A Guide to World War I Letters 1918 World War I, Letters, 1918 10875-al

A Guide to World War I Letters 1918

A Collection in
The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10875-al


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
10875-al
Title
World War I Letters 1918
Physical Characteristics
2 items
Language
English
Abstract
The collection contains a facsimile of the letter King George V sent to all United States soldiers; and a letter from "Ray" to his sister, enquiring about people and things at home, and mentioning his experiences in France.

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Preferred Citation

World War I Letters, 1918, in The Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-al, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These letters were given to the University of Virginia Library by Paula Dillman, The Book Loft, Flat Rock, North Carolina, on August 18, 1995.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of two letters, one a facsimile of the letter, April 1918, King George V of Great Britain sent to all United States soldiers, with envelope, welcoming them to the British Isles as they travelled to fight in France, and an original letter from an American Expeditionary Forces soldier to his sister. The facsimile letter from King George V was received by Robert R. Thompson, 321st Infantry, Company A, formerly of Oneco, Manatee County, Florida. The original three page letter, December 7, 1918, written on American Red Cross stationery, was from "Ray" [Hyeres Islands], off the southern coast of France, to his sister. He mentions seeing citrus fruits and palm trees in southern France, his experience dodging Whizz-bangs (German field-gun shells), preparing for disembarkation, and asks questions about life back in Oneco, [Florida].