Louise Hilligass Papers, 1917-1955 1917-1919. 1917-1955

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Louise Hilligass Papers, 1917-1955 1917-1919. 1917-1955

The collection contains letters, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia written by and pertaining to LH's service with Base Hospital 21's nursing corp, 1917-1919. The original donation also contained photographs which have been removed to Visual Collection 322.

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Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.). School of Medicine.

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Hilligass, Louise, 1882-1958

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Clara Louise Hilligass was a 1908 graduate of the St. Luke's Hospital Training School for Nurses in St. Louis. During WWI, she joined Base Hospital 21 (the base hospital associated with Washington University) and sailed with the unit to France in May 1917. She served as a nurse with the unit from 1917-1919. After returning to the US, Hilligas worked at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. In 1942, she became nursing supervisor at Barnes Hospital until retiring in 1955. From the...

Hilligass, Louise, 1882-1958

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Clara Louise Hilligass was a 1908 graduate of the St. Luke's Hospital Training School for Nurses in St. Louis. During WWI, she joined Base Hospital 21 (the base hospital associated with Washington University) and sailed with the unit to France in May 1917. She served as a nurse with the unit from 1917-1919. After returning to the US, Hilligas worked at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. In 1942, she became nursing supervisor at Barnes Hospital until retiring in 1955. From the...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

United States. Army. Base Hospital no. 21. ADDED

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