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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

Property rights in the collection belong to The Filson Historical Society. The Filson Historical Society can provide high-resolution scans of original source materials from its holdings for non-commercial and commercial use. To learn about this process, visit https://filsonhistorical.org/collections/order-reproductions/

Language

English

Type

Collection

Identifier

Mss. C D

Coverage

20th century
1910s
1920s

Collection Items

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    Clara to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 120 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
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    Clara to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 120 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
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    "Aunt Maggie and Uncle Frank" to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 120 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
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    Clara, Louisville, Kentucky, to Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
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    Otillia to Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
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    Clara in Louisville, Kentucky, to Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
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    Mary Frances in Louisville, Kentucky, to Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
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    Dorothy Shelley, Louisville, Kentucky, to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 120 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
  • 92z18_C_D_26a copy.jpg

    Clara to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 120 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
  • 92z18_C_D_24a copy.jpg

    Mary Frances, Louisville, Kentucky to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 120 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
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    Clara to Corporal Louis J. Discher, Co. F, 20 Infantry, 30 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.
  • 92z18_C_D_20a copy.jpg

    Clara, Louisville, Kentucky, to Corp. Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
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    Clara, Louisville, Kentucky, to Corp. Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
  • 92z18_C_D_16a copy.jpg

    Frank A. Geher, Louisville, Kentucky, to Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
  • 92z18_C_D_14a copy.jpg

    Clara, Louisville, Kentucky, to Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
  • 92z18_C_D_12a copy.jpg

    Cecelia to Louis J. Discher, Co F 120 Infantry, Camp Sevier, S.C.
  • 92z18_C_D_1a copy.jpg

    Albert A. Deig M.D., Louisville, Kentucky, to Louis Discher, Camp Taylor, City.

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