Series V. Maps

Containers:
Box 56-57
Extent:
2 boxes
Scope and content:

Series V. Maps primarily consists of maps and floor plans that Philip Showalter Hench created or collected while researching the yellow fever experiments. Items in this series date from around 1846 to around 1960 with the bulk of the items dating from 1899 to 1951. The maps and floor plans often include annotations and illustrate a wide range of locations including, but not limited to the following:

  1. Havana and its environs;
  2. Cuba;
  3. sites associated with the yellow fever experiments;
  4. and military installations in the United States.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Parent restrictions:
There are no restrictions on user access to any of the materials in the collection except where noted in the container list.
Parent terms of access:
Copyright restrictions may apply for some materials in the collection.

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