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.

Item is a letter from Helen Kendall to Katharine McLennan concerning a confrontation with a German submarines.

Item is a photocopy of a letter form James A. Murphy's mother, expressing concern about James A. Murphy's wounded arm.

Item is a letter form James J. Murphy informing Janet Maltby that he had mailed the scrapbook.

Item is a letter from Janet Maltby to James J. Murphy, James Andrew Murphy's son, pertaining to the acceptance of the scrapbook as a donation to the Beaton Institute.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Grace McLennan, dated 4 December, 1918. In the letter, Katharine describes the loss that she and Edith Parkman have been feeling since the death of their friend, Helen Homans. Katharine and Edith, now without work, were in Paris at the time looking for positions, and Katharine describes what the capital was like at the end of the war.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Grace McLennan, dated 31 December 1917. Katharine writes about what events took place during the time around the Christmas and New Year holidays at the H.O.E. 18. She also mentions some of the staff at the hospital, and the duties that she and they must perform during their shifts.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Isabel Farley, dated 8 October 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes recent events at the hospital where she is volunteering in Yvetot, France, including several wounded men who had been there a year leaving, holiday scheduling, and a joke that her friend Edith Parkman was pulling on Helen Homans. She also mentions a trip that she made to a deserted Chateau, "Beauvoir."

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Mike Farley, dated 10 September 1918. In the letter, Katharine asks Mike to come and visit her if he is able, and describes the hospital space and staff at Pontoise. She also mentions the death of her uncle Bartlett.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to Mike Farley, dated 18 July 1918. The letter offers Katharine's description of the hospital at Pontoise and asks Mike, who has just been deployed, to visit her if possible.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to her father, J.S. McLennan, dated 4 June 1916. The letter, written a month into her time as a World War I Red Cross volunteer at the Hôpital de l'Alliance in Yvetot, France, describes her duties while working on night shift, and the activities that she would partake in during her free time. Katharine mentions the arrival of Helen Homans, a friend who would work alongside her for almost the entirety of the war, and talks of the suffering that she has seen so far in her work.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to her father, J.S. McLennan, dated 4 July 1918. The letter, which Katharine wrote during her voyage back to France on the steamer Chicago, features a timeline of the events that took place up to Katharine's departure. This included trips to Boston and New York and meeting with friends and family, including Isabel (McLennan) Farley and Grace McLennan.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to her father, J.S. McLennan, dated 19 October 1916. In the letter, Katharine describes a day trip that she and Helen Homans took on their half day to the Chateau Salle Verte at Lassay, and notes two small accidents that occurred while Helen was riding her bicycle.

Item is a letter from Katharine McLennan to her father, J.S. McLennan, dated 6 October 1916. In the letter, Katharine tells her father about some of the patients that she has been tending to at the Hôpital de l'Alliance in Yvetot, France, and offers a description of some of her coworkers and the hospital. In addition, Katharine indicates that they are awaiting the imminent arrival of Edith Parkman - a woman who would spend a great deal of time with Katharine both during and after the War.

Item is a letter that Ken Matheson wrote to his mother while he was at the Valcartier Army Camp.

Item is a letter from Ken Matheson to her mother, written while he was at the Valcartier Army Camp.

Item is a letter from Kenneth G. Ramsay, the commercial secretary of the Foreign Trade Service, to W.L. Chirgwin concerning a German ship, known as the "Omega," that was seized by the Peruvian government in World War 1.

Item is a letter from Percy Willmot to his sister Dorothy, written during World War 1.

File contains a letter from Pte. Dan MacDonald to a friend that describes life in Sussex and the possibility of being drafted.

Item is a letter from Sgt. H. Evans, concerning an interest in enlisting in Home Service. It was written in Halfax, Nova Scotia.

Item is a letter from Susan Liscombe to her son, Gerald Liscombe, dated January 24.

Item is a letter to Gerald Liscombe from Susan Liscombe.

Item is a letter from W.H. Craig, to James A. Murphy, expressing concern over Murphy's wound.

Item is a letter from the Adjutant General, Canadian Militia, to Frank Liscombe with a copy of Gerald Liscombe's burial report.

Item is a letter to "Pat" from W.G. Wuitete.

Item is a letter to Alex Anderson, concerning the forwarding of his son, Percival Anderson's Military Cross to Alex Anderson.

Item is a letter of sympathy for Alex Anderson's loss of his son, from the Minister of Militia and Defence.

Item is a letter to Alex Anderson, concerning his son's will.

Item is a letter to Anthony MacMillan, written in London, signed "Don."

Item is a letter to Christie McPherson from Edgar Young.

Item is a letter from Edgar Young to Christine McPherson. It was written from Witley Camp.

Item is a letter from Edgar Young to Christine McPherson, written in Witley Camp, Surrey, England.

Item is a letter from J. Cameron to Christine McPherson.

Item is a letter to Col. Wood from an unidentified writer.

Item is a letter from Emily Johnston to Dorothy Willmot, expressing sympathy for the death of Percy Willmot.

Item consists of a letter to Gerald Liscombe from Bob, which was written in France.

Item is an unsigned letter to Gerald Liscombe. It is potentially from Rebecca Emily Liscombe, as it discusses all other immediate family members.

Item is a letter to Gerald Liscombe from Bob, which was written in France. In the letter, the author notes that he was wounded, describes the capture of German trenches, and communicates the fear and uncertainty that comes from life in the trenches.

Item consists of a letter to James A. Murphy from an unidentified writer.

Item is a letter to James A. Murphy, thanking him for sharing his experiences from the First World War.

Item is a letter written to James A. Murphy from an unidentified writer, expressing concern over Murphy's wound.