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letters (correspondence)

 Subject

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 6940 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  August 11, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04505008
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates:  August 11, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  October 8, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04505011
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates:  October 8, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  August 30, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 18
Identifier: 04718004
Scope and Contents

Hench sends Lawrence Reed a list of questions regarding the specific characteristics of his father.

Dates:  August 30, 1954

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  October 26, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23
Identifier: 04723004
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

Letter from [Philip Showalter Hench] to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  October 1, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 03620001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests information from Reed as to the whereabouts of Reed's father's original notes and memoranda from the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  October 1, 1940

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, March 20, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 18
Identifier: uva-lib:2228318
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: March 20, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, April 15, 1946

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 28
Identifier: uva-lib:2231737
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 15, 1946

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, May 18, 1946

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 34
Identifier: uva-lib:2231743
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 18, 1946

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, October 24, 1946

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 37
Identifier: uva-lib:2231746
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: October 24, 1946

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, November 13, 1946

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 39
Identifier: uva-lib:2231748
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: November 13, 1946

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, March 6, 1947

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 48
Identifier: uva-lib:2231757
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: March 6, 1947

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, December 9, 1947

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 52
Identifier: uva-lib:2231761
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: December 9, 1947

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  July 1, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 03819001
Scope and Contents

Hench asks Reed's permission to show Laura Wood Roper copies of Walter Reed's letters.

Dates:  July 1, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed,  July 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03821001
Scope and Contents

Hench mentions the possible publication of his recent paper. He would like to know what to do about showing his copies of Walter Reed's letters to Laura Wood Roper. Hench, along with Kean and Ireland, are trying to memorialize the true site of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  July 29, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, September 10, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 25
Identifier: uva-lib:2226755
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 10, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed, Albert E. Truby, and Mrs. Jefferson Randolph Kean, August 21, 1951

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 49
Identifier: uva-lib:2232101
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: August 21, 1951

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Blossom [Emilie M.] Reed, December 19, 1946

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 42
Identifier: uva-lib:2231751
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: December 19, 1946

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed,  December 19, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 04122009
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates:  December 19, 1946

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed,  July 30, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04505001
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates:  July 30, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed and Landon Reed,  April 26, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 04708003
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:  April 26, 1954