World War, 1914-1918
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: First World War, 1914-1918; Great War, 1914-1918; World War 1, 1914-1918; World War I, 1914-1918; World War One, 1914-1918; WW I (World War, 1914-1918); WWI (World War, 1914-1918); European War, 1914-1918
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Family letters, 1917
File — Box 02: Series MSS049:01 [Barcode: 35138008124494], Folder: 02
Identifier: MSS049:01.29
Scope and Contents
Family correspondence comprises the 1917 collection. The primary addressees include Mr. and Mrs. F. Mortimer "Nick" Carter (nee Veta Elisabeth "Vetabelle" Phillips) and Mrs. L.A. Phillips (nee Lena Anderson) of Ashland, Oregon. The correspondence delves into financial matters but bulks with personal family affairs. Of interest is correspondence regarding the family's involvement in World War I. The correspondence includes a letter from Alvah Henderson of the USS San Diego to Mrs. Carter...
Dates:
1917
Family letters, 1919
File — Box 02: Series MSS049:01 [Barcode: 35138008124494], Folder: 04
Identifier: MSS049:01.31
Scope and Contents
The 1919 correspondence consists of family letters and clippings. The collection bulks with letters addressed to Mrs. F.M. Vetabelle Elizabeth Carter (nee Phillips) of Ashland, Oregon. Most of the letters dwell on day-to-day family news. The correspondence includes a series of personal letters between Mrs. Carter and her husband, Frederick Mortimer Carter, as he traveled for business. The letters are cordial. Mr. Carter addresses Mrs. Carter as "Dearest Lil' Bunny and signs "Brownie" to...
Dates:
1919