Personal Narrative 3D Object Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Richard Bliss Leith Collection
Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Medical Corps
- Location of Service: Salisbury Plain, England; France
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1745
Like Eugene Curtin, Richard Leith was an American physician attached to the British Expeditionary Force in World War I. He arrived in France in October 1917, well ahead of most American combat forces, and his early letters back home reflect the optimistic view that the war would be over by spring; he even tells his brother that he doesn't think American troops would have to fight. Leith stayed in Europe for several months beyond the November 1918 Armistice, treating refugees and victims of the 1918 influenza epidemic.
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About this Item
Title
- Richard Bliss Leith Collection
Names
- Leith, Richard Bliss
- Cobb, Shirley L.
State of Residence at Time of Collection Donation
- Florida
Headings
- - Leith, Richard Bliss
- - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Service Unit/Ship: Medical Corps
- Location of Service: Salisbury Plain, England; France
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Dates of Service: 1917-1919
- Military Status: veteran
- Service History Note: The veteran was a doctor attached to the British Expeditionary Force.
Materials
- Manuscript: Correspondence [100 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1917-1919)
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Printed matter [18 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1917)
- Manuscript: Correspondence [16 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Maps [2 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
- Manuscript: Military Papers [20 items] -- (collected 1919)
- Artifact: Artifact [3 items] -- Postcard (collected unknown)
- Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [6 items] -- Photographs (collected unknown)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1745
Online Format
- image