A Guide to World War I Memorabilia, 1918 Hemingway, Ernest Memorabilia, 1918 10875-o

A Guide to World War I Memorabilia, 1918

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


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
10875-o
Title
World War I Memorabilia 1918
Physical Characteristics
This collection contains 1 item.
Language
English
Abstract
The collection consists of an envelope flap with the name of Ernest Hemingway and his return address, dated July 1918.

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Preferred Citation

World War I Memorabilia, 1917-1919, Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection Accession 10875-m, 10875-n, 10875-o, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This signature of Ernest Hemingway was given to the Library by Matthew Bruccoli, Columbia, South Carolina, on July 28, 1992.

Scope and Content Information

This addition to the Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of an envelope flap with the name of Ernest Hemingway and his return address at the base hospital in Milan, Italy, in Hemingway's hand, where he was a patient after being wounded by the exploding fragments of a trench mortar on July 8, 1918. He remained in the hospital until his convalescent leave ended in early fall.