World War, 1914-1918--Health aspects

Diaries, engagement calendars, and correspondence of Ida Maud Cannon; stories, articles/essays, and scrapbooks by Cornelia James Cannon; family correspondence, of Cornelia, Walter B. Cannon, and their children: Bradford Cannon, Wilma (Cannon) Fairbanks, Linda (Cannon) Burgess, Marian (Cannon) Schlesinger, and Helen (Cannon) Bond; photographs of family and events.

Accession consists of thirteen letters and one enclosure written from Francis Weld Peabody (1881-1927) to his father during Peabody's time serving in World War I. Most are sent from Neufchâteau, France. Letters describe Peabody's experience traveling to Europe, his illness with influenza, and experience working in a field hospital. The letters--most of which are handwritten--are accompanied by typed transcripts.