"My Trip Over Seas"
Scope and Contents
LHC's seven page account of his travel to France on a troopship, the first months of training in France for trench warfare, and his first visit to the trenches. Also an descriptive inventory of approximately 300 photographs he made in France. Both documents are photocopies of LHC typescripts held by the New Jersey Historical Society. Two photographs have printed out from digital versions and placed in this folder.
Most of the photographs are available at NARA.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-1920
Creator
- From the Collection: Caverly, Leon H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Added in 2016 is a film by Caverly called America's Answer. This is available for viewing only in Special Collections or at the National Archives, which holds the original.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 25.00 items
Full Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
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319-335-5900 (Fax)
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