Description
Papers pertain to his service with the
Stanford Red Cross ambulance unit in Italy during World War I and include a transcript of
his diary, photograph album, letters to parents, postcards collected while in Europe, Red
Cross discharge letter, and Red Cross instruction booklet. The diary transcript also
includes a photo of the villa he lived in taken during a visit to Italy in 1962. The album
includes images of fellow Stanford volunteers Frank Thomas, Edward Harper, and Stirling
Pillsbury.
Background
Edgar Hale Musser earned his a.b. in geology at Stanford University in June 1920; while
still an undergraduate he joined the Stanford Italian Ambulance Unit, serving from May to
December 1918.
Restrictions
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University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Availability
This collection is open for research.