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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 Arthur C. Jacobson to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 25, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04305002
Scope and Contents

Jacobson writes that he would be delighted to receive photographs of Reed's Brooklyn Hospital diplomas for inclusion in an article and in an exhibit at the hospital.

Dates:  March 25, 1949
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 Arthur C. Jacobson to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 17, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04306004
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:  April 17, 1949
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 Arthur C. Jacobson to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 13, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 17
Identifier: 04317003
Scope and Contents

Jacobson informs Hench that his article on Reed's residency at Brooklyn Hospital will be released soon. He discusses the illustrations used in the article.

Dates:  October 13, 1949
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 Arthur C. Jacobson to Philip Showalter Hench, November 3, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 04320004
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: November 3, 1949
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 Arthur C. Jacobson to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 18, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 04320013
Scope and Contents

Jacobson informs Hench that he does not believe Reed examined yellow fever cases in Brooklyn during his internship. There are no records of any yellow fever outbreaks during this time period.

Dates:  November 18, 1949
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 Arthur N. Tasker to [Howard A. Kelly], October 27, 1923

 Item — Box 53: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: uva-lib:2229234
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: October 27, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Arthur R. Altick to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 15, 1944

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 47
Identifier: 04047010
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 15, 1944
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence and notes of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Arthur V. Medgo to Theodore Roosevelt,  January 8, 1903

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 12
Identifier: 02712001
Scope and Contents

A preamble to the bill about to be presented to Congress grants Emilie Lawrence Reed a yearly pension of $4,000. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  January 8, 1903
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Materials relating to military career of Walter Reed

Letter from Arthur W. Packard to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 13, 1947

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 44
Identifier: 04144025
Scope and Contents

Packard apologizes for not replying to Hench's letter sooner, but felt it was necessary to resolve underlying policy matters relating to Hench's project before responding. He reiterates that the Rockefeller Foundation will not provide financial support for the Camp Lazear memorial.

Dates:  November 13, 1947
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence of Philip Showalter Hench concerning a memorial at Camp Lazear

Letter from A.S. Hardy to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 25, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 03126001
Scope and Contents

Hardy requests information on Walter Reed. He wants to make Reed's birthplace a national shrine.

Dates:  July 25, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from A.S. Hardy to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 10, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 28
Identifier: 03128001
Scope and Contents

Hardy offers a strategy for publicizing the pension campaign.

Dates:  August 10, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from A.S. Hardy to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  September 23, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 32
Identifier: 03132001
Scope and Contents

Hardy expresses continued interest in lobbying Congress for the pension campaign.

Dates:  September 23, 1927
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from A.S. Pinto to Albert E. Truby,  August 16, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 6
Identifier: 06306020
Scope and Contents

Pinto lauds Truby for his decision to write an autobiography. He comments on Agramonte's role in the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  August 16, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from A.S. Pinto to Albert E. Truby,  October 20, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 6
Identifier: 06306147
Scope and Contents

Pinto forwards his belief that Carroll tried to take credit for the mosquito theory after Lazear's death. He thinks Dean was bitten by a mosquito while in the ward.

Dates:  October 20, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from A.S. Pinto to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 26, 1943

 Item — Box 61: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 2
Identifier: 06102020
Scope and Contents

Pinto has read Hemmeter's article on Carroll and is distressed by the developing disagreement over the recognition of Carroll's yellow fever work.

Dates:  March 26, 1943
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to Alva Sherman Pinto

Letter from A.S. Pinto to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 22, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06307116
Scope and Contents

Pinto writes to Hench that he visited Truby, and thinks his work is good, but that he has slipped over time. He hopes that Truby completes his article soon.

Dates:  December 22, 1941
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series VII. Truby-Kean-Hench / Correspondence of Albert E. Truby, Jefferson Randolph Kean, and Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from A.S. von Mansfelde to Howard A. Kelly,  December 15, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 63
Identifier: 02863001
Scope and Contents

Von Mansfelde agrees in principle with Kelly, but will not cease promoting Carroll. He suggests Kelly write the Secretary of Agriculture and Senator Dirk.

Dates:  December 15, 1906
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from A.S. von Mansfelde to Howard A. Kelly,  November 6, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 19
Identifier: 02919001
Scope and Contents

Von Mansfelde requests a copy of the program for the Carroll Memorial Dinner and a copy of the letter von Mansfelde wrote Kelly regarding Carroll's promotion. Von Mansfelde adds that he is continuing to work for pensions for the widows of Lazear and Carroll.

Dates:  November 6, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from A.S. von Mansfelde to Mabel H. Lazear, February 26, 1907

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 36
Identifier: 00436001
Scope and Contents

Von Mansfelde comments on the work of Lazear and Carroll regarding the Yellow Fever Commission. He believes that Mabel Lazear and James Carroll should receive the same pension as Emilie Lawrence Reed.

Dates: February 26, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters endeavoring to increase Mabel H. Lazear's pension

Letter from A.S. von Mansfelde to Mabel H. Lazear, September 26, 1907

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 36
Identifier: 00436009
Scope and Contents

Von Mansfelde informs Mabel Lazear that Carroll has died. He discusses work to increase her pension.

Dates: September 26, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters endeavoring to increase Mabel H. Lazear's pension