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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 6940 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  December 13, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03710015
Scope and Contents

Hench wants to pay for duplicate photographs of Moran and Kissinger. He has not yet received the other photographs or the souvenir booklets from the Lazear memorial event. Hench regrets that there is no photograph of himself receiving his honorary degree [from Washington and Jefferson College].

Dates:  December 13, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence and notes of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  January 19, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03801004
Scope and Contents

Hench gently chides Hutchison for omitting to send the promised autographed pictures of Kissinger and Moran. Hench requests additional copies of "A Milestone." He also solicits fund-raising advice for a planned memorial in Havana, Cuba.

Dates:  January 19, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  January 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03801009
Scope and Contents

Hench asks for any available copies of the brochure "A Mile Post" and/or Alumni Bulletins, from Washington and Jefferson College. Hench questions a request for his biographical data from Washington and Jefferson College officials since he assumes they have it already on file.

Dates:  January 29, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  February 12, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 03803005
Scope and Contents

Hench sends payment for the memorial plate sent to Mabel Lazear. Hench promises to send biographical information for the Alumni Directory.

Dates:  February 12, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  March 19, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03807020
Scope and Contents

Hench comments on the Lazear story in "True Comics." Hench also discusses his travel plans in Cuba and his presentation to the Cuban Minister of Defense.

Dates:  March 19, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  March 24, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03909030
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Hutchison of his travel plans.

Dates:  March 24, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  February 22, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03409001
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Hutchison for the Rovensky letter. Hench would like to meet Kissinger and question him about the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  February 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  November 3, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 42
Identifier: 03442001
Scope and Contents

Hench reports that Kissinger is in Florida until May, so an article will not be possible until after he returns.

Dates:  November 3, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  November 15, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03834006
Scope and Contents

Hench sends Hutchison a reprint of his article in "Hygeia" and an article about the Cornwell painting. He has requested that the Wyeth Company send Hutchison a large reproduction of the painting for display in Lazear Hall.

Dates:  November 15, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison,  January 8, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 25
Identifier: 03525001
Scope and Contents

Hench provides information about the Founder's Day speakers. He plans to see Moran in March and suggests inviting him to the ceremony. Hench will visit and film Moran and Camp Lazear.

Dates:  January 8, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison with annotations,  October 21, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03621013
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses details of the upcoming Lazear memorial ceremony.

Dates:  October 21, 1940
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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph Nading Hill, circa 1957

 Item — Box 66: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 52
Identifier: uva-lib:2230244
Scope and Contents

The letter contains Philip Showalter Hench's comments about Ralph Nading Hill's manuscript.

Dates: circa 1957
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VIII. Miscellany

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Ralph V. Platou,  September 27, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 13
Identifier: 04113004
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 27, 1946
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 Raquel Romero,  November 26, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 44
Identifier: 04044003
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses the mural on which she is currently working. He hopes to receive a photograph or newspaper clipping when it is unveiled.

Dates:  November 26, 1944
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 Raquel Romero,  December 6, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 47
Identifier: 04047003
Scope and Contents

Hench requests that Romero send him a reference to the article about Maass.

Dates:  December 6, 1944
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence and notes of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Raul de Cardenas,  July 12, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: 04231012
Scope and Contents

Hench offers his yellow fever materials for use in a proposed museum.

Dates:  July 12, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence and other materials relating to the preservation of the surviving building at Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Raul de Gardenas, May 5, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 90
Identifier: uva-lib:2232026
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 Raul de Gardenas, May 5, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 91
Identifier: uva-lib:2232027
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 Ray Sweeney,  February 10, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205013
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:  February 10, 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 Ray Sweeney,  February 10, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205014
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:  February 10, 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