Summary Information

Title: Cecil Roberts Gross papers,
Creator: Cecil Roberts. Gross
Inclusive dates: 1918-1950.
.2 cubic ft.

Abstract::

Forty-four letters from C.R. Gross to members of his family concerning his service with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I and afterward with the army of occupation in Luxembourg, including comments on army life, work in a 33rd Division field hospital, devastation caused by military operation in Lorraine and northeastern France, conditions on troop ships, reactions to the cessation of hostilities, the situation in France during the half year following the Armistice, his studies at the University of Paris, and related matters. Also included are three newspapers, eleven monographs on agricultural chemistry, postcards, and other printed items.

Call number: 1890
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library