Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Various Letters to Ross D. Schleigh, World War I [Decimalized .01-.15]

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09889 Author/Creator: Various Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1917-1918 Pagination: 18 items Order a Copy

One collection of letters and newspaper clippings sent to Ross D. Schleigh, a serviceman stationed at Camp Travis and Camp Bullis in Texas during World War I. The collection consists of 15 letters with envelopes and 3 newspaper clippings. The letters are primarily from his mother Mrs. M.E. Schleigh and his girlfriend identified only as Virginia. Most of Virginia's letters are signed V.

Schleigh, Ross D., fl. 1891-1975
Schleigh, M.E., Mrs., fl. 1917
Loch, Walter, fl. 1917
Matchall, John, fl. 1917
Nieman, Edward, fl. 1917
Helvern, L.E., fl. 1917

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources