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Greeting card from Charles W. Drew, 1918. Cover image features an illustration of two soldier boys embracing. Text reads: "With Much Love" and "Best Wishes from 'Over Here.'" Includes 1918 calendar printed on verso.

Letter from Charles W. Drew to his mother, December 8, 1918. Notes that he is at St. Nazaire, France to ship back home, mentions that he hasn't received any word from her yet, and is worried about the reports of flu in the States. Two handwritten…

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 Charles W. Drew to his mother, November 23, 1918. Notes receipt of letter from Marguerite (Drew's sister) saying he is missing in action and worries that they have not gotten word of his safety yet, describes his reunion with members of…

Partial letter from the Adjutant General's Office, U.S. War Department, to Mrs. Drew, November 21, 1918. Advises against sending any mail as prisoners of war are to be released following the armistice; explains how mail should be addressed in the…

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…

American Express postcard from Lieutenant Hugh Ellis to Mrs. Drew, marked received November 13, 1918. Postcard accompanied a money order for $181 (presumably the 1000 francs Ellis said he would send in his previous letter).

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

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,…

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…