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:
Materials relating to the experiences of Mr. John R. Bullard in Havana, Cuba in 1901, 1941
File — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 9
Identifier: uva-lib:2226659
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:
1941
Materials relating to the memorialization of Camp Lazear, February 1952
File — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 16
Identifier: uva-lib:2228301
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:
February 1952
Materials relating to the speech:Dr. Jesse W. Lazear and His Contribution to the Conquest of Yellow Fever
, October 1940
File — Box 5: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 3
Identifier: uva-lib:2222417
Scope and Contents
Philip Showalter Hench gave this speech at Washington and Jefferson College on October 26, 1940.
Dates:
October 1940
Materials relating to Thomas M. England, circa 1943-1946
File — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 13
Identifier: uva-lib:2229402
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series VI. Alphabetical files primarily consists of materials that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1860 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from 1940 to 1956. All of these items have been arranged thematically into biographical files. Each file contains materials created by or relating to people who were either involved with the yellow fever experiments or aided Philip Showalter...
Dates:
circa 1943-1946
Materials relating to U.S. Army yellow fever fatalities in Cuba, 1900
File — Box 23: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 3
Identifier: uva-lib:2224542
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:
1900
Materials relating to Wallace W. Forbes, circa 1947
File — Box 58: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 17
Identifier: uva-lib:2229407
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series VI. Alphabetical files primarily consists of materials that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1860 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from 1940 to 1956. All of these items have been arranged thematically into biographical files. Each file contains materials created by or relating to people who were either involved with the yellow fever experiments or aided Philip Showalter...
Dates:
circa 1947
May family papers
File — Box 1: [Barcode: X032652606]
Identifier: MSS 16057
Scope and Contents Note
The May family papers (1870-1945; 0.4 cubic feet) document the lives of a couple generations of the Richmond-based May family. Photograph subjects in the collection include J.A. May in his Confederate Army uniform post-Civil War, J. Howard May, Jr. as an infant, Virgil May, Sr., Phil May with relatives at Virginia Military Institute, and Virgil R. May, Jr. with his wife Ella and children Linda and Billy.Letters in the collection are primarily written by or to Virgil, Jr. and...
Dates:
1870 - 1945
Charles McCoy letter
Collection — Box BW 6, Folder: 1 [X031589278]
Identifier: MSS 16140
Scope and Contents
Charles McCoy letter (1839; 0.03 cubic feet) is a six page, hand-written letter from University of Virginia student Charles McCoy about family, friends, activities at the University of Viginia, including students and professor Albert Taylor Bledsoe and professor Mankin.
Dates:
1839
Mead family papers--addition 2
Unprocessed Material — Box 1: [Barcode: X032669199]
Identifier: ViU-2020-0014
Memoirs: Rev. L. S. Reed
,Minutes of the 116th Session of the Virginia Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, November 16, 1898
Item — Box 18: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 49
Identifier: 01849007
Scope and Contents
This is a biography of Lemuel S. Reed, the father of Walter Reed.
Dates:
November 16, 1898
Memoranda and notes of Philip Showalter Hench and Atcheson Laughlin Hench relating to Walter Reed, 1946-1972
File — Box 69: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 9
Identifier: uva-lib:2230303
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series VIII. Miscellany consists of oversize and miscellaneous materials in the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection that were, for various reasons, not included in any of the other series in the collection. Items in this series date from around 1849 to 1982 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1885 to 1974. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:
informed...
Dates:
1946-1972
Memoranda from the Medical Graduate Committee and the Committee on Trips, November 1952
Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33
Identifier: 04433002
Scope and Contents
The Medical Graduate Committee approves a request to place a wreath on Finlay's memorial, and the Committee on Trips approves Hench's request to attend the dedication of Camp Lazear.
Dates:
November 1952
Memoranda relating to a round robin letter from General William R. Shafter, April 15, 1899
File — Box 19: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 54
Identifier: 01954001
Scope and Contents
These five memorandums concern a missing letter, called the “Round Robin letter,” in which the 5th Army Corps general officers recommended that the Army be pulled from Cuba and sent north. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]
Dates:
April 15, 1899
Memorandum from C.J. Asplund to John J. Moran, October 15, 1918
Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 46
Identifier: 03046009
Scope and Contents
Moran is nominated for overseas duty.
Dates:
October 15, 1918
Men Who Have Died That You May Live Martyrs to Medicine
,Sunday World Herald, Omaha, November 26, 1916
Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 36
Identifier: N3036001
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:
November 26, 1916
Military endorsement regarding the military service of Walter Reed, February 12, 1903
Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 02712006
Scope and Contents
The Auditor for the War Department requests a statement of military service for Reed. They are deciding if Reed is accountable for medical property. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]
Dates:
February 12, 1903
Military orders for James Carroll extracted from Special Orders 226, October 1, 1901
Item — Box 154: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 31
Identifier: uva-lib:2230400
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Series VIII. Miscellany consists of oversize and miscellaneous materials in the Philip S. Hench Walter Reed yellow fever collection that were, for various reasons, not included in any of the other series in the collection. Items in this series date from around 1849 to 1982 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1885 to 1974. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:
informed...
Dates:
October 1, 1901
Military orders for John R. Kissinger, February 4, 1901
Item — Box 24: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 34
Identifier: 02434001
Scope and Contents
Reed gives permission for Kissinger to leave Camp Lazear for a visit to Havana from 6 AM until 5 PM on February 4, 1901.
Dates:
February 4, 1901
Military orders for John S. Neate, June 4, 1900
Item — Box 20: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 02026001
Scope and Contents
Special Orders #130 transfers Neate to Quemados de Marianao, Cuba to report to Reed. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]
Dates:
June 4, 1900
Military orders for Walter Reed, July 1890-August 1890
Item — Box 18: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01802005
Scope and Contents
Reed requests a four-month leave of absence to attend to business matters and for pursuing special studies in his profession. Military endorsements and approval of Reed's leave are dated July 7, 1890 to August 18, 1890. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]
Dates:
July 1890-August 1890