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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02679.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence by and to Charles Gates Dawes, who worked alongside General Pershing in the American Expeditionary Force |
| Title | Letter from Charles Dawes to his mother with a (censored) account of his trip to the Belgian front |
| Date | 23 October 1917 |
| Author | Dawes, Charles Gates (1865-1951) |
| Recipient | Dawes, Mary Beman Gates |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | He describes his trip to the Belgian Front. He met with the French minister of finance during an air raid. They enjoyed a wonderful evening. Belgium is a small country but they are standing up to Germany none the less. He got to visit the trenches and witnessed firing between the Germans and the Belgians, as well as witnessing the extent of the demolished villages. Letter has been damaged by the censors. |
| Subjects | Progressive Era World War I Soldier's Letter Military History Children and Family Government and Civics Diplomacy Air Force Weaponry France Censorship Global History and Civics |
| People | Dawes, Charles Gates (1865-1951) Dawes, Mary Beman Gates (1842-1921) |
| Place written | Paris |
| Theme | World War I; Children & Family; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Dawes joined the AEF in France to monitor finances, based upon a recommendation of the Secretary of Treasury. Most of the letters are to his mother. Postwar letters are mostly from Chicago, where he was President then Chairman of a bank, and then from Washington where he served in the Treasury Dept. Bureau of Finance under Harding. The final folders include materials which may in fact have been enclosed by Dawes with letters to his mother. Additional Dawes materials are in GLC 1601 and GLC 4048. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |