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Dr. Lyle’s collection of close to 200 photographs is a unique and significant visual record of World War I. The photographs, which are in fine condition and range in size from 3” X 5” to 11” X 14” and include exterior views of hospital stations, interior views (including views of operating rooms and special treatment rooms), ambulances, ambulance transport of the wounded, field dressing stations, sanitary train terminals, troop movements, and troops on the battlefields. The photographs have been integrated with the Aufses Archives Photograph Collection, under St. Luke’s Hospital-World War I. Note: there are several images in the oversized box 2

These materials are mostly from World War II and include histories of the unit; daily reports of unit activities (informal log); photocopies of declassified military documents (from NARA, donated by unknown source); a ‘welcome home’ dinner invitation; program from a benefit event for the unit; and certificates of participation in the unit given by St. Luke’s Hospital. A list of St. Luke’s staff’s military service in various wars from the Civil War, Spanish War, World War I and II, and Korean War (later war information is compiled from information contributed by staff members themselves; lists are probably incomplete). Also included is scrapbook of photographs of the camp and personnel with identifying captions, clippings, a list of events, and a war service record (booklet) of the nurses. A World War I map of the unit operations is also included here.

Items in this collection were given to The Mount Sinai Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae Association or to the Mount Sinai Archives directly. This collection includes: a clutch purse given to graduates by Trustee Hugo Blumenthal; plate with blue image of Guggenheim Hall, 5 E. 98th Street (1956); alcohol lamp; an engraved silver bowl given to Mildred Sherwood, Class of 1922, from the Nursing Service at Duke University Medical Center (nd); World War I medallion from Base Hospital No. 3; white metal pan; 110th anniversary mug (1991); a glass inkwell from Nurses' Home; 2 glass medicine cups; pennant (in separate flat container); Class of 1962 25th reunion paperweight; Class of 1961 reunion gift: chunk of old Metzger Pavilion (1987); a class ring from Roberta Fenster Lewis, Class of 1965; a navy sweatshirt with School of Nursing seal from Frances Banks, Class of 1965; a class ring and bracelet from the Class of 1957, from Barbara Daniels, Class of 1957; a class ring from Sue Yaeger, Class of 1969; a metal bookmark noting the centennial of the New York Counties Registered Nurses Association (2004); a pewter tennis trophy in cotton bag (1929) from family of Doreen N. McGuire, Class of 1932 (one handle is broken); a plaque created for the 60th reunion of the Class of 1958; 3 silver spoons and 2 forks - all say Mount Sinai Hospital, 1 says Training School (from Jackson, 2019).

These are maps of the roads and general area of France that apparently were used by Lyle during the war.

This series includes military reports, letters, forms, lists, orders, and reprints of Lyle’s published articles drawn from his wartime experiences. Most of the documents are typewritten; one or two of the letters are by hand. They are arranged by date; when an item was undated and the date was undeterminable, it was left near the documents with which it was found. There are a few oversized photographs and documents that are located in the “St. Luke’s Hospital - Oversize box #2.”

A number of images were included with the materials; they were removed and added to the Archives’ photograph collection under the St. Luke’s Hospital series and the main heading of Nurses – School of Nursing.