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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 William M. Brumby to Philip Showalter Hench, March 24, 1949

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 14
Identifier: uva-lib:2232066
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: March 24, 1949

Letter from William M. Brumby to Philip Showalter Hench, June 21, 1950

 Item — Box 146: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 17
Identifier: uva-lib:2232069
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: June 21, 1950

Letter from William M. Brumby to Philip Showalter Hench,  circa June 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 16
Identifier: 04716024
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:  circa June 1954

Letter from William N. Hill to Howard A. Kelly,  October 10, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 02910001
Scope and Contents

Hill apologizes for his and King's absence from the Maryland Club meeting.

Dates:  October 10, 1907

Letter from William N. Hill to [Howard A. Kelly?],  December 7, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 02922001
Scope and Contents

Hill comments on a strategy to lobby Congress for pension bills.

Dates:  December 7, 1907

Letter from William O. Owen to Joseph H. White,  October 7, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01119026
Scope and Contents

Owen lists references to articles regarding spirochetes in Africa.

Dates:  October 7, 1923

Letter from William Osler to Mabel H. Lazear, December 31, 1901

 Item — Box 3: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 97
Identifier: 00397001
Scope and Contents

Osler writes that he will help secure Mabel Lazear's pension.

Dates: December 31, 1901

Letter from William S. Abernethy to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 2, 1926

 Item — Box 53: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: uva-lib:2229240
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: December 2, 1926

Letter from William S. Thayer to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 13, 1906

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 28
Identifier: 00428001
Scope and Contents

Thayer requests the names and ages of the two Lazear children for further pension efforts.

Dates: June 13, 1906

Letter from William S. Thayer to Laura Armistead Carter,  April 14, 1926

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 38
Identifier: 01238001
Scope and Contents

Thayer discusses the influence of Carter's and Finlay's work on Reed and Lazear.

Dates:  April 14, 1926

Letter from William S. Thayer to Mabel H. Lazear, July 14, 1922

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 55
Identifier: 00455021
Scope and Contents

Thayer offers Mabel Lazear his assistance if ever she needs it.

Dates: July 14, 1922

Letter from William S. Thayer to Mabel H. Lazear, April 19, 1926

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 57
Identifier: 00457001
Scope and Contents

Thayer makes reference to Carter's experiments and their influence on Lazear. Thayer inquires if Lazear discussed his theories with her.

Dates: April 19, 1926

Letter from William S. Thayer to Mabel H. Lazear, May 31, 1926

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 57
Identifier: 00457002
Scope and Contents

Thayer thanks her for the extracts of letters she sent, which confirmed that the Yellow Fever Commission initially pursued the Sanarelli hypothesis.

Dates: May 31, 1926

Letter from William S. Thayer to Mabel H. Lazear, June 29, 1904

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 24
Identifier: 00424001
Scope and Contents

Thayer believes that Lazear should receive credit for being the first to advocate the mosquito theory to the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates: June 29, 1904

Letter from William T. Davis to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  December 22, 1934

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 25
Identifier: 03325001
Scope and Contents

Davis sends Christmas wishes to Emilie Reed and requests a photograph of her.

Dates:  December 22, 1934

Letter from William T. Davis to William C. Borden,  January 7, 1929

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 70
Identifier: 03170001
Scope and Contents

Davis thanks Borden for referring Emilie Lawrence Reed to him.

Dates:  January 7, 1929

Letter from Willys M. Monroe to Henry Rose Carter,  circa June 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01109017
Scope and Contents

Carter responds to Monroe's letter that asks several questions about the epidemiology of yellow fever.

Dates:  circa June 1923

Letter from Wilton L. Halverson to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 25, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04433040
Scope and Contents

Halverson informs Hench that the American Public Health Association will not send a representative to the Camp Lazear dedication.

Dates:  November 25, 1952

Letter from Winfield Scott to Howard A. Kelly,  April 9, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 50
Identifier: 03150001
Scope and Contents

Scott supplies Mabel Lazear's address and the pensions paid her by the United States Department of the Interior.

Dates:  April 9, 1928

Letter from Winifred Lyster to Howard A. Kelly,  June 28, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931001