]> Finding Aid for the Ruth E. Curtis Letters, 1945-1946 Processed by: Beth Carmichael; machine-readable finding aid created by: Beth Carmichael University Archives & ManuscriptsThe University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC, USA
2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: June 2007. Description is in English. Finding aid was prepared using DACS. Finding Aid for the Ruth E. Curtis Letters, 1945-1946 University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro &hdrnguscua; Descriptive Summary The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Archives & Manuscripts. Curtis, Ruth E. Ruth E. Curtis Letters, 1945-1946 WV0300 Material in English. 8 items For current information on the location of these materials, please consult University Archives & Manuscripts. Ruth Curtis served with the American Red Cross in the China-India-Burma theater during World War II. Seven letters from Ruth Curtis to her family in Springfield, Massachusetts, trace her travels to India in late 1945 and early 1946. Curtis provides excellent descriptions of her surroundings and social life on the ships as well as at both hospitals in India. Specific subjects include the separation of women and men on the USS General Muir; the large hospital complex near Ledo; her observations on the native Indian people that she encountered; her Red Cross uniform; the administration of Red Cross workers in India; Indian tea gardens; and her travels along the Ledo Road and Pangsau Pass on the India-Burma border. Of particular note is Curtis's excursion to an elephant camp and her description of elephants moving logs onto flat cars. Also included is one photograph of Cutis. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ruth E. Curtis Letters (WV0300), Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.

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Purchased in 2003.

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Encoded by Beth Carmichael, June 2007

 Biographical Note

Ruth Curtis served with the American Red Cross in the China-India-Burma Theater during World War II. She sailed on the USS General Muir to Calcutta in October 1945. She worked out of the 20th General Hospital near Ledo, Assam, India, and out of the 234th General Hospital in Chabua, Assam, India, as assistant field director for the next several months. She left Calcutta on the USS General Patrick in late December, and by March 1946 had arrived in the United Kingdom. Curtis visited London, Southampton, and Edinburgh before embarking on her return to the United States.

 Collection Overview

Seven letters from Ruth Curtis to her family in Springfield, Massachusetts, that trace her travels to India in late 1945 and early 1946 and her service with the Red Cross in the China-India-Burma theater during World War II. Curtis provides excellent descriptions of her surroundings and social life on the ships as well as at both hospitals in India. Specific subjects include the separation of women and men on the USS General Muir; the large hospital complex near Ledo; her observations on the native Indian people that she encountered; her Red Cross uniform; the administration of Red Cross workers in India; Indian tea gardens; and her travels along the Ledo Road and Pangsau Pass on the India-Burma border. Of particular note is Curtis's excursion to an elephant camp and her description of elephants moving logs onto flat cars. Also included is one photograph of Curtis.

Collection Arrangement

Collection is arranged chronologically.

 Detailed Description of the Collection Letters, 1945

Seven letters from Ruth Curtis to her family in Springfield, Massachusetts, that trace her travels to India in late 1945 and early 1946 and her service with the Red Cross in the China-India-Burma theater during World War II. Curtis provides excellent descriptions of her surroundings and social life on the ships as well as at both hospitals in India. Specific subjects include the separation of women and men on the USS General Muir; the large hospital complex near Ledo; her observations on the native Indian people that she encountered; her Red Cross uniform; the administration of Red Cross workers in India; Indian tea gardens; and her travels along the Ledo Roadand Pangsau Pass on the India-Burma border. Of particular note is Curtis's excursion to an elephant camp and her description of elephants moving logs onto flat cars. Also included is one photograph of Curtis.

 1 Letters Online Catalog Headings

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American National Red Cross. Curtis, Ruth E. Stilwell Road (Burma and India) World War, 1939-1945--India. World War, 1939-1945--War work--Red Cross. World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.