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In this letter to an unidentified recipient, Dr. Lapham recalls WWI Armistice Day and the celebrations in Paris. She describes joy and chaos in the streets, and ponders her future and that of the Red Cross. This memoir is written on letterhead from "Metro and Nord-Sud: Montparnasse" which contains advertisements for Paris hotels and restaurants.

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Title
Letter from Mary Lapham
Contributor
Lapham, Mary Emily, Correspondent
Date
1918-11-12
Date (Text)
1918-11-12
Object ID
WV0418.4.001
Subject Headings
World War, 1914-1918
American Red Cross
Topics
Women's History
Military
Service Branch
Red Cross
Conflict / Era
World War I era (1917-1920)
Type
Text
Format
correspondence
Language
English
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Dr. Mary Emily Lapham Collection; Folder: 3: Correspondence from Mary Lapham, 1918 October-December
Rights and Reuse
(http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
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Digital History Collections > University of North Carolina at Greensboro > Women Veterans Historical Project Collections > Dr. Mary Emily Lapham Collection
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