Stanford war records, 1917-1945.

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Stanford war records, 1917-1945.

Records of Stanford University faculty and student participation in World Wars I and II. Chiefly papers regarding the establishment of ambulance units, personal narratives of servicemen and correspondence with those in the service, drafts of a Stanford war history by Dr. C. A. Duniway, records of each Stanford participant in the First World War, records regarding women in war work, Student Army Training Corps, civil defense, and war courses, photographs and memorabilia.

11.5 linear feet.

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Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson, 1868-1941

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Tresidder, Donald Bertrand, 1894-1948

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Women's Relief Unit.

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Duniway, C. A. (Clyde Augustus), 1866-1944

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Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

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Clark, Birge M. (Birge Malcolm), 1893-

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Evermann, Barton Warren, 1853-1932

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United States Food Administration

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Ellinwood, Charles N.

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Student Army Training Corp.

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American Field Service

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