents

Hench is concerned about Kean's condition and prospective surgery, and would like more information because he believes a different surgical procedure is more appropriate.

Dates:  August 31, 1950
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. Siler,  September 5, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 45
Identifier: 04345003
Scope and Contents

Hench requests that Siler keep Hench's letters regarding Kean's medical treatment confidential.

Dates:  September 5, 1950
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. Siler,  September 6, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 45
Identifier: 04345004
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Siler that he has heard from Blossom Reed, who described her financial distress and seemed somewhat incoherent. Hench suggests that it would be a comfort to her if the Walter Reed Memorial Association could let her know that the annuity will continue. He also mentions the possibility of using some of the principal of the trust to help Blossom keep her home.

Dates:  September 6, 1950
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. Siler,  September 19, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 45
Identifier: 04345012
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Siler for the information about Kean and Blossom Reed. Hench will be unable to attend the Reed Memorial Association meeting this year.

Dates:  September 19, 1950
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. Siler,  November 9, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 46
Identifier: 04346002
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Siler that it will be impossible for him to attend the upcoming meeting of the Reed Memorial Association. However, he hopes to attend again in the future.

Dates:  November 9, 1950
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