Carl R. and Erwin J. Jones and family papers, 1917-1926, 1952.

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Carl R. and Erwin J. Jones and family papers, 1917-1926, 1952.

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Letters of Carl and Erwin Jones discussing army camp life in the United States during World War I (1917-1918) and their experiences with the American Expeditionary Forces in France (1918-1919), and of other family members describing wartime conditions and influenza outbreaks in the United States.

4 folders.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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