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letters (correspondence)

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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 William H. Taft to Carlos J. Finlay,  October 4, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 45
Identifier: 02845001
Scope and Contents

Taft writes that Kean has been detailed to assist Finlay in stamping out yellow fever in Cuba.

Dates:  October 4, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William H. Welch to George Miller Sternberg,  January 12, 1900

 Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 02002001
Scope and Contents

Welch gives a recommendation for Jesse W. Lazear. Included is a handwritten note by Truby.

Dates:  January 12, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William H. Welch to Howard A. Kelly,  circa November 1, 1922

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 63
Identifier: 03063016
Scope and Contents

Welch writes about the mosquito theory of yellow fever transmission and the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  circa November 1, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Miscellaneous correspondence of Howard A. Kelly with related materials

Letter from William H. Welch to Mabel H. Lazear, April 4, 1908

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 39
Identifier: 00439001
Scope and Contents

Welch sends Mabel Lazear a check from Phipps. Welch hopes that the pension increase will pass the House.

Dates: April 4, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William H. Wilbur to Frances B. Seth, January 18, 1947

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 2
Identifier: uva-lib:2231938
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates: January 18, 1947
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from William H. Wranek, Jr. to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 28, 1947

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 36
Identifier: 04136009
Scope and Contents

Wranek requests an advance copy of Hench's speech on Walter Reed to use for publicity purposes. He is interested in the Reed materials that Hench will be bringing to the University of Virginia in connection with the speech.

Dates:  October 28, 1947
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 H. Wranek, Jr. to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 6, 1947

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 39
Identifier: 04139009
Scope and Contents

Wranek hopes that Hench will send him an advance copy of his University of Virginia lecture on Reed. He feels that it will be newsworthy to a Latin American audience.

Dates:  November 6, 1947
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 Houston Lazear and Mabel H. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, circa March 24, 1908

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 37
Identifier: 00437001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear writes about buying skates, and Mabel Lazear informs Sweitzer that she is awaiting news on a possible increase in her pension.

Dates: circa March 24, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William Houston Lazear and Mrs. William Houston Lazear to Philip Showalter Hench, May 10, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 103
Identifier: uva-lib:2232039
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates: May 10, 1948
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from William L. Lazear to Charlotte C. Lazear, December 22, 1866

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 6
Identifier: 00106001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear writes that his mother's health is improving.

Dates: December 22, 1866
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William L. Lazear to Charlotte C. Lazear, January 24, 1867

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00107001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear announces the death of his mother and the upcoming funeral.

Dates: January 24, 1867
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William L. Lazear to Charlotte C. Lazear, July 31, 1871

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 8
Identifier: 00108001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear arrives safely.

Dates: July 31, 1871
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William L. Lazear to Charlotte C. Lazear, August 2, 1871

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 9
Identifier: 00109001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear describes family activities.

Dates: August 2, 1871
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William L. Lazear to Charlotte C. Lazear, August 17, 1871

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 10
Identifier: 00110001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear writes about a heat wave, travel plans, and family news.

Dates: August 17, 1871
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William L. Lazear to Charlotte C. Lazear, May 24, 1872

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 13
Identifier: 00113001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear arrives safely. He gives news of relatives.

Dates: May 24, 1872
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William L. Lazear to Jesse W. Lazear, September 7, 1876

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 16
Identifier: 00116001
Scope and Contents

William Lazear writes about the Centennial Exhibition. He also provides family news.

Dates: September 7, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear

Letter from William Ludlow to Leonard Wood,  October 27, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 56
Identifier: 02156001
Scope and Contents

Ludlow responds to Wood's accusation that data was concealed regarding the number of cases of yellow fever in Havana.[Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  October 27, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William Ludlow to the Adjutant General,  October 27, 1900

 Item — Box 21: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 58
Identifier: 02158001
Scope and Contents

Ludlow defends his position against Wood's charges of concealing facts about yellow fever in Havana. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  October 27, 1900
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from William M. Black to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  February 3, 1925

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269010
Scope and Contents

Black discusses the relationship between Gorgas and Ludlow.

Dates:  February 3, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Jefferson Randolph Kean

Letter from William M. Brumby to Philip Showalter Hench, February 7, 1949

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 11
Identifier: uva-lib:2232063
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following: ...
Dates: February 7, 1949
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions