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Conditions at Camp Funston correspondence
This correspondence deals with complaints about the treatment of servicemen at the hospital in Camp Funston.
Written during the summer of the Influenza of 1918, these various pieces of correspondence indicate the extreme
concern shown for the health of the men being treated at Funston. Particularly interesting is the letter to Governor
Capper that was sent to him by "an Anxious Mother." In the letter, the unknown mother of a soldier hospitalized
at Camp Funston pleads with Governors Capper to do something about the poor food and sanitary conditions at
the facility. A complete transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: July 10, 1918-July 19, 1918
Callnumber: Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, Alphabetical File Box 16 Folder
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KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217222
Item Identifier: 217222
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