Diary, 1917-1918.

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Diary, 1917-1918.

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The collection consists of two volumes of a diary Coppedge kept that begin in Indianapolis while she was at City Hospital. It details her travel experiences as an Army nurse from Indianapolis to New York to France by train and ship, and her duties caring for the wounded.

2 bound volumes.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7142909

Indiana Historical Society Library

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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...

City Hospital (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Coppedge, Ruth Wright.

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Ruth Coppedge served as a nurse during World War I and at City Hospital, Indianapolis. From the description of Diary, 1917-1918. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 25230802 ...