Gaggin, Verner Letters Guide to the Verner Gaggin Letters SC 01321

Guide to the Verner Gaggin Letters SC 01321

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Repository

Special Collections Research Center

Identification

SC 01321

Title

Verner Gaggin Letters 1918-1919

Quantity

0.05 Linear Foot

Creator

Gaggin, Verner

Language

English

Biographical Information:

Verner Gaggin was a doctor during World War I.

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written during World War I by Captain Verner Gaggin, a doctor who served at Camp Oglethorpe, Georgia, to his wife Nell in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Topics discussed include day-to-day hospital proceedings and the impact of the Influenza epidemic of 1918.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Gaggin, Verner