Box 1b

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"At Ease" The Story of the 300th General Hospital as told by members of the Staff Printed in Italy August, 1945 (2 copies)

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Speech on behalf of Surgeon General James Magee by Hugh Morgan presented at the farewell banquet for the 300th General Hospital July 15, 1942

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photocopy of memo to the faculty of the School of Medicine from Dean W.S. Leathers July 9, 1940 announcing the creation of the 300th General Hospital

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photocopy of Roster of Officer Delegates who attended Medical Surgical Clinical Conference at the 300th General Hospital January 1945 and other documents (photocopies) pertaining to the 300th General Hospital and obtained from the National Archives

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Information and Education section of the 300th General Hospital report and other statistical data obtained from the National Archives

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copy of Annual Report 300th General Hospital Calendar Year 1942 (obtained from the National Archives)

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copy of report from Detachment Headquarters, 300th General Hospital January 2, 1943 (obtained from the National Archives)

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color print: 300th General Hospital Reunion #3 June 8-10, 1984 Clarksville, IN (subjects identified on back)

a digital copy is available

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b&w print: boxing ring at the 300th General Hospital in Naples, Italy circa 1944-45

a digital copy is available

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b&w print: Nurses of the Vanderbilt Unit Camp Forrest, TN September 2, 1942 (subjects identified)

a digital copy is available

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b&w print - circa 1942-45

a digital copy is available

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b&w print: 1st Lt. Alice Christensen with Members of the Nursing Staff at Vanderbilt circa 1942

a digital copy is available

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b&w print - formal portrait with her autograph

a digital copy is available

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b&w print: Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in March of 1944, twenty miles from the 300th General Hospital

a digital copy is available

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b&w print: candid photograph of Col. Reyer standing in front of his portrait with two unidentified men (alumni of the 300th?) circa 1965

a digital copy is available

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Invitation to and Program from the hanging of Col. George Reyer's Portrait in the Medical Library December 17, 1976

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article from Vanderbilt Alumnus Sept-Oct. 1965 "Hospital Unit Reunion" (includes photograph)

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Includes several photographs of members of the 300th General Hospital

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Vanderbilt Alumnus October 1942 (includes photograph of members of the 300th General Hospital at Vanderbilt football game and list of Vanderbilt alum in the service)

Collection Scope and Content Summary From the Collection: Photographs, scrapbooks, unpublished reports, awards, and reunion material relating to the 300th General Hospital Unit, Vanderbilt's Medical Unit in World War II that served in Italy and North Africa. The collection also includes personal items such as scrapbooks from a few members of the unit. In addition, a few items found in the collection, primarily souvenirs, have no direct relation to the unit, but have some connection to Vanderbilt. Most of the information (correspondence, rosters,...