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Verner Gaggin Letters

 Collection — Box: Small Collections Box 92, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01321

Scope and Contents

Contains letters written during World War I by Captain Verner Gaggin, a doctor who served at Camp Oglethorpe, Georgia, to his wife Nell in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Topics discussed include day-to-day hospital proceedings and the impact of the Influenza epidemic of 1918.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918-1919

Creator

Biographical Information:

Verner Gaggin was a doctor during World War I.

Extent

0.05 Linear Foot

Language

English

Title
Guide to the Verner Gaggin Letters
Status
Completed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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