letters (correspondence)

Letter from D.E. Leavitt to Emilie Lawrence Reed, May 31, 1927

Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22

Identifier: 03122029

Scope and Contents

This letter, written by a student of Edith R. Force, thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the life and work of Walter Reed.

Dates: May 31, 1927

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters from the students of Woodrow Wilson Jr. High School to Emilie Lawrence Reed

Letter from Dean Cornwell to Philip Showalter Hench, May 10, 1941

Item — Box 59: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 6

Identifier: 05906081

Scope and Contents

Cornwell thanks Hench for the data on foods affecting migraines, and for his interest in the yellow fever painting.

Dates: May 10, 1941

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to George A. Kellogg

Letter from Delia A. Lynch to Dan B. Butler, April, 13, 1942

Item — Box 61: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 2

Identifier: 06102006

Scope and Contents

Lynch requests that Butler meet with Hench to discuss Pinto's recognition for his service in the yellow fever experiments. Lynch adds a note to Hench stating that Butler wishes to meet with him.

Dates: April, 13, 1942

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 Delia A. Lynch to Philip Showalter Hench, April 13, 1942

Item — Box 61: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 2

Identifier: 06102007

Scope and Contents

Lynch sends Hench a photograph of Pinto.

Dates: April 13, 1942

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 D.J. Withington to Philip Showalter Hench, September 21, 1943

Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31

Identifier: 04031003

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: September 21, 1943

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 with related notes

Letter from D.J. Withington to Philip Showalter Hench, January 9, 1941

Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1

Identifier: 03801012

Scope and Contents

Withington mentions the publication of a third series of paintings entitled "Pioneers of American Medicine." Withington suggests a meeting in order to discuss this series. He requests information on Walter Reed.

Dates: January 9, 1941

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 Domingo F. Ramos to Philip Showalter Hench, March 22, 1941

Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1

Identifier: 03901003

Scope and Contents

Ramos informs Hench that he will meet with him.

Dates: March 22, 1941

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence and reports of Philip Showalter Hench and Domingo F. Ramos relating to the location of Camp Lazear

Letter from Domingo F. Ramos to Philip Showalter Hench, April 17, 1941

Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1

Identifier: 03901004

Scope and Contents

Ramos assures Hench that the Cuban government and health workers appreciate the effort Hench has made to locate the Camp Lazear site, and acknowledges the tribute owed to Lazear.

Dates: April 17, 1941

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence and reports of Philip Showalter Hench and Domingo F. Ramos relating to the location of Camp Lazear

Letter from Domingo F. Ramos to Philip Showalter Hench, May 5, 1941

Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1

Identifier: 03901007

Scope and Contents

Ramos assures Hench that the Cuban government and health workers appreciate the effort Hench has made to locate the Camp Lazear site, and acknowledges the tribute owed to Lazear.

Dates: May 5, 1941

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence and reports of Philip Showalter Hench and Domingo F. Ramos relating to the location of Camp Lazear

Letter from Domingo F. Ramos to Philip Showalter Hench, November 30, 1952

Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 33

Identifier: 04433062

Scope and Contents

Ramos approves of Hench's idea of adding a public health facility to the memorial. He also discusses friends who are currently at the Mayo Clinic.

Dates: November 30, 1952

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 relating the dedicatory ceremonies for the memorial park at the site of Camp Lazear

Letter from Domingo Romeu y Jaime to George A. Kellogg, August 7, 1941

Item — Box 59: Series uva-lib:2229293, Folder: 6

Identifier: 05906153

Scope and Contents

Jaime approves of Cornwell's painting, "Conquerors of Yellow Fever."

Dates: August 7, 1941

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series VI. Alphabetical files / Materials relating to George A. Kellogg

Letter from Donald B. Armstrong to Philip Showalter Hench, March 11, 1941

Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7

Identifier: 03807005

Scope and Contents

Armstrong thanks Hench for sending him a copy of his address on Lazear, given at the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College. He congratulates him on finding the true site of Camp Lazear and his efforts to erect a memorial on the site.

Dates: March 11, 1941

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 Donald B. Armstrong to Philip Showalter Hench, August 22, 1940

Item — Box 35: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 88

Identifier: 03588002

Scope and Contents

Armstrong sends copies of the Walter Reed filmstrip and pamphlets of "Health Through the Ages" and "Walter Reed" to Hench.

Dates: August 22, 1940

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Correspondence between Philip Showalter Hench and D.B. Armstrong

Letter from Dorma V. Schnurr to [Lawrence?] Reed, circa 1940

Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 15

Identifier: 03715017

Scope and Contents

Schnurr gives [Lawrence?] Reed her address.

Dates: circa 1940

Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous notes, lists, and other materials of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from Dorma V. Schnurr to Philip Showalter Hench, November 2, 1954

Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27

Identifier: 04727003

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 2, 1954

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 Dorma V. Schnurr to Philip Showalter Hench, September 13, 1951

Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73

Identifier: 04373008

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: September 13, 1951