Hansbrough, Elizabeth Kathleen (1892-1971) Papers, 1924-1935

Held by The Filson Historical Society 

Creator:  Hansbrough, Elizabeth Kathleen, 1892-1971 

Title:  Papers, 1924-1935 

Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Collections Department. 

Size of Collection:  0.33 cubic feet 

Location Number:  Mss. A H249 

Scope and Content Note 

Papers include letters written by Hansbrough to her family while she was stationed in the Philippines, and while traveling in Asia and Europe. Her letters describe Corregidor, Manila, and surrounding areas; the medical personnel; airmen and other acquaintances; her social life; hospital duties; racial attitudes, particularly toward the Filipinos; and travels 

Biographical Note 

Elizabeth Kathleen Hansbrough (1892-1971) was a career Army nurse from Shelbyville, Ky. As a nurse anesthetist, Hansbrough was stationed in the Philippines at the Army hospital at Fort Mills, Corregidor. She was there a short time before being transferred to the Sternberg General Hospital in Manila. In 1927, she was transferred to Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C. She was still on active duty as late as 1945. 

Folder List 

Box 1 

1 Correspondence, 1924.

2 Correspondence, 1925.

3 Correspondence, 1926.

4 Correspondence, 1927.

5 Correspondence, 1931-1932.

6 Correspondence, 1933.

7 Correspondence, 1934-1935