Discher Family Papers, 1917-1921
Title
Discher Family Papers, 1917-1921
Subject
United States. Army
World War, 1914-1918
Epidemics
Influenza
Camp Zachary Taylor (Ky.)
Louisville (Ky.)--Social life and customs
Description
Papers are primarily composed of family letters to Louis Discher, a soldier serving in the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The letters relate life in Louisville during the war, discussing family news and activities, Catholicism, Camp Zachary Taylor, and the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic.
Creator
Discher family
Source
Discher Family Papers, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Publisher
The Filson Historical Society, Louisville, Kentucky
Date
1917-1921
Rights
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Language
English
Type
Collection
Identifier
Mss. C D
Coverage
20th century
1910s
1920s