Word: lettered
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...letter recently received from Lt.-Col. Hugh Cabot '94 by the President of the Harvard Woman's Club of Boston and printed in the Alumni Bulletin, emphasizes the importance of the work accomplished by the Harvard Hospital Unit in France. This was the only American college hospital unit that succeeded in carrying on its activities right through the war. It was established in 1915. The letter follows...
There are many original editions and manuscripts in the collection, among which are Shakespeare's First Folio, published in 1632, a letter from Dickens to Thackeray and the latter's reply, Robert Louis Stevenson's autobiography in handwriting, and manuscripts of Robert Burns, Illuminated books of the fifteenth century, and the first edition of the Decameron novels of Boccaccio are also a part of the collection...
...following letter has been received from Major B. T. Tilton '90, U. S. Medical Corps, now stationed at the front at Evacuation Hospital No. 10. During his college career Major Tilton rowed on the University crew, and also played on the University crew, and also played on the football team. In his Senior year he was elected captain of the crew, but later declined the position...
...This letter, recently received by Professor Copeland, comes from a Harvard man whose physical condition debarred him from various forms of active service which he sought to enter. At length he was accepted for the Foreign Legion of the French Army...
...they may be called, have from the start taken upon themselves the task of sustaining the morale and ministering to the comfort of our soldiers both overseas and at home. This work has involved no end of courage and sacrifice. Time and again a soldier has mentioned in his letter in glowing words of praise the work of the various charitable organizations which have done their utmost to make war less of a dreary and meaningless existence and more like the life at home...