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corkscrews

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Engraved sterling silver corkscrew that had been owned by Walter Reed with a Christmas card, circa 1870-1960

 File — Box 54: Series uva-lib:2225888, Folder: 1 (vault)
Identifier: uva-lib:2229246
Scope and Contents

The corkscrew is engraved with the name "Walter Reed". The Christmas card is from Blossom Reed and relates to the corkscrew.

Dates: circa 1870-1960

Series IV. Philip Showalter Hench, circa 1850-circa 1966, bulk: bulk 1937-1960

 Series — Box 34-55: Series uva-lib:2225888
Identifier: uva-lib:2225888
Scope and Contents 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: circa 1850-circa 1966; Majority of material found within 1937-1960