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Ms-130: World War I Letters Of Henry W. Straus, Devin Mckinney
Ms-130: World War I Letters Of Henry W. Straus, Devin Mckinney
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This collection comprises 48 letters from Henry W. Straus to his wife Anna. They were written between June 1918 and March 1919, when Henry, as a U.S. Army medical officer, was serving a British ambulance corps in France. Throughout the letters, Straus addresses his wife with great tenderness and yearning, anticipating their reunion and post-war life. He also displays a progressive attitude with respect to women’s independence, abilities, and right to do useful work.
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Ms-128: Papers Of William C. Darrah, G. Ronald Couchman
Ms-128: Papers Of William C. Darrah, G. Ronald Couchman
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This collection consists of material retained by William Darrah as it related to his position as an administrator and a faculty member at Gettysburg College. It includes correspondence, primarily from students, former students and parents of students; a report of his administrative activities as director of a continuing education program attempted by the College in the mid-1950s; a review of the varied research and presentation interests of Mr. Darrah while a member of the faculty; and materials that preserves his legacy to his profession, to his interests in the history of photography, science and technology, and to Gettysburg College.
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Ms-129: Burlew Letters, Rachel B. Hammer
Ms-129: Burlew Letters, Rachel B. Hammer
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This collection consists of letter written between Aaron E. Burlew, John W. Burlew, and Carrie Burlew, all siblings from Atkinsons Mills, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War.
Ms-126: Anita Faller Alford Collection, Devin Mckinney
Ms-126: Anita Faller Alford Collection, Devin Mckinney
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This collection contains photographs, a scrapbook, newspapers, maps, military records, and more focused on Anita Faller Alford's military service as a nurse during World War II.
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Ms-125: Samuel E. And Clara Turner Papers, 1861-1865, Devin Mckinney
Ms-125: Samuel E. And Clara Turner Papers, 1861-1865, Devin Mckinney
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This collection consists of 10 dated letters and one undated letter fragment, all written by either Samuel Epes Turner or Clarinda (“Clara”) Turner of Baltimore, Maryland, to their cousins Mary Holyoke (Ward) Nichols and Mehitable Ward of Salem, Massachusetts, between April 29, 1861, and January 13, 1865.
The letters include the Turners’ firsthand impressions of Baltimore’s historic anti-Union riot of April 19, 1861; reflections on other events of the Civil War, local, regional, and national; statements of their own pro-Union and abolitionist views; responses to the secessionist sentiment prevalent within the city; and discussions of family matters, finances, church business, …