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- 1918 - 1919-01-11 (Creation)
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1 folder
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This folder includes the correspondence of Louis J. Frank with Beth Israel Hospital medical staff serving in World War I. Correspondence is mainly sent from "somewhere in France," but also from Germany and Fort Benjamin, Indiana in the U.S.
Topics include discussion on daily life for those serving in the war, Russia's role in the war, the status of the new Beth Israel hospital building (future Dazian Pavilion), medical staff shortages at Beth Israel and in the United States, the Influenza Epidemic of 1918, discussions of wartime surgery, discussions of x-ray training for military doctors, the status of various Beth Israel doctors at home and abroad, and global and local politics, particularly related to Congressman Isaac Siegel. Two postcards were also sent from Leo B. Meyer from Chartreuse de Vauclaire, a monastery turned military hospital in France. Letters also make various references to the Mount Sinai Hospital unit.
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This material is available for use. Please contact the Archives (MSArchives@mssm.edu) for more information.
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This folder has been digitized in its entirety.
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Where noted, some individual letters are reproductions. They were likely photocopied due to deteriorating paper. Originals appear to have been discarded and are not part of the collection.
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Materials related to World War I, particularly related to Base Hospital No. 3, exist across the Aufses Archives. Please contact the Archives (MSArchives@mssm.edu) for assistance in accessing these materials.
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This material was digitized courtesy of the 2023 METRO Digitization Project Grant.