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Letter from Adelbert P. Higley to Mrs. Drew, November 4, 1918. Sends condolences regarding her son's (Charles W. Drew) injury. One typed page.

Clipping, "One Arm's Enough for Full Life" by Janice Krenmayr, from an unidentified publication, circa 1958. Reports on Charles W. Drew's life and experiences as an amputee, including his career as an airport engineer and his outdoor hobbies.…

Letter from Alice F. Lindley to Mrs. Drew, November 17, 1918. Notes that her son, Charles W. Drew, has arrived safely in Nancy, France at a YMCA hotel club for officers, and that they are taking good care of him and he is in good spirits; explains…

Letter from First Lieutenant M. H. Newton, Embarkation Hospital, Camp Stuart (Virginia), to Mrs. Drew, January 14, 1919. Notes that her son, Charles W. Drew, has arrived at the hospital from overseas and then transferred to Walter Reed General…

Newspaper clipping, "Women Powder Makers Happy and Zealous in Their Work," from the Public Ledger (Philadelphia), August 4, 1918. Reports on women factory workers in the gunpowder industry during World War I. Reverse is a children's section with…

Letter from First Lieutenant John J. Seerley, U.S. Army Air Service, to Lowell V. Baldwin, November 29, 1918. Explains circumstances of Charles W. Drew's injury and impending return to the States, commends Drew on his service and reassures Baldwin…

Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, October 30, 1918. Explains that her son, Charles W. Drew, is a prisoner at St. Clements Hospital in Metz (part of Germany during the war, now France) and…

Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, November 1, 1918. Explains that the Red Cross has received word from her son, Charles W. Drew, explaining that he was wounded in action and taken prisoner,…

Newspaper clipping, "Phila. Flier Defeats Four German Planes in Flight," from The North American (Philadelphia), October 30, 1918. Reports on Charles W. Drew and other servicemen receiving military honors.

Newspaper clipping, "Y.M.C.A. Men in Flivver Rescue Phila. Hero Flyer," from The North American (Philadelphia), January 16, 1919. Reports on Charles W. Drew's rescue by YMCA men while he was a prisoner of war in Metz (part of Germany during the war,…