![]() Army – Minorities – History – 20th century. Military training camps – Kentucky – Louisville. Mammoth Cave (Ky.) – Description and travel. Army, September 1919įolder 14: William Jennings Bryan speech transcription, September 24, 1919įolder 15: Newspaper issues: Trench And Camp, May 26 & June 9, 1919. Army Base Hospital postcards and Camp Taylor souvenir booklet, 1919įolder 9: Mammoth Cave postcards and souvenir booklet from Braswell’s trip in April 1919įolder 10: Daily Bulletin newspaper, Education Department, Camp Taylor, April-June 1919įolder 11: The Red Cross Magazine, November 1918įolder 12: Publications re: Reconstruction work with wounded soldiers, June 1919įolder 13: Official souvenir program, Victory Parades of U.S. Army service record, Reconstruction Aide at Camp Taylor, 1919-1922įolder 8: U.S. In 1972, she died in Arlington, Virginia.įolder 2: Personal correspondence, January-April 1919įolder 3: Personal correspondence, May-December 1919įolder 5: Journal during service as Reconstruction Aide at Camp Taylor, April-July 1919įolder 6: “My pupils”, list of soldiers instructed by Braswell at Camp Taylor, 1919įolder 7: U.S. After she was discharged, she returned to Washington, D.C. Her position as a Reconstruction Aide lasted from April 10th, 1919 to July 1st, 1919 at Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. After the war, she was hired as a Reconstruction Aide through Medical Department of the United States Army. She originally was assigned to the War Risk Insurance Department. on March 31st, 1918 and served during the remainder of World War I and the Reconstruction period. where she joined her younger sister Emma “Mattie” Braswell. When she was nineteen, she left Georgia and moved to Washington, D.C. She was their eldest child and grew up on a farm in Haddock, Georgia. Articles regard opportunities for disabled soldiers to improve work skills, editorials, poems and medical news.Įthel Braswell was born in 1898 to James and Ophelia Braswell. Miscellaneous materials include issues of the Daily Bulletin published at Camp Taylor, periodicals related to the care and reconstruction of wounded soldiers, and a speech by William Jennings Bryan.Īn oversize folder includes newspaper issues that Braswell received during her time at Camp Taylor, including Trench And Camp (May 26 & June 9, 1919), and Over the Top (June 25, 1919). Souvenirs included in the collection consist of booklets and postcards from Camp Taylor and Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Beatty, etc., such as going to shows, going to “eating places”, picnics in Cherokee and Iroquois parks, and a trip to Mammoth Cave.Įthel Braswell’s service record provides information on Reconstruction Aide duties, payment and expectations. She mentions leisure time activities with her fellow aides and teachers, Ms. ![]() In addition to her duties as a teacher, Braswell also edits issues of Camp Taylor’s Daily Bulletin. She provides her assessment of soldiers’ grade levels and comments on the lack of education among them. ![]() Braswell teaches the soldiers English grammar, math, reading and typing. ![]() She also describes the soldiers she meets and teaches such as Sergeant Foley, Private Hillman, Bowman, Domikas, Richey, Geis, Rose and many more. She describes the barracks, and her encounters with officers, including Captain Cummings, Surgeon General Ireland, Colonel Billings and General March. and her opinion of Camp Taylor upon arrival and throughout her time in Kentucky.Įthel Braswell’s diary entries provide descriptive information on the two months she was employed as a Reconstruction Aide at Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. Correspondence with her family members describe her experiences in Washington, D.C. Ethel’s correspondence with Harold Schell is particularly sarcastic. and Camp Taylor regard personal life, gossip, advice, and anecdotes riddled with sarcasm. The correspondence between friends from Washington, D.C. such as Harold Schell, Nick, Sadie, Maurice Gray, Clara L., and a romance interest “Hank.” She also corresponds with her family members, including her sister Emma “Mattie” Braswell, Lottie Wilmott Braswell, and her father, James Braswell. Papers consist of correspondence, diary entries, official documents, holiday cards, magazines, souvenir booklets, and newspapers.īraswell’s correspondence includes letters to and from friends in Washington, D.C. The Ethel Braswell papers contain records pertaining to her work for the federal government during World War I, as well as her service as a Reconstruction Aide in Occupational Therapy at Camp Zachary Taylor following the war’s end. Size of Collection: 0.66 cubic feet and 1 ovsz. Rights: For information regarding literary and copyright interest for these papers, contact the Curator of Collections.
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