Ansel Brooks Smith, Sr. was a well-known physician with prominent patients including Sen. Arthur Vandenberg. Smith, Sr. who served during WWI as a Chief of Medicine operating on wounded soldiers and training Military physicians. The collection was donated by his son, Ansel “Bud” Smith, Jr. This collection, acquired with a recommendation from Dr. Courtwright of the History department, contains more than 1,000 World War I letters from Ansel Brooks Smith, Sr., a prominent physician during the Great War. The collection also includes envelopes, letters, telegrams, and postcards to his wife, children, and other family members. To learn more about the collection, please see the container list.

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Submissions from 2016

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Ansel Brooks Smith, Letter Fragment, No Date Noted, No Location Noted, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith (White Star Line Stock Slip), No Date Noted, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith, Envelope with Note written on Back, No Date Noted, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, No Date Noted, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Mrs. Marie Smith-Ansel Brooks Smith, No Date Noted, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith- Mrs. Marie Smith, No Date Noted, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, No Date Noted, Lansing Michigan, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

Submissions from 1919

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, May 5, 1919, Huntington, West Virginia, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, May 3, 1919, Camphill, Virginia, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Mrs. Marie Smith-Ansel Brooks Smith, May 3, 1919, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, April 15, 1919, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, April 7, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, April 6, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, April 4, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, April 3, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, April 1, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 31, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 30, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 29, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 29, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 27, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 26, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 22, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 21, 1919, Portillon, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 16, 1919, Portillon France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 15, 1919, Portillion France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, March 5, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 28, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 27, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 26, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 21, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 18, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 17, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 16, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 15, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 12, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 10, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 9, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 8, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 7, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 6, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 6, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, February 2, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 31, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 30, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 29, 1919, Coblenz, Germany (Mentions wife coming down with the Grippe (Spanish Flu), Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 28, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 26, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 26, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 25, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 23, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 21, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 19, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 18, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 17, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 15, 1919, Coblenz Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 15, 1919, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 14, 1919, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 13, 1919, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 11, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 11, 1919, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 10, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 9, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 8, 1919, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 7th, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 6, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 4, 1919, Coblenz, Germany (Mentions Father having Flu-recovered), Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 3, 1919, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, January 1, 1919, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

Submissions from 1918

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 31, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 28, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 28, 1918, Coblenz, Germany (Mentions 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic), Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 27, 1918, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith and Family, December 25, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 23, 1918 and December 24, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 20, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 19, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 18, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 17, 1918, Coblenz, Germany, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 9, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 8, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 6, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 4, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, December 2, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 28, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 28, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 28, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 28, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 28, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 27, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 26, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 24, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 23, 1918, France (completed letter on typewriter), Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 22, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 21, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 20, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 19, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 18, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 17, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.

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Ansel Brooks Smith-Mrs. Marie Smith, November 16, 1918, France, Ansel Brooks Smith Sr.