Manuscript Collection
A Diary of Gladys Terriberry - Accession 1045 - M469 (520)
Files
Identifier
Accession 1045 - M469 (520)
Inclusive Dates
1998
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
19 pieces
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of a Diary of Gladys Terriberry: American Army Nurse, France, 1918 which was transcribed with historical background by David J. Riley. It is a transcription of a diary of Gladys Terriberry (1888-1975) who was an American U.S. Army nurse who was stationed at a base hospital in France during WWI. The Diary covers the period from February 7, 1918 through August 11, 1918. Gladys was stationed in Chaumont in the Marne Valley at the Base Hospital No. 15. She mostly wrote about "more pleasant activities and friendships" instead of "the horrors of the war."
Provenance
A Diary of Gladys Terriberry was given to the Archives by David J. Riley on May 30, 2001.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "A Diary of Gladys Terriberry - Accession 1045 - M469 (520)". Finding Aid 684.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/684
LC Subject Headings
Terriberry, Gladys, 1888-1975--Diaries; United States. Army--Nurses--Diaries; World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, American; World War, 1914-1918--France; World War, 1914-1918--Women; Nurses--United States--Diaries; Military nursing
