Manuscript Database
Creator/Title
Bodley Family. Papers, 1773-1939. 9.33 cu. ft.
Call No.
Mss. A B668e 127, 128, 130, 156
Content
Writing from Vermont in a 15 Nov. 1914 letter, "Sister Dick" writes to Temple Bodley about being in France and fleeing after fighting broke out; she claims that Americans don't realize how horrible the fighting is; in a 3 Mar. 1915 letter from London, D. Maustrand writes to Temple Bodley about the War; he claims that the invasion of Belgium is grounds for war in itself; while he is not very pleased about air bombings, he thinks that submarines and mines pose a bigger problem; states that men won't really be as much of a problem as equipment supply; in her 14 may 1916 letter to Temple Bodley, Winifred Best writes about her husband's involvement in the war as the commander of the artillery horses; Mary Westen Jones writes in her ca. 21 Aug. 1918 letter about her daughter's training to become a nurse and desire to head to the war front; Mary doesn't want her to go but her daughter wants to help her country like her brother; 11 Dec. 1914 speech in which Temple Bodley writes about the war in Europe and the necessity of America staying neutral.
