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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 Elihu Root to William H. Welch,  June 5, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02613006
Scope and Contents

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

Dates:  June 5, 1902

Letter from Elihu Root to William Osler,  May 20, 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 13
Identifier: 02613001
Scope and Contents

Root thanks Osler for his letter supporting Reed for nomination to the post of Surgeon General. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  May 20, 1902

Letter from Elijah R. Kennedy to Howard A. Kelly,  August 5, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931038

Letter from Elizabeth Chapin to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  May 31, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 22
Identifier: 03122018
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

Letter from Elizabeth D. Truby to Philip Showalter Hench, August 15, 1958

 Item — Box 66: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 39
Identifier: uva-lib:2230231
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: August 15, 1958

Letter from Elizabeth L. Ireland to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  circa August 22, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03206001
Scope and Contents

Ireland thanks Emilie Lawrence Reed for the gift and the visit to Blue Ridge Summit.

Dates:  circa August 22, 1929

Letter from Elizabeth Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 7, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 34
Identifier: 03634009
Scope and Contents

Peabody informs Hench that she has her father's yellow fever slide collection and is willing to let Hench borrow it. She inquires about the Lazear Memorial Building dedication at Washington and Jefferson College.

Dates:  October 7, 1940

Letter from Elizabeth Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 9, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03710022
Scope and Contents

Peabody thanks Hench for his letter telling them about the Washington and Jefferson College event. They have received programs and a telegram from Hutchison. She sends a list of her father's yellow fever slides.

Dates:  December 9, 1940

Letter from Elizabeth Reed to Philip S. Hench, June 5, 1967

 Item — Box 154: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 53
Identifier: uva-lib:2230422
Scope and Contents

Elizabeth is the daughter of James C. Reed, a brother of Walter Reed.

Dates: June 5, 1967

Letter from Emilie L. Reed to Marie C. Oemler, circa 1900-1950

 Item — Box 49: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 31
Identifier: uva-lib:2229138
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: circa 1900-1950

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Caroline Latimer,  circa July 16, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 39
Identifier: 02839001
Scope and Contents

Emilie Lawrence Reed thanks Latimer for a review of Kelly's biography of Walter Reed, and for her work with Kelly on the book.

Dates:  circa July 16, 1906

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Herbert S. Hollander,  September 1931

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 62
Identifier: 03262001
Scope and Contents

Emilie Lawrence Reed expresses her appreciation for Hollander's newspaper article on Walter Reed.

Dates:  September 1931

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Howard A. Kelly,  November 12, 1922

 Item — Box 141: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 56
Identifier: 14156001
Scope and Contents

Emilie Lawrence Reed seeks a pension increase. She writes about Marie Gorgas' pension and discusses the public stature of William Gorgas.

Dates:  November 12, 1922

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Howard A. Kelly, November 12, 1922

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 63
Identifier: 03063021
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 12, 1922

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Howard A. Kelly,  June 19, 1906

 Item — Box 28: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 34
Identifier: 02834001
Scope and Contents

Emilie Lawrence Reed thanks Kelly for his biography of Walter Reed. She is highly complimentary.

Dates:  June 19, 1906

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Howard A. Kelly with recollections of her family life,  November 12, 1922

 File — Box 141: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 56
Identifier: uva-lib:2231666
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:  November 12, 1922

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to James E. Peabody, circa 1920-1950

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 62
Identifier: uva-lib:2231771
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: circa 1920-1950

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, June 12, 1941

 Item — Box 141: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 69
Identifier: uva-lib:2231682
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 12, 1941

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, circa 1930-1950

 Item — Box 142: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 61
Identifier: uva-lib:2231770
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: circa 1930-1950

Letter from Emilie Lawrence Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, May 6, 1948

 Item — Box 145: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 97
Identifier: uva-lib:2232033
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 6, 1948