Emma Young Dickson papers, 1917-1955 (bulk 1918-1919).

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Emma Young Dickson papers, 1917-1955 (bulk 1918-1919).

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Diaries, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, and other papers of Emma Young Dickson, dating primarily from the period she served with the American Expeditionary Forces as a YMCA canteen worker in France. The papers describe her voyage to France and her YMCA work in Chateauvillain, Autreville, Valdelancourt, Coulommiers, including service during the fighting at Belleau Wood and Chateau Thierry; the Aisne-Marne, Saint-Mihiel offensive, Meuse-Argonne offensive; and with the Army of Occupation in Andernach, Germany. The collection also includes letters and books by William H. Danforth, the YMCA divisional secretary who supervised Dickson's work in France and who later became chairman of the board of the Ralston Purina Company. Also included in the collection is a bound transcript of Dickson's diaries entitled "A YMCA Canteen Worker in The Great War: The Diaries and Letters of Emma Young Dickson," compiled and edited by her daughter, Cornelia Carswell Serota. The volume includes useful annotations, biographical information, and background information on the YMCA women's work in France, the canteen program in particular.

2.4 cu. ft. (6 boxes)

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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