Skip to main content

letters (correspondence)

 Subject

Staff Only

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 6940 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 21, 1951

 Item — Box 44: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1
Identifier: 04401017
Scope and Contents

Rath informs Hench that his attempt to preserve Building No. 1 lies outside the purview of the National Council for Historic Sites and Buildings because of the Cuban government's involvement. He suggests raising funds through a medical fraternity, possibly with the sanction of the American Medical Association or the Walter Reed Memorial Association.

Dates:  December 21, 1951
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 concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 21, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511003
Scope and Contents

Rath invites Hench to lunch with himself and General Grant to discuss the preservation of Camp Lazear.

Dates:  January 21, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 21, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511008
Scope and Contents

Rath hopes that General Grant can join them for lunch on Monday, February 25.

Dates:  February 21, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 5, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511010
Scope and Contents

Rath thanks Hench for providing him with a clear picture of the Camp Lazear situation. He sends Hench a copy of his letter to Maria Teresa Rojas.

Dates:  March 5, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 5, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511011
Scope and Contents

Rath discusses his recent lunch with Hench, and provides Rojas with information about the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He has been unable to obtain information about preservation activities in Cuba, but will continue to search.

Dates:  March 5, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 4, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511015
Scope and Contents

Rath has accepted the invitation of Rojas and Cabrera to visit in order to advise them on preservation of their Finca San Jose. He believes that the recent Cuban revolution makes it unlikely that the government would be hospitable to initiating legislation to form a Cuban National Trust.

Dates:  April 4, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 16, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511017
Scope and Contents

Rath sends Hench a copy of his letter to Rojas and Cabrera. He looks forward to his visit with them.

Dates:  April 16, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  April 16, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511018
Scope and Contents

Rath informs Rojas of his travel arrangements and sends a photograph so that she will recognize him.

Dates:  April 16, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 7, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511019
Scope and Contents

Rath sends Hench a copy of his report to the National Trust on his visit to the Rojas San Jose farm, and will write-up the full story for Hench as soon as he has time.

Dates:  May 7, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick L. Rath to Philip Showalter Hench,  May 23, 1952

 Item — Box 45: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 11
Identifier: 04511023
Scope and Contents

Rath informs Hench that the National Trust for Historic Preservation does not deem it possible to take ownership of the Quinta San Jose, as Rojas would prefer, but will cooperate with preservation efforts. He thinks any preservation association must be chartered in Cuba, but might have strong American representation.

Dates:  May 23, 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 with Frederick L. Rath, Jr. concerning the preservation of Building Number One at Camp Lazear

Letter from Frederick P. Reynolds to S.S. Goldwater,  April 11, 1935

 Item — Box 33: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 32
Identifier: 03332006
Scope and Contents

Reynolds recommends Truby for a hospital position, describing his character and experience.

Dates:  April 11, 1935
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence of S.S. Goldwater

Letter from Frederick T. van Beuren, Jr., to Mabel H. Lazear, November 15, 1930

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 68
Identifier: 00468001
Scope and Contents

Van Beuren requests a photograph of Lazear to use in creating a bas-relief portrait for a memorial.

Dates: November 15, 1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters from Frederick T. Van Buren to Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from Frederick T. van Beuren, Jr., to Mabel H. Lazear, December 13, 1930

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 68
Identifier: 00468002
Scope and Contents

Van Beuren thanks Mabel Lazear for trying to find photograph of Lazear.

Dates: December 13, 1930
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series I. Jesse W. Lazear / Letters from Frederick T. Van Buren to Mabel H. Lazear

Letter from Frederick V. Coville to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  August 30, 1929

 Item — Box 32: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03208001
Scope and Contents

Coville offers gardening advice to Emilie.

Dates:  August 30, 1929
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Frederick V. Coville to Emilie Lawrence Reed,  October 22, 1928

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 63
Identifier: 03163001
Scope and Contents

Coville identifies a tree specimen sent to him as a willow oak.

Dates:  October 22, 1928
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Frederick V. Coville to Howard A. Kelly,  February 17, 1908

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 57
Identifier: 02957001
Scope and Contents

Coville asks Kelly to write an obituary of Carroll for the Washington Academy of Sciences.

Dates:  February 17, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to a biographical notice of James Carroll written by Howard A. Kelly

Letter from Frederick V. Coville to Howard A. Kelly,  March 14, 1908

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 57
Identifier: 02957002
Scope and Contents

Coville thanks Kelly for writing an obituary of Carroll for the Washington Academy of Sciences.

Dates:  March 14, 1908
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to a biographical notice of James Carroll written by Howard A. Kelly

Letter from F.W. Boldridge to Henry Rose Carter,  July 14, 1923

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01113022
Scope and Contents

Boldridge reports on his study of the North Carolina pond projects and suggests cutting back overgrown vegetation.

Dates:  July 14, 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 G. A. McDermott to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 27, 1946

 Item — Box 41: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 04105007
Scope and Contents

McDermott reaffirms his interest in Hench's planned book on yellow fever.

Dates:  March 27, 1946
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench / Miscellaneous correspondence and notes of Philip Showalter Hench

Letter from G. Frye to Howard A. Kelly,  circa 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 31
Identifier: 02931047
Scope and Contents

Frye sends a contribution for Kissinger.

Dates:  circa 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