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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 Frank R. McCoy to Jefferson Randolph Kean,  March 31, 1928

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 72
Identifier: 06272016
Scope and Contents

McCoy comments on Gen. Summerall's statements about the roles of Sternberg and Wood with regard to the Yellow Fever Commission.

Dates:  March 31, 1928

Letter from Frank R. McCoy to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 16, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04205026
Scope and Contents

McCoy questions Hench about his book on Reed and yellow fever. He is looking forward to meeting with Hench.

Dates:  February 16, 1948

Letter from Frank R. McCoy to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 11, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 23
Identifier: 04223016
Scope and Contents

McCoy thanks Hench for detailing his latest trip to Cuba. He informs Hench that Wood's daughter will not allow him to study her father's papers until she has had time to arrange them. He confirms the account of the Sternberg-Wood incidents as described in Hagedorn's biography of Leonard Wood.

Dates:  May 11, 1948

Letter from Frank Standley to Philip Showalter Hench,  June 8, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 24
Identifier: 04224007
Scope and Contents

Standley informs Hench that there were no additional photographs taken during the International Tropical Medicine Congress. He compliments Hench for his address on Reed.

Dates:  June 8, 1948

Letter from Frank Standley to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 4, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 28
Identifier: 04228001
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 4, 1948

Letter from Fred L. Soper to J.F. Siler,  February 23, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 25
Identifier: 04325005
Scope and Contents

Soper suggests wording for the proposed Reed plaque.

Dates:  February 23, 1950

Letter from Fred L. Soper to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 6, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 04606009
Scope and Contents

Soper has proposed to the Delta Omega Public Health Fraternity that a volume including articles by Finlay, Reed, and Gorgas be published. He believes that such a work would help alleviate nationalistic tensions.

Dates:  March 6, 1953

Letter from Fred L. Soper to Philip Showalter Hench, March 27, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 2
Identifier: uva-lib:2232170
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: March 27, 1953

Letter from Fred L. Soper to Philip Showalter Hench, December 7, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 15
Identifier: uva-lib:2232183
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: December 7, 1953

Letter from Fred L. Soper to Philip Showalter Hench, December 23, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 18
Identifier: uva-lib:2232186
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: December 23, 1953

Letter from Fred L. Soper to Philip Showalter Hench, December 23, 1953

 Item — Box 147: Series uva-lib:2231610, Folder: 19
Identifier: uva-lib:2232187
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: December 23, 1953

Letter from Fred L. Soper to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 20, 1955

 Item — Box 48: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 3
Identifier: 04803006
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 20, 1955

Letter from Fred W. Cromwell to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 25, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 26
Identifier: 04226009
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:  August 25, 1948

Letter from Fred W. Cromwell to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 5, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 7
Identifier: 04307002
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:  May 5, 1949

Letter from Fred W. Rankin to George A. Kellogg,  April 20, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 03912009
Scope and Contents

Rankin suggests corrections to the Cornwell painting of McDowell in surgery and states that he may not be able to attend the unveiling and make a speech.

Dates:  April 20, 1942

Letter from Frederick A. Miller to Frederick F. Russell,  March 19, 1923

 Item — Box 10: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 25
Identifier: 01025009
Scope and Contents

Miller sends Russell a report on a possible yellow fever outbreak in Colombia.

Dates:  March 19, 1923

Letter from Frederick A. Miller to Frederick F. Russell,  September 11, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01119015
Scope and Contents

Miller sends specimens and case histories of suspected yellow fever victims. He asks for a report as soon as possible.

Dates:  September 11, 1923

Letter from Frederick F. Russell to Albert E. Truby,  January 17, 1933

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 03302001
Scope and Contents

Russell seeks clarification about the yellow fever experiments. He is particularly interested in whether or not Reed returned to the United States before beginning the experiments.

Dates:  January 17, 1933

Letter from Frederick F. Russell to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  July 8, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 2
Identifier: 03202001
Scope and Contents

Russell writes that he knew Walter Reed and values his work. He informs her that the Rockefeller Foundation has pursued yellow fever eradication since 1918.

Dates:  July 8, 1929

Letter from Frederick F. Russell to Henry Hanson,  October 6, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 19
Identifier: 01119024
Scope and Contents

Russell agrees with Hanson's analysis of the situation regarding the suspected yellow fever cases.

Dates:  October 6, 1923