Eleanor K. Peck Letters

Only a part of this collection has been digitized.

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This collection consists of fifteen letters written by Peck to her family beginning a few days after her arrival in London; England; on 31 October 1941. The letters are addressed to "Poppy"; which may be her father; and "Ros"; which may be a nickname for her younger sister Rosamond; as well as her family. All fifteen letters describe the people and everyday life in London before she was commissioned by the Army; and discuss any news from the war and her family.

Eleanor K. Peck served as a pediatrician in London, England, while volunteering for the American Red Cross from 1941 to 1942 and as a member of the United States Army beginning in January 1943. American pediatrician Eleanor K. Peck volunteered for the American Red Cross during World War II. She departed for England in October 1942, and there worked at the Hospital for Sick Children in London. In January, 1943 she was transferred from the Red Cross to the United States Army.

Women's History
Military

Red Cross
Army

World War II era (1940-1946)

World War, 1939-1945
American Red Cross
United States. Army--Women

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