Anne Huheey letter
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Title |
Anne Huheey letter |
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Date |
1919 |
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Subject headings |
World War, 1914-1918
United States. Army--Women |
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Era |
World War I era (1917-1920) |
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Service branch |
Army--Army Nurse Corps |
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Item description |
Manuscript collection. Not yet digitized. |
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Veteran's name |
Huheey, Anne |
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Veteran's biography |
Anne Huheey, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was an army nurse in France with the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) during World War I. In October 1918 she was stationed with Base Hospital No. 25 in Allerey, France, but by March 1919 she had been transferred to Base Hospital No. 91 in Commercy, France. |
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Type |
Collection |
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Language |
en |
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Contributing institution |
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
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Source collection |
WV0314 Anne Huheey Letters, 1918-1919 |
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Collection summary |
Letters to family and friends chiefly document Anne Huheey's service with the American Expeditionary Forces in the spring of 1919. Repeated themes include news of family and friends, both those at home and other nurses serving overseas; the weather; various illnesses; and diversions such as horseback riding and tennis. Hospital wards and patients are occasionally mentioned .
Also included are letters from friends serving overseas. Letters from her female friends describe a dance; serving hot chocolate to the men; and a delousing plant. Letters from her male friends discuss the hardships of war; sparse living conditions; and war news. |
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Finding aid link |
http://libapps.uncg.edu/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=290 |
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Rights statement |
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
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Additional rights information |
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED. The copyright status of this item has not been fully evaluated and may vary for different parts of the item. The user is responsible for determining actual copyright status for any reuse of the material. |
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Object ID |
WV0314 |
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Digital publisher |
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/ |
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