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Letter written by recent graduate Helen Bolling (Potts) to her former professor Mary Channing Coleman on 18 September 1944. This letter discusses the difficulties that the Red Cross Clubmobile or "donut wagon" women faced while serving in France during WWII, such as living in tents and foxholes, and not being able to bathe for long stretches of time. Bolling also notes that the Parisians, who were still wearing "smart clothes" found the Americans rather fascinating, and describes her visit a school Hitler established to promote physical perfection in children. 2 pages, typed, on carbon paper.

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