Harry L. Gilchrist papers, 1917-1973

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Creators:: Gilchrist, H. L. (Harry Lorenzo), 1870-1943
Abstract:: Includes biographical material, including correspondence and photographs, relating to the career of U.S. Army surgeon Harry L. Gilchrist.
Extent:: 1 manuscript box, 1 oversize box (1.9 Linear Feet)
Language:: In English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Harry L. Gilchrist papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Includes biographical material, including correspondence and photographs, relating to the career of Harry L. Gilchrist. Topics of the materials also include chemical warfare during World War I and conditions in Poland and Russia after the war.
Biographical / historical:: Harry Lorenzo Gilchrist (1870-1943) was a United States Army officer and surgeon. His military career began in 1898 as a U.S. Army contract surgeon. While in the Army Medical Corps, he served during epidemics in the Philippines, Central America, and Cuba. During World War I, Gilchrist was promoted to lieutenant colonel and served in Europe. After the war, Gilchrist did significant anti-typhus work in Poland. At his retirement in 1934, he was chief of the Army's Chemical Warfare Service.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2022.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care
World War, 1914-1918 -- Chemical warfare
Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Poland
Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Soviet Union
Epidemics
Personal correspondence
Photographs
Names:: United States. Army. Chemical Warfare Service
United States. Army. Medical Corps
Places:: Poland
Philippines
Central America
Cuba

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Harry L. Gilchrist papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US