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Title: Catherine Sylvia Bastin papers,
Date (inclusive): 1914-1918
Identifier/Call Number: 62003
Contributing Institution:
Hoover Institution 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.
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[Identification of item], Catherine Sylvia Bastin papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1962.
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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 providing access to British 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
American National Red Cross.
World War, 1914-1918--Medical care.