Harold Blote World War I letters
Content Description
This collection contains eighty-five letters and associated documents of Harold "Hal" Blote, a volunteer of the American Ambulance Field Service in World War I. The letters are primarily those of Blote but also included are letters from a J.H. “Joe” Eastman to Blote and letters of Edward B. Gordon who sent letters to friends and family which included the Blote family.
Blote's letters record his experiences as an active member of the Field Service in 1917 and subsequent activities following the entry of the United States in World War I.
Dates
- Creation: 1917 - 1919
Creator
- Blote, Harold C. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is minimally processed and open for research.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 legal sized document box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Max Rambod by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on June 28, 2021.
Condition Description
Fair
- Title
- Guide to the Harold Blote World War I letters
- Author
- Rose Oliveira, Accessioning Archivist
- Date
- 8 September 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States