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Found in 1842 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from James E. Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench,  January 6, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 6
Identifier: 03906018
Scope and Contents

Peabody fears that the war will interfere with Hench's efforts to create a Camp Lazear memorial.

Dates:  January 6, 1942

Letter from James E. Peabody to Philip Showalter Hench,  February 8, 1942

 Item — Box 39: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 8
Identifier: 03908022
Scope and Contents

Peabody discusses the Camp Lazear memorial project. He wishes to know if Hench has been contacted by Wood.

Dates:  February 8, 1942

Letter from [James E. Peabody] to [s.n.] Mallock,  July 8, 1927

 Item — Box 31: Series uva-lib:2223908, Folder: 24
Identifier: 03124001
Scope and Contents

[Peabody] informs Mallock of various projects, including a film strip on Walter Reed and a newspaper story on Kissinger.

Dates:  July 8, 1927

Letter from James Eckman to Philip Showalter Hench,  September 12, 1951

 Item — Box 43: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 73
Identifier: 04373006
Scope and Contents

Eckman sends Hench a letter from Morris Leikind, who is seeking information on Reed for a paper he is writing.

Dates:  September 12, 1951

Letter from James F. Minor to Philip Showalter Hench,  March 25, 1948

 Item — Box 42: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 12
Identifier: 04212043
Scope and Contents

Minor invites Hench to give his lecture on Walter Reed to the Albemarle County Historical Society.

Dates:  March 25, 1948

Letter from James F. Waters to Philip Showalter Hench,  October 2, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 43
Identifier: 03843002
Scope and Contents

Waters sends Hench information on the recentCourt of Missing Heirsprogram concerning Wallace Forbes, and inquires about another yellow fever volunteer.

Dates:  October 2, 1941

Letter from James F. Waters to Philip Showalter Hench,  December 2, 1941

 Item — Box 38: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 43
Identifier: 03843005
Scope and Contents

Waters gives Hench further information about Forbes and sends a script of theCourt of Missing Heirsbroadcast that included Forbes.

Dates:  December 2, 1941

Letter from James McKeen Cattell to L.O. Howard,  March 26, 1925

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 69
Identifier: 06269021
Scope and Contents

Cattell expresses interest in Kean's review of the Gorgas biography, but notes that "Science" does not publish reprints.

Dates:  March 26, 1925

Letter from Jedediah Tingle to Mabel H. Lazear, June 4, 1927

 Item — Box 4: Series uva-lib:2221993, Folder: 59
Identifier: 00459001
Scope and Contents

"Tingle" decries the lack of recognition of Lazear's heroism and sends some money to Mabel Lazear. The stationery is imprinted with the story of Tingle, a pseudonym used by philanthropists who wish to remain anonymous.

Dates: June 4, 1927

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean from Philip Showalter Hench,  March 14, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 2
Identifier: 06302027
Scope and Contents

Kean disagrees with Hench's proposal for the yellow fever painting. He also describes Finlay as an honest man but lacking a truly scientific mind.

Dates:  March 14, 1941

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  April 25, 1936

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 79
Identifier: 06279007
Scope and Contents

Kean discusses the unjustified claims in the Gorgas biography by Burton Hendrick and Marie Gorgas, relates news of an old acquaintance and of his health, and expresses his sympathy for Cuban sensitivity about Finlay.

Dates:  April 25, 1936

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  May 22, 1936

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 79
Identifier: 06279023
Scope and Contents

Kean thanks Truby for his kind words, and for supporting the "true" story of the yellow fever experiments.

Dates:  May 22, 1936

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  November 18, 1936

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 79
Identifier: 06279031
Scope and Contents

Kean describes the centennial celebration of the Army Medical Library and his award of the Order of Finlay from the Cuban Government.

Dates:  November 18, 1936

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  August 19, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 2
Identifier: 06302071
Scope and Contents

Kean informs Truby that the inscription on the Reed bust has been removed due to objections by the Cubans. Kean offers his opinion of Dominguez' biography of Finlay.

Dates:  August 19, 1941

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  November 2, 1941

 Item — Box 63: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 7
Identifier: 06307001
Scope and Contents

Kean tells Truby about arrangements being made for the Jefferson Memorial and provides the information Truby requested concerning sanitary arrangements in Cuba.

Dates:  November 2, 1941

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  May 20, 1943

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06401089
Scope and Contents

Kean finds that Wood's book is a well-written depiction of the yellow fever demonstration.

Dates:  May 20, 1943

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  July 27, 1943

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 1
Identifier: 06401132
Scope and Contents

Kean complains that Lawrence Reed is not answering his letters. He comments on Laura Wood's new book on Reed. He is delighted with Truby's book and offers a suggestion to remedy a printing error.

Dates:  July 27, 1943

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  January 8, 1944

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 3
Identifier: 06403001
Scope and Contents

Kean describes Hench's visit to his house and admits that his memory is fading.

Dates:  January 8, 1944

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Albert E. Truby,  November 19, 1948

 Item — Box 64: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 13
Identifier: 06413281
Scope and Contents

Kean has attempted to identify the persons in the photographs from Truby, some of whom he describes. Kean discusses his large accumulation of personal papers and books, which will be deposited at the University of Virginia after his death. Kean describes his recent illness and its effects. He lists new members of the Walter Reed Memorial Association, and expresses his apprehension that Hench might not finish his yellow fever magnum opus.

Dates:  November 19, 1948

Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Aristides Agramonte,  October 5, 1927

 Item — Box 62: Series uva-lib:2229588, Folder: 71
Identifier: 06271030
Scope and Contents

Kean informs Agramonte that he would like to publish his recollections of the yellow fever experiments in "The Military Surgeon."

Dates:  October 5, 1927