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Title	000_Edmond A. Littlefield Diary 1917-1918
Contributors	Edmond "Ted" Littlefield, Denise Sobel
Description	This collection contains a diary, personal letters and photos of Edmond Arthur Littlefield principally from his service in the American Field Service during World War I. Other items include pre and post WWI letters and photos.
Subject	World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States--Ambulance Service with the French Army; Littlefield, Edmond Arthur, 1887-1965
Digital Publisher	Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original	1917; 1918
Date	1917; 1918
Date Digital	2010
Temporal Coverage	1917; 1918; 1919; 1920; 1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1925; 1926; 1927; 1928
Item Size	8.5x6 inch
Medium	Diary
Item Description	Green covered composition book containing 55 pages of handwritten diary entries.
Type	Text
Master Format	image/TIFF
Conversion Specifications	Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Language	eng
Relation	https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/453
Rights	Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source	MS 303 Box 1, 3-4 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University
Format	application/pdf
ARK	ark:/87278/s6my9mmn
Setname	wsu_wwi_ted
ID	97049
Reference URL	https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6my9mmn

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Title	017_May 10-23
Contributors	Edmond "Ted" Littlefield, Denise Sobel
Description	This collection contains a diary, personal letters and photos of Edmond Arthur Littlefield principally from his service in the American Field Service during World War I. Other items include pre and post WWI letters and photos.
Subject	World War, 1914-1918; World War, 1914-1918--Battlefields--France; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1914-1918--Regimental histories--United States--Ambulance Service with the French Army; Littlefield, Edmond Arthur, 1887-1965
Digital Publisher	Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA
Date Original	1917; 1918
Date	1917; 1918
Date Digital	2010
Item Description	Green covered composition book containing 55 pages of handwritten diary entries.
Type	Text
Master Format	image/TIFF
Conversion Specifications	Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use.
Language	eng
Relation	https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/453
Rights	Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University.
Source	MS 303 Box 1, 3-4 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University
OCR Text	Show May 10. Went on bike to lake after swim. Bought puttees (A puttee, also spelled puttie, is the name, adapted from the Hindi patti, bandage (Skr. patta, strip of cloth), for a covering for the lower part of the leg from the ankle to the knee, consisting of a long narrow piece of cloth wound tightly and spirally round the leg, and serving both as a support and protection, worn especially by riders, and taking the place of the leather or cloth gaiter. It was once adopted as part of the uniform of foot and mounted soldiers in several armies, including the United States Army and the armies of the British Commonwealth) and tie. Went to show at night. Played games. Met sister of King Albert of Belgium. (King of Belgium from 1909 1934) May 11. Went to Abby across Lake. Took picnic lunch and rowed over. Took swim. Storm caught us on way back. Rain hard time getting to shore. Show at Casino at night. May 12. Sunday. Wrote letters. Went to lunch at hotel. Pleasant with Mr. Weil. Countess bows to me as I pass her table. Everybody looks. Had a big audience on veranda. May 13. Bath. Went to Chamberry, Visit House of Savoie, King of Italy Line, Museum and famous Cathedral. May 14. Rain. Study French and write letters. May 15. Boat ride on lake after swim. Theater party with Weil, King Albert s sister (Countess Vendome) guest of honor. National aris, etc. Gyp has sprained knee and can t walk. Has to stay in bed. May 16. Stay at hotel during day. Pick up few words of French. Go to show at night. May 17. Pack up to leave. Gyp can t go. Leave at 530 pm for Paris. Big crowd to see us leave. May 18. Arrive Paris 800 am. (Sit up all night) slight cold. Hotel Continental. Breakfast and bath. Take films to Kodak. Report to Headquarters. Lunch De la Paix. Olympia at night. (Paris Olympia is a music hall at 28, Blvd. des Capucines, in the 9th arrondissement Paris, France. Beyond musicians, the Olympia played host to a variety of entertainment including circuses, ballets, and operettas). May 19. Out Paris 950 am for Vierzy. Bad cold. Spend day and find there is nothing to sleep in or on for night. May 20. Leave Vierzy for O Euilly at 630 am. Arrive 100 pm. Spend rest of day in bed. May 21. In bed and sick. May 22. Post at Verneuil Busy. May 23. Post and busy. Awful sick.
Format	application/pdf
Setname	wsu_wwi_ted
ID	97454
Reference URL	https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6my9mmn/97454