Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions circa 1860-1965 bulk 1898-1965

Containers:
Box 141-150
Extent:
10 boxes
Scope and content:

Series XIV. P. Kahler Hench additions consists of original and photocopied materials that Philip Showalter Hench's son, P. Kahler Hench, donated to the University of Virginia in 1988 and 1989. Items in the series date from around 1860 to 1965 with the bulk of the materials dating from 1898 to 1965. Most of these items were collected or created by Philip Showalter Hench while researching the yellow fever experiments. These items include the following:

  • the correspondence of experiment participants;
  • correspondence between Philip Showalter Hench and the experiment participants;
  • correspondence between Philip Showalter Hench and families of the experiment participants;
  • press clippings relating to the experiments and the experiment participants;
  • oral history interviews conducted by Philip Showalter Hench;
  • scientific articles related to the study of yellow fever;
  • photographs of Havana, Camp Columbia, and Camp Lazear;
  • genealogical tables and summaries for the family of Jesse W. Lazear;
  • autobiographical accounts written by experiment participants;
  • unpublished manuscripts;
  • artifacts (e.g. a wooden board) from Camp Lazear;
  • Philip Showalter Hench's research notes.

Series XIV. also contains correspondence and financial records that record the transfer of collection items from the Reed family to Philip Showalter Hench and later from the Hench family to the University of Virginia.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library
University of Virginia Health System
P.O. Box 800722
1350 Jefferson Park Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia 22908
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Amanda Greenwood
Phone: (434) 924-0052
Phone: (434) 982-0576
Phone: (434) 924-5444

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