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  • Letter to Louis and Marion Madeira, Beginning September 11 1918 and Concluding September 15 1918, Page One of Four
    Letter to Louis and Marion Madeira, Beginning September 11 1918 and Concluding September 15 1918, Page One of Four
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    Letter to Louis and Marion regarding the hospitals having a steady influx of civil population as patients for surgery. Edith mentions that she might not be needed in the Jaffa hospital. The hospital is being more systematic and organized. The refugees will all be bathed and given new clothes while their old clothes are sterilized. Edith discusses her busy days regarding Colonel Finley's farewell party, opening a dispensary and forming the Social Service Club. She mentions that few letters and reading materials reach her in the mountains and has no news of America. Edith wishes she hadn't forgotten to pack items such as her coat because the rainy season is cold there. She asks for the Sunday papers to be sent to her.
Typescripts of Madeira's Letters
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Typescripts of Madeira's Letters

Permanent ID:
8720
Date:
September 1918 – February 1919
Image Description:

Edith Madeira (1865-1951) served as the chief nurse for the American Red Cross Commission to Palestine during World War I.

The second of the two folders that contain typescripts of Madeira's correspondence to friends and family while she was journeying to the Middle East and serving in Palestine. The correspondence vividly details Madeira's journey from the U.S. to Palestine, including her experiences in South Africa, Ceylon, the Red Sea, and the Suez Canal. Her later correspondence describes the difficult working conditions in hospitals and clinics in Palestine and Armenian refugee camps. Madeira's travels to nearby countries, including Egypt, are also noted.

The correspondence was written from the following locations: Jersusalem, Palestine/Israel; Tiberias, Palestine/Israel; Haifa, Palestine/Israel; Jordan River, Palestine/Israel; Dead Sea/Salt Sea, Palestine/Israel; Jericho, Palestine/Israel; Mount Pisgah/Mount Nebo, Palestine/Israel; Cairo, Egypt; Memphis, Egypt; Saccaro/Saqqara, Egypt; Heliopolis/Al-Matariyyah, Egypt; Nile River, Egypt; Port Said, Egypt; Marseille, France.
Format:
Typescript
Collection:
Edith Madeira papers
Related People or Organizations:
Madeira, Edith (relates to)
American Red Cross (relates to)