World War I scrapbook: Naaman Keyser and O. Cooke letters
Entry/Object ID
2013.13.1.9
Description
Clippings and memorabilia from World War I scrapbook compiled by Dr. Naaman H. Keyser, page 9
Includes letter from "O. Cooke" to "Mr. Keyser" [Charles? Naaman?] sent on YMCA letterhead. In it, Cooke writes "I am writing you these lines instead of my brother David. I am sorry to inform you that he got killed on the 16th August while trying to do his bit for the freedom of the world" etc. Also includes loose envelopes and a letter to "Dave" [the same "Dave" as the above?] from Namaan Keyser with "I never knew the likes of you. To think you went off half way around the world and never said Good Bye to your old friend Doc. Well such is life... If you should meet the Kaiser Wilhelm, give him a good kick in the ass for me, with the salutation that Keyser Naaman send him greeting." All are undated, circa 1918.
Pages are 7.5 x 10".
