Emma R. Heidelbach papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Emma R. Heidelbach papers
Creator: Heidelbach, Emma R. , 1872-1950
Inclusive Dates: 1915-1919
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4109
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Emma R. Heidelbach was a wealthy society woman from New York City. She went to France during World War I to serve as Ambulance Corps auxiliary and boost morale. She was married to notable investment banker Seward Heidelbach, who disappeared in 1907 only to turn up several months later in Europe, having supposedly suffered from amnesia. Emma Heidelbach died during an apartment gas explosion in 1950.

Scope and Content

Consists of correspondence and a collection of other written and printed ephemera belonging to Mrs. Emma R. Heidelbach during World War I. Notable items include a U.S. army song book from 1918, original typewritten poetry by U.S. soldiers, and four French handbills showing French opposition to the war and Germany.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Emma R. Heidelbach papers, ms4109, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Letter from the National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States, 1919 April 30

 

Letter from the American Red Cross, 1918 November 9

 

Letter from Heidelbach, Ickelheimer and Company, 1918 February 20

 

Letter from Alfred C. Christiansen, 1915 September 7

 

Letter from Alfred C. Christiansen, 1918 October 12

 

Letter from Stewart Hudson, 1917 August 18

 

Letter from Bordeaux statistical soldiers, 1918 October 13

 

Letter from the Crown Prince Willie to his Papa, Undated

 

Eight postcards, 1918-1919

 

Ten blank post cards, Undated

 

Fifteen envelopes, 1918-1919

 

Three stamps, circa 1917

 

List of regulations for auxiliary service, Undated

 

List of Conditions for Auxiliary Service - American Ambulance, Undated

 

U.S. army song book, 1918

 

Ten poems by WWI soldiers, Undated

 

Two French song sheets, Undated

 

Four anti-German handbills in French, Undated

 

Brochure for Malcolm Rifle Telescopes and Mountings, Undated

 

Brochure for A. Hubalek rifles, Undated

 

Sixteen newspaper clippings, Undated

 

Receipt of filing of a claim for title, 1917