1.
After a period of leave, Hancock describes the environment aboard the ship taking her back to her station. She fondly recalls a recent visit with her family and misses th[...]
1918 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
2.
Hancock writes about her trip aboard ship back to base and mentions several famous individuals she has met, including Lady Chetwynd, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, and Captain A. [...]
1918-07-01 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
3.
Glory Hancock provides a description of the South American boat that she is on, its luxuries, the notable civilians passengers, and the English and American troops on boa[...]
1918-07 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
4.
Glory Hancock has returned from a leave in London and tells of her activities there; things have been quiet since she returned to Belgium. Hancock also notes she won't ha[...]
1918-07-20 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
5.
Hancock writes to Favie's fiancé and welcomes her to the family.
1918-07 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
6.
Hancock talks of the high number of French and English casualties due to the latest increase in fighting. She tells of the dinner she gave before the fighting increased, [...]
1918 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
7.
Hancock describes crowded conditions in the hospital, the low number of staff to care for the patients, and the exhaustion she feels at the end of her night shifts. She i[...]
1918-09-10 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
8.
The conditions that Glory Hancock is working under are starting to wear her down, as she is "so sick of having people depend on me I could scream." She also discusses lar[...]
1918-09-17 | Text | Glory Hancock Letters |
9.
Glory Hancock expresses a desire for the war to come to a close as she is exhausted from working so hard. She requests a pair of brown shoes and states that she misses Am[...]
1918-09-27 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |
10.
Glory Hancock describes the horrific aftermath of a recent offensive. She says that the mud has become unbearable and is an impediment to patient care. She also visited Y[...]
1918-10-07 | Image | Glory Hancock Letters |