Guide to Wartime Diary and Memoirs of Helen Sheppard
Collection Summary
Title: Wartime Diary and Memoirs of Helen Sheppard Call Number: MS 96-10 Size: 0.5 linear feet Acquisition: Purchased from Q. M. Dabney and Co., Inc., 1996. Processed by: AG: 3/1996; Reprocessed by JEF: 5/18/1999
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This collection contains the three notebooks of Helen Sheppard, an American nurse serving at the French Army Hospital at Juilly during World War I. The notebooks describe her service from 1916-1919, her visits to many historical scenes, and the fellow Americans she encountered. Also included are the letters and memoirs of French and American soldiers and pilots reflecting on the horrors of the war, the conduct of their regiments in battle, the German attacks and how they and their comrades were wounded. The notebooks contain a reference to Jimmy Doolittle and an eye operation he had, a photograph of a downed plane, a photograph of the trenches, and letters from French pilots accompanied by photographs of themselves and their planes.
None available.
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Box 1 FF 1-3 |
Diary of Helen Sheppard. |
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Box 1 FF 2-3 |
Handwritten journals. |
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Box 1 FF 4-5 |
Transcribed notes by Avis German. |
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Box 1 |
FF 1 |
Diary of Helen Sheppard. She describes her voyage to France as well as daily events that occur during her stay in France. |
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Box 1 |
FF 2 |
Handwritten journal in which many French and American soldiers and pilots recorded their memoirs of the war. There are several drawings and pictures included in this book as well as letters to Miss Sheppard. |
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Box 1 |
FF 3 |
Handwritten journal in which many French and American soldiers and pilots recorded their memoirs of the war. There are several drawings and pictures included in this book as well as letters to Miss Sheppard. |
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Box 1 |
FF 4 |
Transcribed notes from the three journals by Avis German, collection processor. |
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Box 1 |
FF 5 |
Continuation of transcribed notes from the three journals by Avis German, collection processor. |