Letters of Orvis Hull
Overview
This collection contains three letters written from September 20th to September 29th, 1918 from father and son C.A. and Orivs Hull, mostly regarding Orvis Hull's illness with the Spanish flu during World War I.
Dates
- Creation: September 20th, 1918 - September 29th, 1918
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Orvis Hull
Orvis Hull, the son of C.A. and Laura Hull, was born in Scott City, Kansas on October 15th, 1900. C.A. came to Kansas from Iowa in 1886 with his parents Arthur and Louise Hull; Laura Hull came from Lincoln, Illinois to Kansas in 1896 and married C.A. in 1898.
Orvis Hull enlisted in the Navy after the United States joined World War I and was sent to Great Lakes Station in Illinois to train, attaining the rank of second class seaman.
Before Hull was sent out for duty, the Spanish influenza epidemic hit his camp. He recovered after contracting the flu, but shortly after returning to work he contracted pneumonia and meningitis as complications from his illness. His father traveled to Chicago to see Orvis, but was turned away until it was certain that Orvis would not recover. Orvis Hull passed away on October 3rd, 1918.
Extent
2 folders ; Folders measure 22x37 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P962
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, James Farmer, 2018.
- Title
- Guide to the Orvis Hull Collection
- Subtitle
- Letters of Orvis Hull
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by anm. Finding aid encoded by anm.
- Date
- 2019-03-27
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3549488087
- Preferred citation
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Letters of Orvis Hull, RH MS P962, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository