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letters (correspondence)

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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 John H. Andrus,  February 17, 1942

 Item — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 6
Identifier: 05806118
Scope and Contents

Hench thinks that the original records and fever charts still exist, but does not know where they are. He encourages Andrus to rewrite his story to emphasize his own role in the experiments.

Dates:  February 17, 1942
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to John H. Andrus

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John H. Andrus,  January 27, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 49
Identifier: 03449001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests the names and addresses of surviving yellow fever volunteers.

Dates:  January 27, 1938
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 John H. Andrus

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John H. Andrus,  March 11, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 58
Identifier: 03458002
Scope and Contents

Hench introduces a physician who will give Andrus medical advice. He will review Andrus' case himself after returning from Europe.

Dates:  March 11, 1938
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, Henry W. Woltman, and John H. Andrus

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to John J. Moran,  July 6, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 03419001
Scope and Contents

Hench would like to meet with Moran to discuss the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  July 6, 1937
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 John J. Moran,  July 27, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23
Identifier: 03423001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Moran in advance for the promised autobiography.

Dates:  July 27, 1937
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 John J. Moran,  September 22, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 37
Identifier: 03437001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Moran for the manuscript of his autobiography. He offers to help Moran publish his recollections in a medical history journal.

Dates:  September 22, 1937
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 John J. Moran,  January 27, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 48
Identifier: 03448001
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Moran of his continued plans to publish Moran's and Kissinger's memoirs. He offers medical advice and invites Moran to visit the Mayo Clinic.

Dates:  January 27, 1938
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 John J. Moran,  March 7, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 55
Identifier: 03455001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Moran for the photographs and will have slides made of them. He offers medical advice for Andrus. He notes that Kissinger is expected to give a talk on his experiences.

Dates:  March 7, 1938
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 John J. Moran,  July 13, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 69
Identifier: 03469001
Scope and Contents

Hench comments on the film “Yellow Jack.” He defends Kissinger and proposes further investigations of the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  July 13, 1938
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 John J. Moran,  December 14, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 78
Identifier: 03478001
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Moran that he is resolved to write an accurate history of the yellow fever experiments. He discusses the relative reliability of Moran's and Kissinger's recollections.

Dates:  December 14, 1938
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 John J. Moran,  August 10, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03505001
Scope and Contents

Hench plans to visit Havana in March 1940. He would like to see and photograph the actual site of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  August 10, 1939
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 John J. Moran,  September 9, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03508001
Scope and Contents

Hench agrees to collaborate with Kean.

Dates:  September 9, 1939
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 John J. Moran,  October 27, 1939

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 03513001
Scope and Contents

Hench plans on meeting Moran in March 1940, and intends to visit Kean soon thereafter.

Dates:  October 27, 1939
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 John J. Moran,  March 12, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 29
Identifier: 03529001
Scope and Contents

Hench provides details of a planned trip to Palm Beach, Florida and Havana, Cuba.

Dates:  March 12, 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 John J. Moran,  April 29, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03539001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests copies of Cuban newspaper articles, about the work of the Yellow Fever Commission, and for maps of the Rojas farm and the site of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  April 29, 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 John J. Moran,  June 3, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 53
Identifier: 03553001
Scope and Contents

Hench congratulates Moran on his award of the Grand Cross of the Order of Finlay. He is very busy with professional responsibilities, but promises to return to his yellow fever notes soon.

Dates:  June 3, 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 John J. Moran,  August 16, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 90
Identifier: 03590001
Scope and Contents

[Hench] requests corrections to a manuscript and answers to specific questions.

Dates:  August 16, 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 John J. Moran, circa April 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 79
Identifier: uva-lib:2232015
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: circa April 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 John J. Moran, May 4, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 81
Identifier: uva-lib:2232017
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 4, 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 John J. Moran, May 5, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 86
Identifier: uva-lib:2232022
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