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Richard Leith as a young doctor, shortly after World War I.

Veterans History Project Service Summary:

  • War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
  • Branch of Service: Army
  • Unit of Service: Medical Corps
  • Location of Service: Salisbury Plain, England; France
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1745

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"I was more frightened than I was at the front." (Letter, December 1, 1918)

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[ Scrap of paper with address on it ]
[ Hotel bill [October 1917] ]
[ Clothing bill from Ropers, Ltd. ["Midsummer 1918"] ]
[ Envelope [January 24, 1918] ]
[ Bill for clothing from Ropers, Ltd. [Christmas 1917] ]
[ Christmas card with autographs ["In the Field. Christmas Day, 1917"] ]
[ Subscription form for the New York Herald ]
[ Cablegram [December 22, 1918] ]
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About this Item

Title

  • Richard Bliss Leith Collection

Names

  • Leith, Richard Bliss
  • Cobb, Shirley L.

Home State

  • Florida

Headings

  • -  Leith, Richard Bliss
  • -  World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
  • -  United States. Army.

Repository

  • Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Gender

  • Male

Status

  • veteran

Service History

  • World War, 1914-1918

    • Branch of Service: Army
    • Unit of Service: Medical Corps
    • Location of Service: Salisbury Plain, England; France
    • Highest Rank: Captain
    • Dates of Service: 1917-1919
    • Military Status: veteran
    • Service History Note: The veteran was a doctor attached to the British Expeditionary Force.

Materials

  • Manuscript: Correspondence [100 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1917-1919)
  • Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Printed matter [18 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1917)
  • Manuscript: Correspondence [16 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Maps [2 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected unknown)
  • Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [20 items] -- (collected 1919)
  • Artifact: Artifact [3 items] -- Postcard (collected unknown)
  • Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [6 items] -- Photograph (collected unknown)

Collection Number

  • AFC/2001/001/1745

Cite as

  • Richard Bliss Leith Collection (AFC/2001/001/1745), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Online Format

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Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Wars & Conflicts

Service Branch

Location of Service

Service Unit

Highest Rank

Discharge Status

Gender

Home State

Interviewee

Rights & Access

Using VHP Material in Publication or Exhibition

The Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. The Veterans History Project Collection includes oral histories along with documentary materials such as original letters, diaries, photographs, and memoirs.

Veterans and interviewers contribute these materials to the Library for scholarly and educational purposes, retaining any copyright they may hold. Therefore, permission must be obtained before using the interview or other materials in exhibition or publication. Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these materials should contact the Veterans History Project for assistance.

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Obtaining Copies of VHP Materials

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Please contact VHP for assistance if you need to contact a veteran for permission to use their materials in exhibition or publication, or if you have received permission from the veteran and need access to high-resolution copies of VHP collection materials.

Citing VHP Materials

Please use the following formats when citing Veterans History Project materials (substituting the appropriate name and collection ID number).

Materials as a whole:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Manuscript material:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Memoirs (MS02), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Transcript (MS04), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Correspondence (MS01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Recording:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Audio recording (SR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Video recording (MV01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Photograph:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH01), photographer unknown, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.
  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Photographs (PH03-PH14), Ralph Williams photographer, Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Computer file:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Computer file (CF01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Artifact:

  • John P. Snodgrass (AFC 2001/001/[VHP collection]), Artifact (AR01), Veterans History Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Leith, Richard Bliss, and Shirley L Cobb. Richard Bliss Leith Collection. 1917. Personal Narrative. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01745/.

APA citation style:

Leith, R. B. & Cobb, S. L. (1917) Richard Bliss Leith Collection. [Personal Narrative] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01745/.

MLA citation style:

Leith, Richard Bliss, and Shirley L Cobb. Richard Bliss Leith Collection. 1917. Personal Narrative. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc2001001.01745/>.