Gabriel family papers, 1916-1925.

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Gabriel family papers, 1916-1925.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63543473

The collection includes primarily the papers of Harry S. Gabriel including letters to his mother and fiancee, Ellen Wigsten, depicting daily life before and after the armistice, written from American training camps and the French front, his war diary (October - November 1918) describing night patrols, documents relating to his military service and awards, photographs of Gabriel in uniform and of Camp Dix, New Jersey, and related printed matter, including an orientation pamphlet titled "France Our Ally" (1918); also Gabriel's letters from England (1919) giving impressions of the country and describing life at Oxford University, his travels in England, and his farm observations near Oxford, letters (1916-1918) in French to Miss Wigsten from a Belgian soldier, containing scattered references to the war, and other subjects.

.3 cubic ft.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7887410

Cornell University Library

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Gabriel family.

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Harry S. Gabriel served as 1st Lieutenant in the American Expeditionary Forces, where he saw combat with the 316th Infantry. After the war, he studied agriculture at Oxford University. Cornell University Class of 1915, M.S. 1920, Ph.D. 1925. From the description of Gabriel family papers, 1916-1925. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63543473 ...

United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Infantry Regiment, 316th.

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Wigsten, Ellen Cecilia,

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Gabriel, Harry S., 1892-1959.

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Kaufman, Nestor.

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Oxford University

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Oxford University ran a series of expeditions to the Arctic regions during the 1920s and 1930s From the guide to the Oxford University Arctic Expeditions, 1921-1936, 1921-1936, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) Teaching in Oxford developed during the eleventh century, helped from 1167 by Henry II's decision to ban English students from attending the University of Paris. The university had a master by 1201, on whom was conferred the title of Chancellor...