Charles Donald Palm papers
Scope and Contents
Don Palm's papers consist mostly of letters and postcards he wrote to his family while serving in the ambulance corps and in the army. He was stationed at Camp Allentown, Pennsylvania; Camp Hancock, Georgia; Camp Merritt, New Jersey; and Mehun, France. The letters detail camp life and describe wartime in France. Palm's assignment overseas consisted primarily of cleaning guns. His duties were apparently not very demanding, and one of his greatest concerns was gaining membership in Freemasonry.
The collection includes a photograph of a young girl in formal attire and two negatives. The negatives are of a man on a bicycle and a family posed in a garden. The photographs seem to be Palm's family
Dates
- Creation: 1910 - 1919
Creator
- Palm, Charles Donald (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Biographical Note
Charles Donald ("Don") Palm of East Lansing, Michigan, was the son of Dr. and Mrs. Milton Palm, and he attended Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) as a sub-freshman in 1910-1911. He served with the U.S. Ambulance Service in 1917-1918, later transferring to Ordnance (3rd Company, 5th Battalion, 1st Regiment). He was then shipped to Europe in 1918 with the American Expeditionary Forces.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (, 9 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. Mary Maier Werle, 05/28/69.
Legal Status
Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Processing Information
Record group changed from c.00043 to UA 10.3.431 to reflect Palm's connection to Michigan State University. -M. Badgley-malone, August 2021.
Subject
- United States. Army. Ambulance Service (Organization)
- United States. Army -- Military life -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Charles Donald Palm Papers
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu