Letters from Hermon and Dick Welch to Blanche and Gloria Nutting, 1918 October 4

Collection Name:

Nutting Family Correspondence, 1898-1926

Title:

Letters from Hermon and Dick Welch to Blanche and Gloria Nutting, 1918 October 4

Creator:

Noyes, Hermon Bemis, 1899-1968
Welch, Dick

Creator Role:

Author

Accession / Call Number:

2003.002

Object ID:

2003.002.06.04

Date:

1918 October 4

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

4 letters, 1 envelope

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

When this collection was processed it was discovered that these four letters and envelope were paperclipped together to keep with original order, we have kept this bundle of materials together. One letter is from Dick Welch to Blanche Nutting and the rest of the letters are from Hermon. He writes two letters to Blanche and one letter to her sister Gloria or "Glo" has he refers to her, this can be seen in one of his letters to Blanche. The letter from Dick goes into how he has been sick, how weak he is and talks about some deaths that have been occuring. He also tells Blanche how much he appreicates her going into nursing and to take precautions so she does not become ill herself. Hermons letters also mentions the influenza at Dartmouth and the deaths occuring and how one mother traveled from out West and made it to her son a fellow classmate just in time before he died. He also mentions his promotion and how he needs to make a decision to become a military and then an industrial chemist within the next few days. He also talks about the continue drilling and military life at Dartmouth College. Dick's letter and one of Hermon's letters are dated 1918 October 4, the other two letters from Hermon are undated, and the envelope is postmarked 1918 October 5.

Subjects:

Death , Health , Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919 , Life insurance , Military life , Nurses , Nursing , Weather , World War, 1914-1918

Locations:

Hanover, NH
Nashua, NH

People:

Bickford, Blanche Downs, 1897-1991 , Noyes, Hermon Bemis, 1899-1968 , Nutting, Gloria Simonds, 1899-1964 , Welch, Dick

Organizations:

Dartmouth College
Keene Normal School
Keene State College
Smith College
Young Men's Christian Association

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish materials from this collection, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Researchers are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

The Nutting Family Correspondence was purchased by the New Hampshire Historical Society.

Level Description:

Item

Box Number:

1