Herbert Henry Nicke and Mabel Delia Brown Nicke photograph collection, 1918

Summary

Creator:

Nicke, Herbert Henry.

Abstract:

Photograph collection of a soldier in the U.S. 340th Ambulance Company during World War I and his future wife who served as secretary of the YMCA Michigan Hut at Conlie (Sarthe), France.

Extent:

9 files

Language:

English

Call Number:

2009167 Aa 2

Authors:

Finding aid created by Len Coombs, 2010

Background

Scope and Content:

Photos of the 337th and 340th Ambulance Companies and 310th Field Hospital training at Camp Custer, Mich. and of the Michigan Hut at Conlie, France.

The original photographs are owned by the donor; the Bentley only holds the digital versions.

Biographical / Historical:

Herbert Henry Nicke served in the U.S. 340th Ambulance Company during World War I. Mabel Delia Brown served as secretary of the YMCA Michigan Hut at Conlie (Sarthe), France during the war. They were married in 1925.

Acquisition Information:

The collection was donated by Brett D. Brown, of Lake Worth, Florida, in 2009 (Donor No. 10269 ).

Accruals:

No further additions to the papers are expected.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Subjects

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Subjects:

World War, 1914-1918.
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men's Christian Associations.
Young Men's Christian Associations.
Military training -- Michigan -- Fort Custer.
Soldiers -- American.
Soldiers -- American -- France.
War work -- France -- Conlie.
Polar Bear Expedition.

Formats:

Photographs.

Names:

United States. Army. Ambulance Company, 337th.
United States. Army. Ambulance Company, 340th.
United States. Army. Field Hospital Company, 310th.
Polar Bear Expedition (1918-1919)
Nicke, Herbert Henry.
Brown, Mabel Delia.

Places:

Fort Custer (Mich.)