Glory Hancock Letters
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- Letter from Glory Hancock
- Glory Hancock writes from France, but notes the possibility of moving at any time. She talks about working early in the morning and mentions visiting Don when he returns from leave.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock
- Glory Hancock describes the horrific aftermath of a recent offensive. She says that the mud has become unbearable and is an impediment to patient care. She also visited Ypres and observed the ruins and debris of battle. She describes an advance to Poelcappelle, Belgium.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock
- Glory Hancock has moved into a formerly German-occupied hospital. She describes seeing corpses, skeletons, guns, and vehicles left on the battlefield.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to Favie
- Glory Hancock writes to a Favie to congratulate him on his engagement and asks for more details. She says she will try to visit in May and is getting leave to go retrieve her diplomas and pin from Paris.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to Favie and Sylva
- The conditions that Glory Hancock is working under are starting to wear her down, as she is "so sick of having people depend on me I could scream." She also discusses large artillery being removed from her village, her relationship woes with her husband Don and her lover Jack, and an American aviator casualty.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to Favie and Sylva
- Glory Hancock provides a description of the South American boat that she is on, its luxuries, the notable civilians passengers, and the English and American troops on board.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to Favie
- Glory Hancock expects to be able to take leave in May if there is not a major offensive. She writes to her father's fiancé in hopes of expediting this process. Don is going to meet up with her soon.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to Sylva
- Glory Hancock expresses a desire for the war to come to a close as she is exhausted from working so hard. She requests a pair of brown shoes and states that she misses American cooking.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to her Favie and Sylva
- Glory Hancock has returned from a leave in London and tells of her activities there; things have been quiet since she returned to Belgium. Hancock also notes she won't have leave again for eight or nine months and hopes that the war will be over soon.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to her family
- Hancock writes about her trip aboard ship back to base and mentions several famous individuals she has met, including Lady Chetwynd, Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari, and Captain A. Radclyffe Dugmore.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to her family
- After a period of leave, Hancock describes the environment aboard the ship taking her back to her station. She fondly recalls a recent visit with her family and misses them greatly.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to her family
- Hancock talks of the high number of French and English casualties due to the latest increase in fighting. She tells of the dinner she gave before the fighting increased, lists the people who attended, and tells how it ended with an air raid. She appreciates letters from home, even though they make her homesick. She hopes she can go home for Christmas.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to her family
- Hancock describes crowded conditions in the hospital, the low number of staff to care for the patients, and the exhaustion she feels at the end of her night shifts. She is tired of the conditions in which she is living, and is worn out mentally and physically. There has been lots of shelling around them, but not on them directly.
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- Letter from Glory Hancock to her father's fiancé
- Hancock writes to Favie's fiancé and welcomes her to the family.
