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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 Charles W. Comstock to R.B. Howland,  March 30, 1922

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 21
Identifier: 01021005
Scope and Contents

Comstock describes possible yellow fever cases to Howland. All involve foreigners in Brazil.

Dates:  March 30, 1922

Letter from Charles W. Kent to Howard A. Kelly,  January 27, 1905

 Item — Box 27: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 45
Identifier: 02745001
Scope and Contents

Kent provides the dates of Walter Reed's attendance at the University of Virginia, as well as other biographical references.

Dates:  January 27, 1905

Letter from Charles Whitebread to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 15, 1926

 Item — Box 53: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: uva-lib:2229241
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, 1926

Letter from Charles Whitebread to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  September 10, 1926

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03105001
Scope and Contents

Whitebread requests that Emilie Lawrence Reed donate some of Walter Reed's personal effects for an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution.

Dates:  September 10, 1926

Letter from Charles Wilson to R. E. Thomason, May 24, 1946

 Item — Box 144: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 42
Identifier: uva-lib:2231915
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 24, 1946

Letter from Chat Hill Willson to the Editors ofOutlook,  July 21, 1907

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 93
Identifier: 02893001

Letter from Chauncey B. Baker to Albert E. Truby,  January 17, 1935

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 26
Identifier: 03326001
Scope and Contents

Baker sends Truby a copy of his recollections of yellow fever epidemics in Havana and requests corrections.

Dates:  January 17, 1935

Letter from Chauncey B. Baker to Albert E. Truby,  April 3, 1935

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 03331002
Scope and Contents

Baker writes that he is sending Truby a copy of his yellow fever experiences.

Dates:  April 3, 1935

Letter from Chauncey B. Baker to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  April 15, 1935

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 78
Identifier: 06278003
Scope and Contents

Baker sends Kean his recollections of yellow fever work in Havana from 1898 to 1900.

Dates:  April 15, 1935

Letter from Chester S. Keefer to Philip Showalter Hench, June 1, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04224002
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: June 1, 1948

Letter from Christopher Reed to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  December 23, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 48
Identifier: 02648001
Scope and Contents

Christopher Reed provides a story of young Walter Reed in Brooklyn, where he was frustrated by malpractice in the medical profession.

Dates:  December 23, 1902

Letter from Christopher Reed to [Jefferson Randolph Kean?],  May 31, 1903

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 70
Identifier: 02670001
Scope and Contents

Christopher Reed gives his account of Walter Reed's childhood.

Dates:  May 31, 1903

Letter from [Christopher Reed] to Lila Reed, January 1903

 Item — Box 140: Series uva-lib:2231527, Folder: 26
Identifier: uva-lib:2231584
Scope and Contents

Includes invitation to a memorial meeting of the medical society of the district of Columbia honoring Walter reed.

Dates: January 1903

Letter from Chuck H. Slocumb to John H. Andrus,  March 16, 1938

 Item — Box 34: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 57
Identifier: 03457002
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:  March 16, 1938

Letter from C.J. Tripoli to Philip Showalter Hench, July 11, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04311001
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: July 11, 1949

Letter from Clara Hepler to Laura Eugenia Hook Carter et al., April 29, 1917

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 00809001
Scope and Contents

Hepler provides family news.

Dates: April 29, 1917

Letter from Clarence P. Jones to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 13, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 30
Identifier: 03130001
Scope and Contents

Jones examines the restored house, in Belroi, and asks when Emilie Lawrence Reed would be available for a dedication ceremony.

Dates:  August 13, 1927

Letter from Clarence P. Jones to Howard A. Kelly,  December 10, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 66
Identifier: 03166001
Scope and Contents

Jones thanks Kelly for the book on Walter Reed. He will send photographs of Belroi and relate the status of restoration funding.

Dates:  December 10, 1928

Letter from Clarissa [s.n.] to Mabel H. Lazear, circa 1930-1940

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 71
Identifier: 00471001
Scope and Contents

Clarissa provides news about family and friends. She comments on the movie “Yellow Jack.”

Dates: circa 1930-1940

Letter from Claudia Barret to Henry Rose Carter,  1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01213024