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This series of fifteen letters was sent by Henry J. Allen to his wife Elsie Jane Allen and his daughter Henrietta Allen. Subjects broached in the letters concern family, friends, Wichita community news, the Allens' new home at 225 Roosevelt, the horrors of war, innocence of youth, France and Italy. Allen was strongly affected by the horrors of the battlefields of World War I.
Creator: Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Date: September 20, 1917 - October 11, 1918
Item Number: 305997
Call Number: Holmes-Allen Coll. #883, World War I correspondence
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 305997
Collections - Manuscript
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Red Cross
Date - 1910s - 1917
Date - 1910s - 1918
Military - Wars - World War I
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Allen, Henry Justin, 1868-1950
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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