MSS16557Blote, Harold World War I lettersGuide to the Harold Blote World War I letters MSS 16557Rose Oliveira, Accessioning ArchivistAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

8 September 2021

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:40:36 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Harold Blote World War I letters Max Rambod Blote, Harold C. MSS 16557 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1081 .5 Linear Feet 1 legal sized document box 1917 - 1919 Fair English 1 Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Max Rambod by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on June 28, 2021.

Preferred Citation

MSS 16557, Harold Blote World War I letters, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Content Description

This collection contains eighty-five letters and associated documents of Harold "Hal" Blote, a volunteer of the American Ambulance Field Service in World War I. The letters are primarily those of Blote but also included are letters from a J.H. "Joe" Eastman to Blote and letters of Edward B. Gordon who sent letters to friends and family which included the Blote family.

Blote's letters record his experiences as an active member of the Field Service in 1917 and subsequent activities following the entry of the United States in World War I.

World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American American Field Service Max Rambod