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This postcard depicts the writing and reading room of the Y.M.C.A. canteen Elisabeth Gilman managed in Paris. In her article "The Enlisted Men in Paris," Gilman describes a library of a few hundred volumes that was greatly appreciated by visiting…

In 1917 as a Major in the US Army Medical Corps , William Welch was assigned the task of medical inspector general. Welch’s military work involved examining infectious disease incidence and control in the US military posts where soldiers were…

In 1917 as a Major in the US Army Medical Corps , William Welch was assigned the task of medical inspector general. Welch’s military work involved examining infectious disease incidence and control in the US military posts where soldiers were…

This arm band was initially worn by Vashti Bartlett when she marched with the Red Cross in President Taft's 1909 inauguration parade. This is the same style of arm bands worn by Red Cross nurses like Bartlett when serving with the Red Cross in World…

Newton D. Baker, Secretary of War under President Woodrow Wilson and himself a Hopkins alumnus, unveils a plaque in the Alumni Memorial Dormitory commemorating male Hopkins affiliates who died during the war. (There were also casualties among the…