Title

Diary (Europe), 1917-1921

ID

Mss. Acc. 2011.491

Extent

0.05 Cubic Feet

Scope and Contents

Diary, 1917-1921, of an unknown nurse who served during World War I. She is first stationed at a hospital in Roselle, New Jersey. For a brief while she was also stationed at Camp Merritt, New Jersey. She set sail from Hoboken, New Jersey aboard the RMS Aurania on 8 January 1918. During the journey, she describes the damage from the Halifax Explosion, which had happened approximately a month previous. Once in Europe, she describes her journeys with the advancing U.S. Army, in both France and Belgium.

Subjects

Women--Diaries.

World War, 1914-1918--Belgium

World War, 1914-1918--France

World War, 1914-1918--Medical and sanitary affairs.

World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--France

World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross

World War, 1914-1918--Women

World War, 1914-1918.

Genres

Diaries

Languages

English

Administrative Information

Acquired

07/28/2011.

Restrictions

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Rights

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Acquisition Note

 Source: Purchase..

Preferred Citation

Diary (Europe), 1917-1921, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Collection Material Type:

Papers