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[Letter to Hamilton Coolidge from Douglas Campbell, May 20, 1918] (Item)

Letter to Hamilton Coolidge from Douglas Campbell, May 20, 1918. Describes some of the recent air battles that Campbell was involved in while flying with the 94th Aero Squadron at the front. Includes typed transcription. Three handwritten pages and two typed pages.

[Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, October 30, 1918] (Item)

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 being supplied with food and necessities by the Red Cross. One typed page.

[Letter from Douglas Stewart, Associate Director, Bureau of Prisoners' Relief, to Mrs. Drew, November 1, 1918] (Item)

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, and that he asked her to be notified. One typed page.

[Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Wilbur D. Kennedy to Carmelite (Miller) Kennedy, May 15, 1918. Includes two newspaper clippings sent to him by his mother: one about Douglas Campbell and one, a poem, "Iowa, First in Everything" by Hattie Belle Burrell; both items have been removed from the envelope and placed in another folder. Discusses receiving a letter from Keith who is fighting the Battle of Paris and having a…

[Letter to Grover Whalen, President of New York World's Fair, from Royal S. Copeland, June 2, 1937] (Item)

Letter to Grover Whalen, President of New York World's Fair, from Royal S. Copeland, June 2, 1937. Recommends Harold E. Hartney as Commissioner or Director of Aeronautics for the World's Fair. One typed page, with a large section torn out.

[Letter to Mr. Joseph P. Sgueglia from Beddoe and Chrisler, November 3, 1917] (Item)

Letter to Mr. Joseph P. Sgueglia from Beddoe and Chrisler, November 3, 1917. Requests that assistance be offered to Edward I. Sproull during his service in France. One typed page.Part of a scrapbook related to Edward I. Sproull's military career during and after World War I, circa 1916-1919.

[Letter to Mrs. F. W. Wehner from First Lieutenant H. Whitcomb Nicolson, September 21, 1918] (Item)

Letter to Mrs. F. W. Wehner from First Lieutenant H. Whitcomb Nicolson, September 21, 1918. Notifies the Wehner Family that Joseph is missing in action. Two handwritten pages, with typed transcription. (Note: Page 1 of this letter is currently on display in the World War I Gallery of the Personal Courage Wing.)

[Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918] (Item)

Letter from Norman "Jim" Archibald to his sister Hazel Draper, written during his service in France, June 8, 1918. Describes aviators waiting eagerly in Paris for their orders, including prominent figures who cannot be named, and his delivery of a plane to an aviation school 150 miles away. One sheet, two handwritten pages.

[Postcard to Mrs. G. L. Grimshaw from Ray M. Grimshaw, August 14, 1917] (Item)

Postcard to Mrs. G. L. Grimshaw from Ray M. Grimshaw, postmarked August 14, 1917. Notes that he will be in New York soon. Postcard illustration depicts Hotel Patten in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Caption on front: "Hotel Patton, Chattanooga, U.S.A., overlooked by Natures Roof Garden, Lookout Mountain." Caption on verso: "'See America first.' Stop-over privileges at Chattanooga on through tickets.…

[Letter to Marc Lagen from John, circa 1910s] (Item)

Letter to Marc Lagen from John [last name illegible], circa 1910s. Discusses work, mutual friends and asks after Lada. One handwritten page.

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