Lulu Ryan Rolston papers, 1915-1920.

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Lulu Ryan Rolston papers, 1915-1920.

Personal documents, correspondence, newspaper issues, photographs, and postcards, relating to Allied nursing in France during World War I.

3 ms. boxes, 3 oversize boxes, 1 framed caricature.

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Rolston, Lulu Ryan, b. 1890.

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Nurse, American Hospital in Paris, 1915-1916; member, United States Army Nursing Corps, American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1919. From the description of Lulu Ryan Rolston papers, 1915-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384969 Biographical/Historical Note Nurse, American Hospital in Paris, 1915-1916; member, United States Army Nursing Corps, American Expeditionary Forces in France, 1917-1919. Fr...

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces

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Historical Note American Expeditionary Force The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) was the U.S. military force in Europe during World War I. Although a division commanded by General John J. Pershing was sent to France in June 1917, most of the AEF was manned as a result of passage of the Selective Service Act (40 Stat. 76) by the U.S. Congress on 18 May 1917, creating the Selective Service System. The Act gave the president the p...