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Title: Catherine Sylvia Bastin papers
Date (inclusive): 1914-1918
Collection Number: 62003
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 oversize box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, medals, badges, and photographs, relating to Red Cross work during World War I.
Creator:
Bastin, Catherine Sylvia
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1962.
[Identification of item], Catherine Sylvia Bastin papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical and Historical Note
Cathering Sylvia Bastin was an American Red Cross nurse in Europe during World War I who worked at American Women's War Hospital
in Paignton, South Devon, England. Paignton located near the seaside town of Torquay on the southern coast of England lending
its proximity to France and access to railways during the Great War.
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, pamphlets, clippings, medals, badges, and photographs, relating to Red Cross work during World War I.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care
American National Red Cross