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Education

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 214 Collections and/or Records:

A Hero,  April 11, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 14
Identifier: 03114002

A New Microbe Discovered, circa 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 53
Identifier: N2653001
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: circa 1902

Acknowledgment to Jesse W. Lazear for a contribution made to John Hopkins University, January 1, 1897

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 22
Identifier: 00122002
Scope and Contents

The trustees of Johns Hopkins thank Lazear for his donation.

Dates: January 1, 1897

Admission certificate for Jesse W. Lazear, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 29
Identifier: 00129001
Scope and Contents

Lazear is admitted to the practical anatomy class at the University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 1890

American History Hektograph Posters (Addition 4) 2023-0080, 1926

 File — Box 2: [Barcode: X032669458], Folder: 6
Scope and Contents Addition 4 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains the American History Hektograph Posters. These are twelve individual monochrome printed poster sheets, measuring 12 X 9 inches, featuring historical instances in American history. Published in 1926 by Beckley-Cardy Company, each scene is intended to be colored, likely by a child. Each scene features suggested coloring methods, a title for the...
Dates: 1926

Army Medical Board Certificate for Walter Reed,  February 8, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 74
Identifier: 01674001
Scope and Contents

Reed's Army Medical Board Certificate gives his personal information and includes the names of the Board members. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Dates:  February 8, 1875

Autobiography of Walter Reed,  February 8, 1875

 Item — Box 16: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 17
Identifier: 01617001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes an autobiography for the Army Examination Board.

Dates:  February 8, 1875

Carter. Henry Rose (August 25, 1852 - September 14, 1925), Sanitarian and Epidemiologist,  circa 1927

 Item — Box 13: Series uva-lib:2222441, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01302007
Scope and Contents

Phalen's biographical sketch describes H.R. Carter's family, education, career, appearance, and personality.

Dates:  circa 1927

Certificates of Merit, University of Edinburgh, to Jesse W. Lazear, circa July 17, 1890

 Item — Box 1: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 45
Identifier: 00145001
Scope and Contents

Two University of Edinburgh certificates of merit, which were awarded to Lazear.

Dates: circa July 17, 1890

Charlottesville City Schools collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 2486
Scope and Contents The collection includes school census materials for the following years: 1910, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, 1940. The census materials are separated into the categories of Black children, with the term "colored" used on the forms, and White children. Census materials may also include the child's name and birth date; the names, addresses and occupations of parents or guardians; the child's school attendance status and literacy level (e.g. "unable to read"); and a child's...
Dates: 1890-1945

Citation for Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science for Philip Showalter Hench,  October 26, 1940

 Item — Box 36: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 32
Identifier: 03632001
Scope and Contents

This is the text of a speech that was given when Washington and Jefferson College conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Science upon Hench.

Dates:  October 26, 1940

Confidential Memorandum of Trip to Cuba, March 2-11, 1948, by Philip Showalter Hench with annotations by Albert E. Truby,  circa March 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 04208002
Scope and Contents

Hench discusses, in detail, his trip to Cuba. He writes that Moran and Nogueira were of great help to him. Moran stated that he was the first to volunteer for the experiments. Hench describes his visit to Camp Lazear, the Finca San Jose, Camp Columbia, Las Animas Hospital, General Wood's old headquarters, the site of the 1901 Pan-American Medical Congress, Finlay's home, and the Finlay Institute.

Dates:  circa March 1948

Conquest of Yellow Fever, circa 1902

 Item — Box 26: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 53
Identifier: N2653002
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: circa 1902

"Davis Home for Colored Children" Booklet and Advertisements for other African American businesses (Addition 24) 2023-0183, 1941

 File — Box 8: [Barcode: X032762265], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents Addition 24 of MSS 16758, The University of Virginia Collection on the History of Childhood, Parenting, and Family Building, contains a booklet for the Davis Home for Colored Children 34th Anniversary located in in Pittsburgh. This promotional booklet is for the "34th Anniversary" of the Davis Home, a temporary home and day nursery for African-American children. Also of note in the booklet are advertisements for what are likely Black businesses that supported the home. Note says,...
Dates: 1941

Dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania,  October 26, 1940

 Item — Box 86: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 8
Identifier: P8608001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  October 26, 1940

Dinner marking the dedication of the Lazear Memorial Building at Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania,  October 26, 1940

 Item — Box 86: Series uva-lib:2230433, Folder: 32
Identifier: P8632001
Scope and Contents From the Series: Series IX. Photographs consists primarily of photographs that Philip Showalter Hench created and collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1966 with the bulk of the items dating from around 1870 to around 1960. The subjects shown in the photographs include, but are not limited to the following: physicians, military personnel, nurses,...
Dates:  October 26, 1940

Diploma, Jesse W. Lazear, Bachelor of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, June 13, 1889

 Item — Box 70: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 8 [oversize]
Identifier: 07008001
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: June 13, 1889

Diploma, Jesse W. Lazear, Bellevue Hospital, January 1, 1894

 Item — Box 70: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 6 [oversize]
Identifier: uva-lib:2230312
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: January 1, 1894

Diploma, Jesse W. Lazear, Doctor of Medicine, Columbia College, June 8, 1892

 Item — Box 70: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 5 [oversize]
Identifier: uva-lib:2230311
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: June 8, 1892

Diploma of Walter Reed, Doctor of Medicine, University of Virginia, July 1, 1869

 Item — Box 70: Series uva-lib:2230196, Folder: 1 [oversize]
Identifier: 07001001
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: July 1, 1869