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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 Samuel Taylor Darling to Frederick F. Russell,  December 11, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01124050
Scope and Contents

Darling concludes after examining tissues that one man died of yellow fever and the other did not.

Dates:  December 11, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Samuel Taylor Darling to Frederick F. Russell,  January 15, 1924

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 38
Identifier: 01138017
Scope and Contents

Darling sends a medical report of the microscopic examination of tissue slides.

Dates:  January 15, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Samuel Taylor Darling to Henry Rose Carter,  December 22, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01217027
Scope and Contents

Darling discusses pneumonia in South Africa and its transmission. He mentions the recent malaria conference and the paper that he presented.

Dates:  December 22, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Samuel W. Smith to Elihu Root,  October 25, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: 02401034
Scope and Contents

Smith requests, on Victor C. Vaughan's behalf, that Root detail Walter Reed to attend a medical conference at Ann Arbor, Michigan in order to present a paper on his work with yellow fever. He encloses a copy of Victor C. Vaughan's letter of October 21, 1901. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  October 25, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military orders for Walter Reed

Letter from Sanford V. Larkey to Philip Showalter Hench, May 18, 1956

 Item — Box 66: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 25
Identifier: uva-lib:2230217
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: May 18, 1956
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VIII. Miscellany

Letter from Sara D. Robinson [The Cambridge Book House] to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 17, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04106004
Scope and Contents

Robinson, an employee of The Cambridge Book House, acknowledges receipt of payment for photographs purchased by Philip Showalter Hench.

Dates:  April 17, 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 Sarah D. Penhallow to Laura Armistead Carter,  September 15, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 28
Identifier: 01228012
Scope and Contents

Penhallow expresses her sympathy for Henry Carter's death.

Dates:  September 15, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Laura Armistead Carter

Letter from Sarah Hinds Wilder to Henry Rose Carter, November 19, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764089
Scope and Contents

Wilder expresses her appreciation for Carter's work.

Dates: November 19, 1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Sarah Hinds Wilder to Henry Rose Carter, December 26, 1915

 Item — Box 7: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 64
Identifier: 00764102
Scope and Contents

Wilder expresses her appreciation for Carter's work.

Dates: December 26, 1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from S.B. Grubbs to Henry Rose Carter,  December 12, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01217017
Scope and Contents

Grubbs writes that he has no knowledge of any plague epidemic aboard a ship.

Dates:  December 12, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from S.C. Mead to A.S. von Mansfelde,  November 20, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 20
Identifier: 02920001
Scope and Contents

Mead, on behalf of the Merchants' Association of New York, expresses support for the Carroll and Lazear pension bills.

Dates:  November 20, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from S.C. Meade to A.S.V. Mansfelde with a copy of a bill granting an increase of pension to Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from [S.C. Mead] to Daniel R. Anthony, June 20, 1922

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 55
Identifier: 00455006
Scope and Contents

[Mead] writes to Congressman Anthony in support of the continuation of Mabel Lazear's annuity.

Dates: June 20, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Correspondence relating Jesse W. Lazear's family

Letter from S.C. Mead to Daniel R. Anthony, Jr., June 22, 1922

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 55
Identifier: 00455013
Scope and Contents

Mead thanks Anthony for his assistance in renewing Mabel Lazear's and Jennie Carroll's annuities.

Dates: June 22, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Correspondence relating Jesse W. Lazear's family

Letter from S.C. Mead to Mabel H. Lazear, April 9, 1907

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 36
Identifier: 00436006
Scope and Contents

Mead requests a financial statement so that he can continue working to increase her pension.

Dates: April 9, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters endeavoring to increase Mabel H. Lazear's pension

Letter from S.C. Mead to Mabel H. Lazear, January 3, 1908

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 44
Identifier: 00444003
Scope and Contents

Mead provides an update on the bill in the House of Representatives and the Senate to grant a pension to Mabel Lazear.

Dates: January 3, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters and documents relating to a pension for Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from S.C. Mead to Mabel H. Lazear, January 13, 1908

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 44
Identifier: 00444004
Scope and Contents

Mead discusses a memorandum for President Roosevelt concerning support for the beneficiaries of the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates: January 13, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters and documents relating to a pension for Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from S.C. Mead to Mabel H. Lazear, March 31, 1908

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 44
Identifier: 00444010
Scope and Contents

Mead reports that the bill passed by the Senate will grant pensions to the widows of Lazear and Carroll.

Dates: March 31, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters and documents relating to a pension for Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from S.C. Mead to Mabel H. Lazear, May 20, 1908

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 44
Identifier: 00444021
Scope and Contents

Mead discusses the pension bills before Congress.

Dates: May 20, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters and documents relating to a pension for Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from S.C. Mead to Mabel H. Lazear, May 22, 1908

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 44
Identifier: 00444048
Scope and Contents

Mead informs Mabel Lazear that the Dalzell Bill has passed both the Senate and the House.

Dates: May 22, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters and documents relating to a pension for Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from S.C. Mead to Mabel H. Lazear, June 20, 1922

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 55
Identifier: 00455004
Scope and Contents

Mead sends Mabel Lazear copies of his letters to the Surgeon General and the Appropriations Subcommittee encouraging the continuation of her annuity.

Dates: June 20, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Correspondence relating Jesse W. Lazear's family