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 Richard M. Hewitt to the Editor, September 17, 1929
Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03212001
Scope and Contents
Hewitt writes about the 1878 New Orleans yellow fever outbreak and Carter's work on the transmission of yellow fever.
Dates:
September 17, 1929
Letter from Richard Messer to Henry Rose Carter, May 31, 1921
Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00907039
Scope and Contents
Messer sends Carter a report of the malaria control committee, which Gage will present at the Boston meeting.
Dates:
May 31, 1921
Letter from Richard Messer to Henry Rose Carter, June 21, 1921
Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912003
Scope and Contents
Messer thanks Carter for his comments on Virginia malaria control work.
Dates:
June 21, 1921
Letter from Richard Roley to Philip Showalter Hench, March 22, 1948
Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212037
Scope and Contents
Roley writes that he is delighted to send the original Cornwell painting for the Fourth International Congress on Tropical Medicine. He notes in a postscript that the painting should probably be sent to Dart, and so will send him a copy of this letter.
Dates:
March 22, 1948
Letter from Rita Fowler to Philip Showalter Hench, February 27, 1948
Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205054
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 27, 1948
Letter from Rita Fowler to Thelma Martens Repetti [, January 29, 1948
Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 42
Identifier: uva-lib:2231978
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:
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Dates:
January 29, 1948
Letter from R.J. Hinton to Philip Showalter Hench, February 26, 1952
Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04417017
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 26, 1952
Letter from R.M. O'Reilly to Surgeon General, April 5, 1901
Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 58
Identifier: uva-lib:2224713
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...
Dates:
April 5, 1901
Letter from Robert C. Gooch to Philip Showalter Hench, March 20, 1941
Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 03807021
Scope and Contents
Gooch responds to Hench's questions concerning Gooch's yellow fever research.
Dates:
March 20, 1941
Letter from Robert C. Gooch to Philip Showalter Hench, May 6, 1941
Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03810001
Scope and Contents
Gooch informs Hench that the information he requested is available at the Library of Congress.
Dates:
May 6, 1941
Letter from Robert E. Bitner to Philip Showalter Hench, November 5, 1954
Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 04727011
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 5, 1954
Letter from Robert F. Nelson to Jefferson Randolph Kean, July 20, 1927
Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 25
Identifier: 03125001
Scope and Contents
Nelson sends a photograph of Walter Reed's birthplace and text on its dedication as a national shrine.
Dates:
July 20, 1927
Letter from Robert F. Woodward to Philip Showalter Hench, September 8, 1954
Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 04721001
Scope and Contents
Woodward writes about a French delegation preparing a resolution to propose that a French doctor originally theorized that mosquitoes transmitted yellow fever. In the interest of Cuban and American relations, Woodward wants Hench to provide details on Finlay's contributions.
Dates:
September 8, 1954
Letter from Robert F. Woodward to Philip Showalter Hench, October 26, 1954
Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04724010
Scope and Contents
Woodward informs Hench that the Cubans successfully passed a resolution giving Finlay the sole credit for discovering the transmitting agent of yellow fever. He also states it is unfortunate that no credit was given to those who were able to prove Finlay's theory. He encloses a letter from Harold M. Randall.
Dates:
October 26, 1954
Letter from Robert H. Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, August 31, 1950
Item — Box 65: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06501167
Scope and Contents
Robert Kean writes that his father, Jefferson Randolph Kean, is a patient at Walter Reed Hospital.
Dates:
August 31, 1950
Letter from Robert H. Kean to Philip Showalter Hench, January 31, 1950
Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04324005
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:
January 31, 1950
Letter from Robert H. Kean to Philip Showalter Hench with an enclosed newspaper clipping, 1951
Item — Box 137: Series uva-lib:2231435, Folder: 22
Identifier: uva-lib:2231457
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:
1951
Letter from Robert H. Kirk to Henry Rose Carter, December 26, 1922
Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01004046
Scope and Contents
Kirk explains the amount of the reimbursement check sent to Carter.
Dates:
December 26, 1922
Letter from Robert H. Kirk to Henry Rose Carter, February 26, 1917
Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 11
Identifier: 00811012
Scope and Contents
Kirk, on behalf of the Rockefeller Foundation, reimburses Carter for his expenses in 1916.
Dates:
February 26, 1917
Letter from Robert H. Mann to Philip Showalter Hench, May 10, 1948
Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 99
Identifier: uva-lib:2232035
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 10, 1948