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letters (correspondence)

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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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 16, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03606008
Scope and Contents

Hutchison provides details of the upcoming exercises honoring Lazear at Washington and Jefferson College and discusses Hench's presentation. Hutchison also provides information on Lazear's college career.

Dates:  September 16, 1940
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 Lazear memorial event at Washington and Jefferson College

Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 24, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03606013
Scope and Contents

Hutchison feels Kissinger and Moran may resent the honoring of Cooke.

Dates:  September 24, 1940
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 Lazear memorial event at Washington and Jefferson College

Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 5, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03621002
Scope and Contents

Hutchison advises Hench on his speech and describes the conferring of the honorary degree.

Dates:  October 5, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 7, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03621007
Scope and Contents

Hutchison informs Hench that Cooke cannot attend the Lazear memorial event. He thinks that Hench need not revise his speech.

Dates:  October 7, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 10, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03621010
Scope and Contents

Hutchison is very interested in preserving the surviving Camp Lazear building.

Dates:  October 10, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 12, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 03621011
Scope and Contents

Hutchison discusses the Lazear memorial ceremony.

Dates:  October 12, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 4, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 03411001
Scope and Contents

Hutchison informs Hench that Lord Dawson cannot attend the Founders' Day ceremonies. He is considering postponing the event until commencement and again inviting Dawson, as this would also give them more time to prepare the “Yellow Jack” performance.

Dates:  March 4, 1937
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 8, 1937

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 03411002
Scope and Contents

Hutchison writes to Hench about postponing the ceremonies to honor Lazear until commencement.

Dates:  March 8, 1937
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Letters from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 7, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705007
Scope and Contents

Hutchison is checking on the items from the Lazear memorial event, which Hench requested. Hutchison requests that Hench send information on the plans for a yellow fever memorial so he can submit them to local newspapers.

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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 15, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705019
Scope and Contents

Hutchison gives Hench guidelines for Hench's article on his Camp Lazear discovery and the planned memorial.

Dates:  November 15, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 27, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705024
Scope and Contents

Hutchison attempts to clear up the confusion about the number of photographs requested by Hench. He informs him that the autographed photographs by Moran and Kissinger still cannot be located.

Dates:  November 27, 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 Ralph Cooper Hutchison to Robert P. Cooke,  October 3, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 03619002
Scope and Contents

Hutchison hopes Cooke will attend the upcoming ceremony honoring Lazear at Washington and Jefferson College.

Dates:  October 3, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Robert P. Cooke

Letter from Ralph Hutchison Cooper to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 6, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906023
Scope and Contents

Hutchison informs Hench of his upcoming travel plans and activities.

Dates:  January 6, 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 Ralph Nading Hill to Mrs. [Landon] Reed, January 9, 1957

 Item — Box 137: Series uva-lib:2231435, Folder: 31
Identifier: uva-lib:2231466
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XII. Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center additions consists of materials that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1901 to around 1966. These materials were originally a part of the Philip S. Hench papers in the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center at the Texas Medical Center Library, but they were transferred to the University of Virginia in 1991. These...
Dates: January 9, 1957
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series XII. Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center additions

Letter from Ralph Nading Hill to Philip Showalter Hench, March 29, 1957

 Item — Box 66: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 32
Identifier: uva-lib:2230224
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series VIII. Miscellany consists of oversize and miscellaneous materials in the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection that were, for various reasons, not included in any of the other series in the collection. Items in this series date from around 1849 to 1982 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1885 to 1974. These materials include, but are not limited to the following: informed...
Dates: March 29, 1957
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VIII. Miscellany

Letter from Raul de Cardenas to Philip Showalter Hench,  June 23, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: 04231011
Scope and Contents

Cardenas informs Hench that he and others visited the public works department, and that they believe the work to preserve Camp Lazear will begin soon. It will not be necessary to accept Hench's offer of $1000 for immediate preservation efforts on Building No. 1.

Dates:  June 23, 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 Raul R. de Amaral to the Military Governor of Cuba,  August 8, 1901

 Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18
Identifier: 02518018
Scope and Contents

Amaral thanks the Military Governor of Cuba for his courtesy towards Caldas and Bellingaghi.

Dates:  August 8, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters and military orders relating to Philippi Caldas and his yellow fever serus

Letter from Raymond O. Dart to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 9, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212012
Scope and Contents

Dart understands that Hench is interested in loaning items from his Walter Reed materials for use in the Walter Reed Exhibit that will form a part of the Fourth International Congress of Tropical Diseases Exhibition. He is particularly interested in items relating directly to the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  March 9, 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 Raymond O. Dart to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 30, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212048
Scope and Contents

Dart informs Hench which items from his collection they would like for the exhibit at the Fourth International Congress of Tropical Diseases. The central panel of the exhibit will be Cornwell's painting, “The Conquerors of Yellow Fever.” A search has been instituted in the Surgeon General's Library for translations of Finlay's papers.

Dates:  March 30, 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 Raymond O. Dart to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 30, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212051
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 30, 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