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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 T. James Ennis,  November 24, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 04434008
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 24, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Tecla Boffil viuda de Dominguez,  July 16, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04005011
Scope and Contents

Hench writes to Dominguez that he is sorry to hear of her husband's death, and hopes that Dominguez' manuscript on Finlay will be published in English.

Dates:  July 16, 1942

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Acting Ambassador to Cuba,  November 19, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04433023
Scope and Contents

Hench describes the upcoming Camp Lazear dedication and encourages the ambassador to attend, in support of Cuban-American friendship. He sends him background information explaining the delicacy of the situation and refers to the Finlay-Reed controversy.

Dates:  November 19, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Alabama Photo Studios,  November 21, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03834019
Scope and Contents

Hench makes arrangements to have photostats made of the book on Military Hospital No. 1.

Dates:  November 21, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Chief Librarian,  July 2, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03822003
Scope and Contents

Hench inquires about a book concerning Military Hospital No. 1, in Havana.

Dates:  July 2, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Chief Librarian,  July 18, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03822010
Scope and Contents

Hench requests permission to borrow and copy a book on the history of Military Hospital No. 1.

Dates:  July 18, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Chief of the Forestry Department,  August 28, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03601008
Scope and Contents

Hench requests help in assessing the age of framboyant trees.

Dates:  August 28, 1940

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Chief of the Photographic Department,  December 30, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 03839048
Scope and Contents

Hench requests permission to examine the photographs that the Signal Corps of the Army took at Columbia Barracks, the Post Hospital and Camp Lazear from 1899 to 1901.

Dates:  December 30, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Chief of the War Department's Map Collection,  May 23, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 2
Identifier: 06302111
Scope and Contents

Hench seeks assistance in locating maps of Camp Columbia and summarizes his discovery of the lost Camp Lazear.

Dates:  May 23, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Chief of the War Department's Map Collection,  June 23, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 03817022
Scope and Contents

Hench requests copies of Camp Columbia maps for himself and for the Cuban Chief of Engineers of Military City. He explains his research on the yellow fever experiments and Camp Lazear.

Dates:  June 23, 1941

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Commanding General of the Army and Navy General Hospital, June 9, 1945

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 62
Identifier: 04062008
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: June 9, 1945

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Commanding Officer,  June 25, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 60
Identifier: 03560004
Scope and Contents

Hench requests photographs of a model of Camp Columbia, which is now at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, and other information about Camp Lazear.

Dates:  June 25, 1940

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Committee on Trips,  November 4, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04433001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests permission from the Mayo Clinic Committee on Trips to attend the dedication of Camp Lazear, explaining his involvement with the preservation efforts. He has been invited by the Cuban government to speak at the ceremony.

Dates:  November 4, 1952

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to The [Cuban] Academy of Sciences,  August 29, 1955

 Item — Box 48: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04812014
Scope and Contents

Hench requests from the Academy of Sciences the microfilm of Finlay's daybooks written during the yellow fever investigation. He indicates that he would not be able to complete his book without knowing the contents of these daybooks.

Dates:  August 29, 1955

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Curator of the Army Medical Museum,  June 4, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 55
Identifier: 03555001
Scope and Contents

Hench offers copies of his yellow fever research material to the Army Medical Museum.

Dates:  June 4, 1940

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Department of Agriculture,  August 13, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 78
Identifier: 03578001
Scope and Contents

Hench seeks permission from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to bring pieces of wood from the framboyant tree on the supposed site of Camp Lazear into the United States.

Dates:  August 13, 1940

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Department of Public Education at the American Museum of Natural History,  August 26, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03601001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests copies of pamphlets and slides to use in the dedication of the Lazear Memorial.

Dates:  August 26, 1940

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Director of Finance of the Veterans' Administration,  August 26, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03601007
Scope and Contents

Hench requests help obtaining the addresses of Mabel Lazear and the family of James Carroll.

Dates:  August 26, 1940

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Editor of the Army Register,  September 22, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 03438001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests a copy of the 1937 Army Roll of Honor and the addresses of surviving participants in the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  September 22, 1937

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to the Filing Department,  September 13, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 03617010
Scope and Contents

Hench inquires about obtaining photos of William H. Dean from a newspaper article.

Dates:  September 13, 1940