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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 6939 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  January 5, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 4
Identifier: 02404001
Scope and Contents

Reassures her; date of his return; safety of experiments; difficulties attendant on her visiting; he will return soon, in about five weeks.

Dates:  January 5, 1901

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  January 7, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 02406001
Scope and Contents

Reed discusses finances, and Emilie Lawrence Reed's loneliness. He reviews logistical questions regarding her possible visit to Cuba, and teases her.

Dates:  January 7, 1901

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  January 11, 1900

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 14
Identifier: 02414001
Scope and Contents

Reed discusses finances and his plans for Keewaydin. He describes a visit inland and jokes about his weight.

Dates:  January 11, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa January 13, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 16
Identifier: uva-lib:2224669
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: circa January 13, 1901

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  January 18, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 24
Identifier: 02424001
Scope and Contents

Reed discusses the army reorganization bill. He has finished his paper and remarks that the last experimental yellow fever cases are recovering.

Dates:  January 18, 1901

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  January 21, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 25
Identifier: 02425001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence Reed. She complains about the appearance of their house in Washington.

Dates:  January 21, 1901

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  January 27, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 30
Identifier: 02430001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence Reed. His colleague McConnell will be visiting her. Reed mentions a drawing of mosquitos.

Dates:  January 27, 1901

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  February 3, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 32
Identifier: 02432001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence Reed. He will be leaving for Cuba in a week. Lawrence Reed's battalion has been ordered to move, either to the United States or to the Philippines, and he mentions that Lawrence has a Cuban girlfriend.

Dates:  February 3, 1901

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 27, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 69
Identifier: 02069001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence Reed. He expects to see her August.

Dates:  July 27, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 27, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 70
Identifier: 02070001
Scope and Contents

Reed describes the weather in Cuba. He teases Emilie Lawrence Reed, and anticipates his arrival home.

Dates:  July 27, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 29, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 71
Identifier: 02071001
Scope and Contents

Reed relates his plans for Keewaydin concerning the garden, a summer house, and a new house. He has seen their son, Lawrence, and reports that he is well, but he as yet has no commission.

Dates:  July 29, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 30, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 72
Identifier: 02072001
Scope and Contents

Reed's baggage has to be disinfected for “Yellow Jack” before he leaves for the States. He believes this to be an absurd formality. Reed wants to install a shower at the renovated Keewaydin house.

Dates:  July 30, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 2, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 77
Identifier: 02077001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes that he is on his way home to the United States.

Dates:  August 2, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  September 30, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: 02128001
Scope and Contents

Reed describes his voyage to Havana, during which he gives medical care to a child. Emilie Lawrence Reed would not accompany Reed to Cuba, and did not want him to go.

Dates:  September 30, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  October 6, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 35
Identifier: 02135001
Scope and Contents

Reed assures Emilie Lawrence Reed of his safety. He explains the circumstances of Jesse Lazear's death.

Dates:  October 6, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  October 9, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 37
Identifier: 02137001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence Reed and Blossom Reed. He writes that Carroll is on a month's leave. He describes cases of dysentery.

Dates:  October 9, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  October 13, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 39
Identifier: 02139001
Scope and Contents

Reed returns to Washington for a meeting with the Surgeon General. He will continue on to Indianapolis for the American Public Health meeting. On November 1, Reed will leave for Cuba.

Dates:  October 13, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  November 3, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 66
Identifier: 02166001
Scope and Contents

Reed will leave New York for Havana soon.

Dates:  November 3, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  November 5, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 71
Identifier: 02171001
Scope and Contents

Reed describes his voyage to Cuba. He also comments on the upcoming presidential election in the United States.

Dates:  November 5, 1900

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  November 8, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 73
Identifier: 02173001
Scope and Contents

Reed remarks on Bryan's defeat in the United States presidential election. He describes various people at the camp. He discusses his work on yellow fever, including the possibility of human experimentation.

Dates:  November 8, 1900