Ida Mae Hanks papers. 1930-1987.

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Ida Mae Hanks papers. 1930-1987.

Correspondence, memorabilia, notebooks, news clippings, and research files for Immortal romance: the doughboy and the French, an unpublished manuscript about the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.

2.75 linear ft.

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Hanks, Ida Mae, 1902-1999.

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Ida Mae Hanks (1902-1999) was born in Heber City, Utah to David Capener Hanks and Mary Elizabeth Baum Hanks. The family moved to Nampa, Idaho, where Hanks attended school. She received her B.A. from the University of Utah and a M.A. from the University of Idaho. She taught English, French, and Journalism in junior and senior high schools in the Nampa area for over forty years. An interest in the experiences of her brother, Harvard David Hanks, during World War I led her to research that war and ...

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...

University of Utah. Libraries. Manuscripts Division

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