Joshua G.B. Campbell's Diary | Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs
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Title:
Joshua G.B. Campbell's Diary
Date:
1916 June 16- August 21
Description:
Joshua G.B. Campbell's diary provides a personal account of his service as an ambulance driver with AFS unit SSU 1. While his service with AFS was from December 1915 through August 1916, the diary entries were added between June and August 1916. Campbell recounts the events from December 1915, when his unit was heading back to France from Belgium, until May 1916 in the beginning of his journal; it appears these events were explained in more detail in a previous diary, which had been either lost or stolen. The events between June and August 1916 are covered in more detail, as they were occurring as he was writing them. Campbells describes his activities, places where his unit was stationed, being shelled by Germans, and gives places he visited. He also describes his personal response to what he sees and discusses how the war changes him during his time with AFS. While most of the diary is written in English, he also includes transcriptions of documents that were originally written in French. The diary contains a Christmas dinner menu found between pages 8 and 9, which was scanned separately (Digital ID: 1_052_2A).
Phys. Desc:
7" x 9" lined 198 page journal with brown soft cover. Handwriting appears on both sides of the pages. Digital description: Also available as high resolution JPEG and TIFF files.
ID:
1_052_2
Repository:
Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs
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Subjects:
Ambulance drivers
American Field Service (American Ambulance Field Service)
American Field Service--SSU 1
Andrew, A. Piatt (Abram Piatt), 1873-1936
Balbiani, Roger M.L. (Roger Marie Louis)
Baylies, Frank L. (Frank Leaman), b. 1895
Campbell, Joshua G. B. (Joshua Gabriel Baker), b. 1888
Crombec (Belgium)
Culbertson, Tingle W. (Tingle Woods), b. 1886
Diaries
Elverdinghe (Belgium)
Eno, Josiah W., 1890-1967
Francklyn, Giles B.
Jones, Henry S. (Henry Sweet), 1892-1972
Lathrop, Julian L. (Julian Langson), b. 1894
Lewis, Phillip C. (Phillip Curtis)
Lines, Howard B. (Howard Burchard), 1891-1916
Mericourt-sur-Somme (France
Rousbrugge (Belgium)
Salisbury, Edward van Doren
Wolverton, William H. (William Henderson)
Woodworth, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Russell), 1886-1917
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care--France
American Field Service (American Ambulance Field Service)
American Field Service--SSU 1
Andrew, A. Piatt (Abram Piatt), 1873-1936
Balbiani, Roger M.L. (Roger Marie Louis)
Baylies, Frank L. (Frank Leaman), b. 1895
Campbell, Joshua G. B. (Joshua Gabriel Baker), b. 1888
Crombec (Belgium)
Culbertson, Tingle W. (Tingle Woods), b. 1886
Diaries
Elverdinghe (Belgium)
Eno, Josiah W., 1890-1967
Francklyn, Giles B.
Jones, Henry S. (Henry Sweet), 1892-1972
Lathrop, Julian L. (Julian Langson), b. 1894
Lewis, Phillip C. (Phillip Curtis)
Lines, Howard B. (Howard Burchard), 1891-1916
Mericourt-sur-Somme (France
Rousbrugge (Belgium)
Salisbury, Edward van Doren
Wolverton, William H. (William Henderson)
Woodworth, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Russell), 1886-1917
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918--Medical Care--France
Publisher:
Photographed by staff at The Center for Jewish History in New York, NY in 2015.
Rights:
This diary cannot be reproduced outside the guidelines of United States Fair Use (17 U.S.C., Section 107) without the advance permission of the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs. In the event that this diary becomes a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Archives of the American Field Service and AFS Intercultural Programs is required.