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Found in 2404 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from John R. Vaughan to Howard A. Kelly,  January 14, 1903

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 62
Identifier: 02662001
Scope and Contents

Vaughan requests that a letter in support of the pension bill be sent to the Washington Post.

Dates:  January 14, 1903
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from John W. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench,  August 14, 1950

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 49
Identifier: 04349004
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Hart believes that the only way the Camp Lazear site will be preserved is if the Americans provide funds. However, he is willing to make overtures to his friends in Cuba.

Dates:  August 14, 1950
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 memorialization of Camp Lazear and preservation of Building Number One

Letter from John W. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 27, 1949

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 21
Identifier: 04321003
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Hart discusses his trip to Havana, where he received the National Order of Merit of Carlos Finlay award. He regrets to report that Building No. 1 is dilapidated, and he believes that the Cuban government has not done anything to preserve the site of the former Camp Lazear.

Dates:  December 27, 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 John W. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 30, 1942

 Item — Box 40: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 10
Identifier: 04010003
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Hench discusses the Cornwell yellow fever painting and the response to it in the U.S. Hench wishes that she had uncovered more material from her father's papers, but he thanks her nonetheless for providing information about Agramonte's life in New Orleans and details of his death.

Dates:  November 30, 1942
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 John W. Ross to William Crawford Gorgas,  November 6, 1907

 Item — Box 29: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 29
Identifier: 02929007
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Ross writes to Gorgas concerning the debate between Carroll and himself. He includes a note explaining his side of the story.

Dates:  November 6, 1907
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to James Carroll's charge that John Ross and Juan Guiteras prevented him from obtaining blood necessary for yellow fever tests at Las Animas Hospital

Letter from John Whelden to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 5, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373001
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Bellevue Medical Center, at New York University, plans to celebrate the centenary of Reed's birth. Since Hench is unable to attend, Wheldon requests that Hench send a message to be read during the ceremony.

Dates:  September 5, 1951
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 John Whelden to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 10, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373004
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Whelden apologizes for listing Reed's graduation date incorrectly and informs Hench that Lawrence Reed has been invited to the ceremonies celebrating the centennial of his father's birth.

Dates:  September 10, 1951
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 Jose Elias Olivello Lastra to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 1, 1953

 Item — Box 46: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 20
Identifier: 04620011
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The President of Cuba has awarded Hench the “Orden Nacional de Merito Carlos J. Finlay.”

Dates:  December 1, 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 Jose Randin Vergara to Blanca Malaret,  November 14, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 15
Identifier: 03715023
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Vergara provides Malaret with historical information on Havana's Military City, formerly Camp Columbia.

Dates:  November 14, 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 Jose [S. Vammerial?] to Henry Hanson, June 25, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 12
Identifier: 00912010
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This letter, originally sent by the prefect commander, details the difficulties and economic ramifications of quarantine operations.

Dates: June 25, 1921
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 Joseph A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter, April 28, 1921

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 7
Identifier: 00907009
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LePrince reports on the yellow fever situation in Mexico, where he is conducting mosquito experiments, as well as Griffitts' malaria control work in Alabama.

Dates: April 28, 1921
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 Joseph A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter,  October 4, 1924

 Item — Box 12: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 13
Identifier: 01213004
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LePrince reports on the malaria exhibit in Memphis, Tennessee. He mentions a malaria census in Shelby County, Tennessee.

Dates:  October 4, 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 Joseph A. LePrince to Henry Rose Carter,  circa 1900-1925

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 31
Identifier: 01331009
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LePrince reports on the effectiveness of the malaria control in railroad cars. LePrince also comments on the anti-malaria work in Georgia and Tennessee.

Dates:  circa 1900-1925
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series II. Henry Rose Carter / Undated correspondence of Henry Rose Carter

Letter from Joseph A. LePrince to J.E.S. Thorpe,  September 13, 1916

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 33
Identifier: 03033001
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Le Prince discusses the treatment of a lake shore, in North Carolina, in order to reduce the number of anopheles mosquitos.

Dates:  September 13, 1916
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph B. Bishop to John J. Moran,  August 12, 1912

 Item — Box 30: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 10
Identifier: 03010001
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Bishop requests a photograph of Moran from the yellow fever experiment years to be used in an article in Scribner's Magazine.

Dates:  August 12, 1912
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph D. Hart to Philip Showalter Hench,  November 11, 1940

 Item — Box 37: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 5
Identifier: 03705011
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Hart suggests that Hench publish his Washington and Jefferson College address in a popular medical magazine.

Dates:  November 11, 1940
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 Joseph H. White to [Frederick F.] Russell,  August 17, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 37
Identifier: 00937025
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White discusses ongoing mosquito eradication work in Mexico and South America.

Dates:  August 17, 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 Joseph H. White to Henry Rose Carter,  January 14, 1924

 Item — Box 11: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 38
Identifier: 01138015
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White expresses his relief that Carter's health has improved. He requests a photo and copies of some of Carter's publications for a Brazilian official.

Dates:  January 14, 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 Joseph H. White to the Office of the Surgeon General, June 1, 1920

 Item — Box 8: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 22
Identifier: 00822030
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White certifies that Carter has immunity to yellow fever.

Dates: June 1, 1920
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 Joseph H. White to Wickliffe Rose,  August 29, 1922

 Item — Box 9: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 37
Identifier: 00937032
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White writes that he has been mediating between Connor and Stubbs. He briefly describes the situation in Mexico regarding yellow fever.

Dates:  August 29, 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