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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 W. Edwin Hemphill to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 19, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 77
Identifier: 04377009
Scope and Contents

Hemphill is publishing an article on Walter Reed's years in Virginia and seeks photographs, as well as corrections to the manuscript, from Hench.

Dates:  October 19, 1951
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 W. Edwin Hemphill to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 30, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 77
Identifier: 04377016
Scope and Contents

Hemphill thanks Hench for his comments on the manuscript about Reed's years in Virginia. He would like copies of Hench's photographs of Reed's University of Virginia medical diploma and of his birthplace.

Dates:  October 30, 1951
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 W. Edwin Hemphill to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 30, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04412020
Scope and Contents

Hemphill will send Hench additional copies of the “Virginia Cavalcade.”

Dates:  January 30, 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

Letter from W. G. Starr to Lemuel S. Reed, October 21, 1889

 Item — Box 139: Series uva-lib:2231527, Folder: 13
Identifier: uva-lib:2231540
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIII. Reed family additions consists of materials relating to the yellow fever experiments that several different donors gave to the University of Virginia. Items in the series date from around 1850 to 1967 with the bulk of the items dating from 1868 to 1949. The largest portion of the series is comprised of correspondence written by Walter Reed and his family between 1877 and 1902 that provide insights into their relationships and personal lives. In addition to the Reed...
Dates: October 21, 1889
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIII. Reed family additions

Letter from W. M. Daniel to P. F. Murphy,  December 27, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 38
Identifier: 01138013
Scope and Contents

Daniel states that Las Animas Hospital confirmed the suspected case of malaria on board a steamship.

Dates:  December 27, 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 W.A. Herron & sons to Jesse W. Lazear, December 8, 1899

 Item — Box 2: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 78
Identifier: 00278001
Scope and Contents

Herron offers Lazear advice on the sale of a lot adjacent to Lazear's Denniston Avenue property.

Dates: December 8, 1899
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from W.A. McCubbin to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 22, 1940

 Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 94
Identifier: 03594001
Scope and Contents

McCubbin informs Hench that he can import the wood specimen into the United States without a permit. The specimen is from a tree on the supposed site of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  August 22, 1940
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Wade H. Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  February 17, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 26
Identifier: 00926015
Scope and Contents

Frost asks Carter to give lectures on malaria and yellow fever at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Dates:  February 17, 1922
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 Wade H. Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  February 20, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 26
Identifier: 00926021
Scope and Contents

Frost discusses Carter's upcoming lectures on malaria and yellow fever, at Johns Hopkins.

Dates:  February 20, 1922
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 Wade H. Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  March 21, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 27
Identifier: 00927011
Scope and Contents

Frost comments on Carter's report on influenza and pneumonia in Panama and urges him to publish it. He feels Carter's lectures were the best they have had at Johns Hopkins.

Dates:  March 21, 1922
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 Wade H. Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  March 23, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 27
Identifier: 00927013
Scope and Contents

Frost comments on influenza epidemics in Panama.

Dates:  March 23, 1922
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 Wade Hampton Frost to Frederick F. Russell,  December 27, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01124055
Scope and Contents

Frost asks Russell for a copy of Carter's work on yellow fever.

Dates:  December 27, 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 Wade Hampton Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  November 8, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 3
Identifier: 01003026
Scope and Contents

Frost requests that Carter give two epidemiology lectures on yellow fever at Johns Hopkins University.

Dates:  November 8, 1922
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 Wade Hampton Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  November 18, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 15
Identifier: 01215015
Scope and Contents

Frost inquires about sections preceding Carter's manuscript.

Dates:  November 18, 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 Wade Hampton Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  December 22, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01217025
Scope and Contents

Frost comments on Carter's yellow fever manuscript.

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 Wade Hampton Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  August 7, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 27
Identifier: 01227004
Scope and Contents

Frost reviews Carter's manuscript on the history of yellow fever and expresses his hope that Carter will write a continuation on the subject. He wishes him speedy recovery from his illness.

Dates:  August 7, 1925
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 Wade Hampton Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  December 22, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01004037
Scope and Contents

Frost sends Carter information on the lectures Carter will deliver at Johns Hopkins University.

Dates:  December 22, 1922
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 Wade Hampton Frost to Henry Rose Carter,  March 6, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01022011
Scope and Contents

Frost discusses Snow's book on cholera. He informs Carter that he will be lecturing in Washington, D.C. next month.

Dates:  March 6, 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 Wade Hampton Frost to Laura Armistead Carter,  October 20, 1928

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 5
Identifier: 01305003
Scope and Contents

Frost sends Laura Carter the write-up on Henry Carter done for the National Cyclopedia of American Biography.

Dates:  October 20, 1928
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 Wallace H. Graham to Philip Showalter Hench,  July 25, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 38
Identifier: 04338006
Scope and Contents

Graham thanks Hench for informing him of Emilie Lawrence Reed's death. Graham has notified the White House and Surgeon General Bliss.

Dates:  July 25, 1950
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