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Collection Reference Number GLC07810.088
From Archive Folder Collection of World War I correspondence 
Title Lee Schoomaker to Gladys Schoomaker regarding military life and her studies
Date 01 October 1918
Author Schoomaker, Lee (fl. 1918-1919)  
Recipient Schoomaker, Gladys  
Document Type Correspondence
Content Description Writes to his niece about military life and asks about friends at home. Encourages Gladys to study hard and be the first person in the family to graduate from high school. Includes a Christmas package coupon. Written on YMCA letterhead.
Subjects World War I  Military History  Soldier's Letter  Global History and Civics  Foreign Affairs  Women's History  Education  Children and Family  Holidays and Celebrations  
People Schoomaker, Lee (fl. 1918-1919)  Schoomaker, Gladys (fl. 918-1919)  
Place written France
Theme World War I; Women in American History; Children & Family; Education
Sub-collection The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Additional Information Private Schoomaker, an infantryman, fought in Company F, 306th Regiment with the American Expeditionary Forces.
Copyright The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945