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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 6939 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence, October 28, 1874

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 9
Identifier: uva-lib:2223917
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: October 28, 1874
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  November 23, 1874

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 01610001
Scope and Contents

Reed is worried that he may be writing Emilie Lawrence too frequently. He is sick but will persevere to take his medical exam.

Dates:  November 23, 1874
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 9, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 01612001
Scope and Contents

Reed expresses his love for his dispersed family, and notes that it has been one year since he met her. Reed will delay taking his medical exam.

Dates:  January 9, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 20, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01613001
Scope and Contents

Reed lovingly writes to Emilie Lawrence that he will not forget her.

Dates:  January 20, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  February 3, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 14
Identifier: 01614001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes that he misses her. Reed's step-mother is in Norfolk and may visit Murfeesboro - Emilie Lawrence's hometown. He has received his commission from Army Medical Corps.

Dates:  February 3, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  March 4, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18
Identifier: 01618001
Scope and Contents

Reed professes his love to Emilie Lawrence, and looks forward to seeing her again.

Dates:  March 4, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  March 24, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01619001
Scope and Contents

Reed discusses his future life in the Army and asks Emilie Lawrence to marry him.

Dates:  March 24, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  April 8, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 21
Identifier: 01621001
Scope and Contents

Reed assures Emilie Lawrence of the sincerity of his feelings. She has not yet given an answer to his marriage proposal.

Dates:  April 8, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  May 12, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 01622001
Scope and Contents

Reed seeks permission to call on Emilie Lawrence.

Dates:  May 12, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  May 17, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 23
Identifier: 01623001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes that he has been delayed in Boykins on his way back to New York.

Dates:  May 17, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  May 17, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01624001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes that he made a medical call on Emilie Lawrence's relative, Mrs. Vaughan, on his way home to New York. He had been in North Carolina visiting Emilie Lawrence.

Dates:  May 17, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  May 19, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01625001
Scope and Contents

Reed expresses his devotion to Emilie Lawrence.

Dates:  May 19, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  May 27, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 01626001
Scope and Contents

Reed expresses his devotion to Emilie Lawrence.

Dates:  May 27, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  June 1, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 27
Identifier: 01627001
Scope and Contents

Reed and Emilie Lawrence are engaged. They anticipate separation for his military assignment.

Dates:  June 1, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  June 6, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: 01628001
Scope and Contents

Reed delights in Emilie Lawrence's love and prays for worthiness.

Dates:  June 6, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  June 11, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 29
Identifier: 01629001
Scope and Contents

Reed informs Emilie Lawrence, his fiance, that the question of military leave is at the discretion of the Surgeon General.

Dates:  June 11, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  June 15, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 30
Identifier: 01630001
Scope and Contents

Reed has not heard from Emilie Lawrence. He expresses affection for her relative Mrs. Vaughan.

Dates:  June 15, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  June 17, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 01631001
Scope and Contents

Reed expresses his devotion to Emilie Lawrence. News spreads of their engagement.

Dates:  June 17, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  June 21, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 32
Identifier: 01632001
Scope and Contents

Reed has his uniform tailored for a photograph to give to Emilie Lawrence. He makes plans to visit her.

Dates:  June 21, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  July 1, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 33
Identifier: 01633001
Scope and Contents

Reed expresses his devotion to Emilie Lawrence. He admires her forgiving spirit, and writes her poetry. He writes to her mother to confirm their engagement, and reports that the photograph he had made of himself in uniform will be ready soon.

Dates:  July 1, 1875
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed