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letters (correspondence)

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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 Edwin Denby to Howard A. Kelly,  October 21, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 27
Identifier: 02927014
Scope and Contents

Denby discusses strategy for introducing the pension bill for Kissinger.

Dates:  October 21, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to attempts to secure a pension for John R. Kissinger

Letter from Edwin H. Dressel to Philip Showalter Hench, June 8, 1943

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 12
Identifier: uva-lib:2231721
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 8, 1943
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions

Letter from Edwin P. Maynard, Jr., to Arthur C. Jacobson,  February 25, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04303008
Scope and Contents

Siler informs Hench that Ireland is in the hospital. The Reed Memorial Association plans to place plaques on the building where Reed died at the next meeting of the group, which Hench will attend.

Dates:  February 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 E.F. McEwan to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 20, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03834013
Scope and Contents

McEwan thanks Hench for the copy of his yellow fever article and makes reference to Hench's mother.

Dates:  November 20, 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 E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  July 7, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 34
Identifier: 00934015
Scope and Contents

Scannell discusses his field work and answers Carter's questions concerning the breeding places of mosquitoes in wells.

Dates:  July 7, 1922
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  December 24, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01217031
Scope and Contents

Scannell reports on the yellow fever work in Brazil. He offers his opinion on the methods by which the yellow fever work is conducted.

Dates:  December 24, 1924
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  May 4, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 24
Identifier: 01224001
Scope and Contents

Scannell discusses the mud puddle breeding of mosquitoes in Africa. He is confident that the yellow fever work in Africa will succeed.

Dates:  May 4, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  May 16, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01102025
Scope and Contents

Scannell writes about his yellow fever work in Mexico. He encloses a sketch showing key points where the sanitation inspectors will work throughout the season.

Dates:  May 16, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  June 3, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 9
Identifier: 01109009
Scope and Contents

Scannell discusses sections from Carter's book, entitled "Epidemiology of Yellow Fever," and requests Carter's opinion on certain aspects.

Dates:  June 3, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from E.J. Scannell to Henry Rose Carter,  September 4, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01117001
Scope and Contents

Scannell informs Carter that he has taken a trip through the northern states of Brazil and reports that Bahia and Ceara seem to be the chief yellow fever centers.

Dates:  September 4, 1923
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter with some medical reports

Letter from E.J. Scannell to Laura Armistead Carter,  September 20, 1925

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 28
Identifier: 01228033
Scope and Contents

Scannell expresses sympathy upon the death of Henry Carter.

Dates:  September 20, 1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Laura Armistead Carter

Letter from E.L. Munson to Henry Rose Carter, February 29, 1916

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 3
Identifier: 00803025
Scope and Contents

Munson writes that the Association of Military Surgeons wishes to include Carter as an editorial collaborator for theMilitary Surgeon.

Dates: February 29, 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Elbert DeCoursey to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 3, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04619003
Scope and Contents

DeCoursey has heard that Hench is writing a book on Reed and that he owns Building No. 1, in Cuba. He informs Hench that Reed was Curator of the Medical Museum from 1893 to 1902.

Dates:  November 3, 1953
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 Elbert DeCoursey to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 13, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 19
Identifier: 04619016
Scope and Contents

DeCoursey informs Hench that the "The Military Surgeon" is interested in doing an article on the Camp Lazear dedication. He congratulates Hench on his efforts to collect Reed memorabilia and hopes that Hench keeps the Medical Museum in mind if he ever disposes of any of the material.

Dates:  November 13, 1953
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 Elbert Harder to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  May 31, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03122023
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 Eleanor Lappage to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 4, 1952

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04412005
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:  January 4, 1952
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 Eleanor M. Bonham to Howard A. Kelly,  August 10, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931039
Scope and Contents

Bonham sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  August 10, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to contributions for the support of John R. Kissinger

Letter from Elida C. Moran to Philip Showalter Hench, November 14, 1954

 Item — Box 47: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 27
Identifier: 04727013
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 14, 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 Elihu Root to Charles William Eliot,  May 31, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02613004
Scope and Contents

Root acknowledges receipt of recommendations from the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University for the nomination of Reed to the position of Surgeon General. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 31, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters supporting appointment of Walter Reed as surgeon general

Letter from Elihu Root to R. W. Martin,  May 31, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02613005
Scope and Contents

Root acknowledges receipt of Martin's recommendation for the nomination of Reed to the position of Surgeon General. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 31, 1902
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Letters supporting appointment of Walter Reed as surgeon general