| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Edward W. Hitchcock Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hitchcock, Edward W. | | | | Dates: | 1918-1919 | | | | Abstract: | Edward W. Hitchcock was a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan who served as a first lieutenant in France in World War I. The collection consists of Hitchcock's military papers, newspaper clippings, and two notebooks detailing the organization of the French Army and convoy running, and describing the ambulance service during the war. The collection sheds light on an American officer's view of the French Army during World War I. The clippings provide information about a German officer's hopes for German world domination after the war. | | | | Call #: | MS 4431 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hitchcock, Edward W., b. 1877. | France. Armee -- Organization. | France. Armee -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources. | United States. Army -- Transportation of sick and wounded. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.
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