letters (correspondence)
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Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, November 6, 1947
Hench informs Lawrence Reed of his travels and activities, and requests that Lawrence Reed help him to identify the Army hospital room where Walter Reed died.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, August 11, 1952
Hench writes about the progress on the Camp Lazear memorial park and states that the park and remains of Building No. 1 are to be dedicated in September.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, October 8, 1952
Hench informs his friends that the dedication of Camp Lazear has been postponed until December 3, 1952, which is Finlay's birthday and “Physicians' Day” in Havana. He is still concerned that the praise for Finlay might overshadow the doctors and volunteers who worked at Camp Lazear.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, January 22, 1952
Hench is sending Lawrence Reed a copy of the “Virginia Cavalcade,” which has an article about Walter Reed.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, August 11, 1952
Hench doubts that the dedication of Camp Lazear will take place in September 1952. He does not think that the Cuban government will be able to pay travel expenses for the attendees, and suggests ways that the U.S. Army or government might pay for the Reeds and Truby to attend. Hench thinks it would be appropriate for the United States to have an official representative at the dedication, and suggests that Love approach the Surgeon General about this.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, November 20, 1952
Hench informs Lawrence Reed that Blossom Reed has already replied to the Cuban invitation to attend the Camp Lazear dedication. Hench requests that he send a communique expressing the appreciation of the Reed family.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, August 30, 1954
Hench sends Lawrence Reed a list of questions regarding the specific characteristics of his father.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, October 26, 1954
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, August 27, 1948
Hench describes the photographs that were taken at the Reed memorial event at the International Congress on Tropical Medicine. He notes that Lawrence Reed and Truby were misidentified in one photo.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, Albert E. Truby, and Mrs. Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 21, 1951
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed, December 19, 1946
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed, January 26, 1942
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed, June 20, 1946
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed, May 18, 1948
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed, December 19, 1946
Hench sends the Reeds photographs of the recent Walter Reed Memorial Association board meeting and poses questions concerning Walter Reed's residences in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C.
Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed, July 30, 1952
Hench explains the difficult socio-political situation in Cuba. He focuses on the confusion surrounding his invitation to receive the Order of Finlay, his difficulties with the Cuban press, and financial irregularities regarding the Camp Lazear fund.