Personal Narrative Manuscript/Mixed Material Photo, Print, Drawing Charles Stanley Lamb Collection
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Veterans History Project Service Summary:
- War or Conflict: World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company B, 1st Battalion, 318th Engineers Regiment, 6th Division, 1st Army Corps
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Collection Number: AFC/2001/001/1627
A company clerk with a regiment of engineers stationed in France, Stan Lamb was a prolific correspondent to more than a dozen family members and friends. In a letter dated September 25, 1918, he reported that in the previous three days he had received 35 letters from 22 different people. During the war, censors sometimes chastised Lamb for being indiscreet, but once the Armistice was signed, his honest descriptions of postwar devastation-he once saw starving citizens reduced to eating horses--were no longer subject to review.
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About this Item
Title
- Charles Stanley Lamb Collection
Names
- Lamb, George S.
- Lamb, Charles Stanley
Home State
- Oregon
Headings
- - Lamb, Charles Stanley
- - World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal Narratives
- - United States. Army.
Form
- Correspondence
Extent
- 85 items
Repository
- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Gender
- Male
Status
- veteran
Service History
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World War, 1914-1918
- Branch of Service: Army
- Unit of Service: Company B, 1st Battalion, 318th Engineers Regiment, 6th Division, 1st Army Corps
- Location of Service:
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Dates of Service: 1918-1919
- Military Status: veteran
Materials
- Manuscript: Correspondence [85 items] -- Mixed (handwritten and typewritten documents) (collected 1918-1919)
Collection Number
- AFC/2001/001/1627
Cite as
- Charles Stanley Lamb Collection (AFC/2001/001/1627), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
Online Format
- image