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CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 O · Item · 14 July, 1918
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley dated 14 July 1918. The letter, written by Katharine upon her arrival back in France, describes the new hospital that she will be stationed at in Pontoise and her time spent in Paris, watching parades and having lunch with friends.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 R · Item · 8 September, 1918
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 8 September, 1918. In the letter, Katharine tells her sister about day-to-day life at the hospital in Pontoise, and a visit by a Mr. Martin that she was familiar with. Katharine also tells her sister that she purchased a German automatic pistol.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 T · Item · 2 October, 1918
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 2 October,1918. In the letter, Katharine describes a visit from Mike and mentions a number of patients at the hospital. Katharine also mentions her continued dislike for night duty and an argument that she and her father were having.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 D · Item · 19 July, 1916
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley dated 29 July 1916. Katharine writes of her recent illness and discloses that it was related to an appendix infection, and that she should be undergoing a removal operation before long. She also mentions having heard that her uncle, Bart McLennan, had been wounded.

McLennan, Katharine Sophia
CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 K · Item · 12 November, 1916
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 12 November 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes her hatred of night duty and the schedule that night duty nurses must follow. She also mentions a concert held at the hospital, featuring a song that she describes as "perfectly disgusting," and the arrival of a new doctor from London, Major Robson.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 Q · Item · 30 July, 1918
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 30 July 1918. In the letter, Katharine describes how busy she has been at the hospital in Pontoise, and gives of a description of the physical hospital space. She also makes note of a serum that is now being used with the patients, discusses new staff members, and describes the work schedule that she and the other nurses must follow.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 A · Item · 24 September, 1915
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 24 September 1915. In the letter, Katharine mentions numerous family members, including her father J.S., her sister Margaret, and her step-mother Grace. In addition, she describes the Cataraqui Estate, where she was staying with her friend Catherine (Rhodes) Tudor-Hart who was nicknamed Gogo, and details a desire to obtain some financial freedom.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 C · Item · 13 July, 1916
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley dated 13 July 1916. Katharine, serving as a WW1 Red Cross Volunteer, writes in the letter about day- to-day events the Hôpital de l'Alliance, including eating strawberries and cream and dealing with nurses leaving to tend to soldiers at other hospitals. Katharine also mentions the names of several men that she and her sister know that were lost during the war, and speaks of a trip to the train station where she saw many wounded men and received a button from a soldier.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 I · Item · 1 November, 1916
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 1 November 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes her hatred for night duty, especially in cold, windy weather, and day-to-day operations at the hospital. She also writes about how excited she is to have received a casque with two bullet holes in it from one of the men that was leaving the hospital, and how she will be switching houses when she comes off night duty.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 L · Item · 7 June, 1917
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 7 June 1917. In the letter, Katharine describes a picnic that she and Helen went on with some English officers, a trip that they took to [Roneu], and some day-to-day events at the hospital.

CA BI MG 12.189-MG 12.189.6-MG 12.189.6 E · Item · 19 July, 1916
Part of Katharine McLennan fonds

Item is a letter from Helen Homans to Isabel Farley dated 19 July 1916. Helen was Katharine's close friend, and sent the letter to Isabel to let her know what the doctor had said about Katharine's appendicitis attack and to reassure her that Katharine was recovering from her illness and was in good hands.