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World War I Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-06

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.18
Scope and Contents

"...Bird and Kendall are out for dinner and only old Mr. Bicknell and I are here by the fire toasting our skins and reading. He never reads anything but the newspaper and usually talks about it as he reads...."

Dates: 1918-12-06

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-08

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.18
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"...at 8.30 I had a commission service and preached in the large YMCA auditorium which holds about a thousand, but there were only 13 of us...."

Dates: 1918-12-08

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-10

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.19
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"...We saw a wonderful sight this morning--a dress parade and review of about 5 or 6 thousand men of the Signal Corps...."

Dates: 1918-12-10

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-12

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.19
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"...In the morning I visited in the Base Hospital where I found an interesting fellow that I'd met before who was wounded with shrapnel in the arm...." Press cutting enclosed: "Rev. Torrey Says Good-bye. Epiphany Worker Holds Last Service at Remount Station."

Dates: 1918-12-12

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-17

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.20
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"We arrived here about 5 pm, having stayed in Baltimore from 10.30 to about 4 pm, attending to some business...."

Dates: 1918-12-17

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-20

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.21
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"...What arrangements have you made for Xmas? Let me know at once so that I can plan accordingly. I think we ought to give Mother those 2 spare roosters, as she will likely have the whole tribe visiting her on Xmas...."

Dates: 1918-12-20

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1918-12-22

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.21
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"All the men are out and I am going to write a short letter...It has been a terrible day not only on account of the pouring rain...but because of the unfortunate breakdowns...."

Dates: 1918-12-22

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-01

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.23
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"...I'm sorry I won't be back permanently this week, but I have fixed Jan 15th as the end, and it seemed not fair to go away when there were so many wounded men coming back and practically no one here but Bird to do the work...."

Dates: 1919-01-01

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-03

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.23
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"I haven't heard from you for a couple of days but I suppose it is because you expected me home today or tomorrow...We went to the meeting of the War Commission in Baltimore today and it was arranged that I should stay until Jan 15th...."

Dates: 1919-01-03

Letter from Copeland to Mrs. Jennie Copeland, 1919-01-04

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Identifier: 2010.054.1.24
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"It has been terribly cold here since last night as I suppose it has at home...the wind seemed to blow right through the paper wall, and there is absolutley no heat in these rooms when the doors are closed...."

Dates: 1919-01-04