| Scope and content |
Collection consists of letters from members of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I and a newspaper clipping. Some of the letters are from Sergeant John Lee Lindstrom to his parents and fiancee. They deal primarily with Lindstrom's survival after his ship, the TUSCANIA, was sunk by a U-boat in the Irish Sea. Included are descriptions of the attack, the loss of life, rescue by British destroyers, and the gradual reassembly of survivors in Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other information relates to camp life, the lack of mail service, relations with the British and French, some of the first women nurses in the Army, YMCA activity, speeches to and field trips for the troops, and a dispute between Michigan and Minnesota over Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The clipping, from a Marquette, Mich., newspaper, pertains to the rescue of Lindstrom and another Marquette man. |
| Access restriction | No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
Lucille MacCraken Murphy Papers (#411), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Mrs. Vincent R. Murphy. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Ms. Nell MacCracken. |
| Biographical note | John Lee Lindstrom of Marquette, Mich., served as a member of the American Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War I. |
