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Madeline Riva Baxter World War I Scrapbook

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: GTM-20250425

Scope and Contents

Scrapbook compiled by a French woman named Madeline Riva Baxter while working as a volunteer at the ‘Cantines Des Dames Anglaises’ in Vitry-le-François for the British Committee of the French Red Cross during World War I. Includes personal documents, travel certificates, numerous photographs of nursing staff and soldiers, pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, signatures, postcards, manuscript notes, and loosely inserted newspaper clippings, and other items.

Dates

  • Creation: 1918 - 1919

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers are solely responsible for determining the copyright status of the materials being used, establishing who the copyright owner is, locating the copyright owner, and obtaining permission for intended use.

Extent

0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

French

Metadata Rights Declarations

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Deborah Coltham Rare Books with the Miles P. DuVal, Jr. Endowment Fund, 2025.

Processing Information

The scrapbook has been rehoused in an acid-free box.

Status
Completed
Author
John Zarrillo
Date
2026-04
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository

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