letters (correspondence)

Letter from William Alden Smith to Elihu Root, October 24, 1901

Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1

Identifier: 02401024

Scope and Contents

Smith requests that Walter Reed be detailed to attend a medical conference at Ann Arbor, Michigan in order to present a paper about his research on yellow fever. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates: October 24, 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 William and Martha Church to Philip Showalter Hench, October 24, 1940

Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34

Identifier: 03634027

Scope and Contents

The Churches send Hench congratulations and thanks for the invitation to the Washington and Jefferson College exercises, but it is impossible for them to attend.

Dates: October 24, 1940

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence received by Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from William B. Bean to Philip Showalter Hench, January 5, 1951

Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 53

Identifier: 04353001

Scope and Contents

Bean inquires if any plans have been made for a celebration of the centennial of Walter Reed's birth. If not, Bean will propose the idea to people at his alma mater, the University of Virginia.

Dates: January 5, 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 William B. Bean to Philip Showalter Hench, January 23, 1951

Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 53

Identifier: 04353008

Scope and Contents

Bean informs Hench that he will discuss a commemoration of the centennial of Reed's birth with colleagues at the University of Virginia.

Dates: January 23, 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 William B. Bean to Philip Showalter Hench, May 14, 1952

Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23

Identifier: 04423002

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Bean sends Hench a copy of his talk on Reed. He would like to send copies to members of the Reed family. The publication of this talk stimulated considerable correspondence, and he is happy to have helped to keep Reed's name before the public.

Dates: May 14, 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 William B. Bean to Philip Showalter Hench, May 17, 1952

Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23

Identifier: 04423004

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: May 17, 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 William C. Borden to Emilie Lawrence Reed, May 29, 1928

Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 57

Identifier: 03157001

Scope and Contents

Borden thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the memento of Walter Reed.

Dates: May 29, 1928

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

Letter from William C. Borden to Howard A. Kelly, March 16, 1905

Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 55

Identifier: 02755001

Scope and Contents

Borden provides details of the surgical operation for appendicitis that immediately preceded Walter Reed's death.

Dates: March 16, 1905

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

Letter from William C. Borden to the Adjutant General, November 23, 1902

Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 42

Identifier: 02642001

Scope and Contents

Borden announces the time and cause of Reed's death. Endorsements by O'Reilly are included. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates: November 23, 1902

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

Letter from William C. Borden to the War Department, December 6, 1902

Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 47

Identifier: 02647001

Scope and Contents

Borden certifies that Reed died in the line of duty. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates: December 6, 1902

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

Letter from William C. Gorgas to George E. Bushnell, May 3, 1906

Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13

Identifier: 06213005

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Gorgas informs Bushnell that his medical staff is full at present, but that he will consider adding physician Alexander Murray if there is an increase in staffing.

Dates: May 3, 1906

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean with enclosed correspondence between George E. Bushnell and William Crawford Gorgas

Letter from William C. Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean, July 30, 1906

Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13

Identifier: 06213001

Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes about a planned increase in the Canal Zone medical force, and encloses correspondence recommending physician Alexander Murray for service in Panama.

Dates: July 30, 1906

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean with enclosed correspondence between George E. Bushnell and William Crawford Gorgas

Letter from William C. Gorgas to Mabel H. Lazear, April 4, 1903

Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 20

Identifier: 00420001

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Gorgas requests Mabel Lazear's opinion on raising a subscription for her benefit. He reports that Emilie Lawrence Reed was just granted a pension. He expresses his admiration for Lazear.

Dates: April 4, 1903

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William C. Rucker to [Hugh S. Cumming], March 5, 1923

Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22

Identifier: 01022010

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Rucker reports on possible cases of yellow fever in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Dates: March 5, 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 William C. White to Laura Armistead Carter, September 15, 1925

Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 28

Identifier: 01228007

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White sends his condolences and words of admiration for Henry Carter.

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 William Cary Sanger to Hugh L. Scott, August 7, 1901

Item — Box 25: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 18

Identifier: 02518015

Scope and Contents

Sanger introduces Caldas, a Brazilian scientist who developed a yellow fever vaccine, to the Havana community. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates: August 7, 1901