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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 the Superintendent of Documents,  January 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03801030
Scope and Contents

Hench requests copies of publications pertaining to the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission.

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 the Washington Observer,  November 7, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705006
Scope and Contents

Hench requests additional copies of a newspaper article from "The Washington Observer."

Dates:  November 7, 1940
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 The Washington Reporter,  November 7, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705005
Scope and Contents

Hench requests additional copies of a newspaper article from "The Washington Reporter."

Dates:  November 7, 1940
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 theCourt of Missing Heirs,  September 29, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 43
Identifier: 03843001
Scope and Contents

Hench requests copies of a recentCourt of Missing Heirsprogram concerning Wallace Forbes, who is owed a U.S. government pension for his participation in yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  September 29, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench relating to the radio program,Court of Missing Heirs

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Thelma Martens Repetti, February 17, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 47
Identifier: uva-lib:2231983
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: February 17, 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 Theodore M. Purdy,  February 18, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205039
Scope and Contents

Hench thanks Purdy for his interest in the book he is preparing. However, he has not yet begun to write the first draft.

Dates:  February 18, 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 Thomas E. Keys, circa December 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 04321006
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: circa December 1949
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 Thomas J. Michie,  February 27, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908061
Scope and Contents

Hench describes to Michie the role played by Major R.E. Lee Michie in the yellow fever experiments, and suggests that he contact Kean and the War Department for more information.

Dates:  February 27, 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 Thomas J. Michie,  March 10, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: 03909013
Scope and Contents

Michie refers to an error he made regarding information about his relative, R.E. Lee Michie. Kean pointed out the error.

Dates:  March 10, 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 Thomas M. England,  November 27, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03834039
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses his yellow fever research and sends England a copy of his “Conquerors of Yellow Fever” article. He mentions England's participation in the experiments.

Dates:  November 27, 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 Thomas M. England,  August 4, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04007003
Scope and Contents

Hench requests that England contact him as he would like to pose some questions regarding the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  August 4, 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 Thurman B. Rice,  February 10, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205011
Scope and Contents

Hench introduces himself to Rice and discusses his planned book on the conquest of yellow fever. Hench wishes to purchase a copy of Rice's biography of J.W. Hurty because there is a photograph of the room in which Reed presented his paper, in 1900. He inquires if Rice knows where Reed stayed in Indianapolis for the 1900 conference.

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 Thurman B. Rice,  March 22, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212036
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 22, 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 Thurman B. Rice,  May 5, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23
Identifier: 04223006
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:  May 5, 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 Tom D. Spies,  November 8, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04505012
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Spies that the dedication of Camp Lazear will be held on Finlay's birthday and “Physicians' Day” in Cuba. He has made his concerns known to Nogueira that Finlay will dominate the affair and that Camp Lazear will be renamed “Parque Finlay.” He suggests Spies visit Camp Lazear when in Cuba to see how the work is progressing.

Dates:  November 8, 1952
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Confidential report and correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Philip Showalter Hench to Tom D. Spies,  November 4, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04619004
Scope and Contents

DeCoursey has heard that Hench is writing a book on Reed and that he owns Building No. 1, in Cuba. He informs Hench that Reed was Curator of the Medical Museum from 1893 to 1902.

Dates:  November 4, 1953
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 Tom D. Spies,  November 7, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04619009
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Spies that he has heard that he, Hench, has been nominated for the decoration of Carlos Manuel de Cespedes.

Dates:  November 7, 1953
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 Tom D. Spies,  November 13, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04619017
Scope and Contents

Hench informs Spies that he was presented the Finlay Medal in a small ceremony. He comments on the possibility of receiving the Cespedes Medal. It pleases him because he believes one is for his work in cortisone and the other because of his interest in yellow fever.

Dates:  November 13, 1953
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 Tom D. Spies,  November 23, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04619023
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 23, 1953
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 Tom D. Spies,  January 3, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04412002
Scope and Contents

Hench is concerned about his responsibilities connected with the Congress on Nutrition and Vitaminology in Havana. He has received conflicting information regarding dates and paper submissions.

Dates:  January 3, 1952
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