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Correspondence: La-Lou

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Collection contains thank you notes addressing members of the United States' Commission for Relief thanking them for contributing to the feeding of starving Belgian children during the height of WWI in February 1915. Correspondence are written in Belgian French, by school children from Tournai (Hainaut Province), provide praise to the United States, the Belgian King, and express other nationalist sentiments in the face of war and adversity.

Dates

  • Creation: 1915

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection is in English and Belgian French.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.66 Cubic Feet (7 flat manuscript boxes: two oversize, two 8 x 10, and two standard size. )

Repository Details

Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository

Contact:
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106