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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 William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  September 24, 1904

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: 02728001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes about the Canal Zone Sanitary Commission, and his wife's illness.

Dates:  September 24, 1904
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Jefferson Randolph Kean with enclosed correspondence between George E. Bushnell and William Crawford Gorgas, 1906

 File — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13
Identifier: uva-lib:2229601
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench primarily consists of materials relating to Albert E. Truby and Jefferson Randolph Kean that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1879 to around 1960 with the bulk of the items dating from 1900 to 1954. These items include, but are not limited to the following: correspondence of...
Dates: 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 J.H. Johnson,  July 27, 1911

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 1
Identifier: 03001003
Scope and Contents

Gorgas declines the offer of the presidency of the University of Alabama.

Dates:  July 27, 1911
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to the offer of the Presidency of the University of Alabama to William Crawford Gorgas

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to John J. Moran,  June 22, 1904

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 24
Identifier: 02724001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas hires Moran as sanitary inspector for the Panama Canal Zone.

Dates:  June 22, 1904
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Louis A. LaGarde,  May 27, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 02810001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas asks LaGarde, the superintendent of Ancon Hospital, to resign.

Dates:  May 27, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from [William Crawford Gorgas] to N. M. Miller,  November 26, 1915

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 25
Identifier: 03025003
Scope and Contents

Gorgas informs Miller that a painting of Walter Reed has been approved and will be hung in the Walter Reed General Hospital. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  November 26, 1915
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Records of the Surgeon General's Office relating to the military career of Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly,  February 20, 1909

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 02750001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas describes the achievements of the Panama Canal Zone Sanitary Department.

Dates:  February 20, 1909
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly with enclosed draft

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly,  April 24, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 02806001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas requests that Ira A. Shimer be assigned to the Sanitary Corps.

Dates:  April 24, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly with enclosed letter from Chief Sanitary Officer

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly,  January 3, 1905

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 43
Identifier: 02743001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes about his own work with the Canal Zone Sanitary Commission.

Dates:  January 3, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly,  May 5, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 7
Identifier: 02807001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas reports on yellow fever cases in the Canal Zone, as well as administrative issues.

Dates:  May 5, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly,  June 3, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 14
Identifier: 02814001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas describes cases of yellow fever in the Canal Zone, and the reaction to the new Sanitary Commission.

Dates:  June 3, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly,  July 21, 1908

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 47
Identifier: 02947001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas writes to O'Reilly concerning the administrative reorganizations in the Panama Canal Zone. He offers a political analysis of the situation.

Dates:  July 21, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly with enclosed draft, February 20, 1905

 File — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: uva-lib:2225018
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: February 20, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Robert M. O'Reilly with enclosed letter from Chief Sanitary Officer,  April 24, 1905

 File — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: uva-lib:2225037
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:  April 24, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Ronald Ross,  August 9, 1906

 Item — Box 61: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 4
Identifier: 06104001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas suggests that Finlay and Carter be nominated for the Nobel Prize. In the postscript, Gorgas writes an autograph note for Carter.

Dates:  August 9, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Ronald Ross

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Ronald Ross,  August 9, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 19
Identifier: 02819001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas reports on conditions in Panama regarding yellow fever and malaria. He recommends that the Nobel Prize be given to America.

Dates:  August 9, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to the Adjutant General,  January 12, 1901

 Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 15
Identifier: 02415001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas encloses and explains a map of the cases of yellow fever in the City of Havana for the year 1900. Two endorsements are included, January 14 and January 22, 1901. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  January 12, 1901
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to the Surgeon General,  May 8, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 02612001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas informs [Sternberg] that Agramonte will be relieved of duty May 15, 1902.

Dates:  May 8, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to Walter Reed,  February 6, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 4
Identifier: 02604001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas discusses Reed's success with Carlos Finlay's mosquito theory. Gorgas would like a post in Panama after Cuba.

Dates:  February 6, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Crawford Gorgas to William Howard Taft,  April 1, 1905

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 02802001
Scope and Contents

Gorgas responds to criticisms of Charles A. Reed. He presents an analysis of the Canal Zone Commission organization.

Dates:  April 1, 1905
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed