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Frederic J. Agate Papers

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Agate, Frederic J.

Agate was a driver in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps in Italy during World War I, and supposedly was an acquaintance of Ernest Hemingway.

The collection consists primarily of letters written by Agate to his wife, Helen, while he was a driver for the American Red Cross Ambulance Corps in Italy during World War I (1918). The letters include detailed content about driving wounded soldiers on the front to safety, talking with Austrian prisoners, and the good treatment he received from the Italians. The 26 June letter describes how he brought back an injured and abandoned soldier while under heavy fire from the Austrians. According to a note written by a family member on an envelope, Agate was an acquaintance of Ernest Hemingway and his story was used in one of Hemingway's novels. Also included is a diary that documents Agate's sea voyage from New York to England, Paris, and Milan, two photographs of Red Cross ambulances, a cablegram and a telegram sent to Agate by his wife, and a small selection of miscellaneous material.

The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed and AMs = autograph manuscript.

The collection has been organized by subject.

Purchased from Charles Apfelbaum in 2004 (AM2005-17).

This collection was processed by Karla J. Vecchia in 2004. Finding aid written by Karla J. Vecchia in 2004.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author
Karla J. Vecchia
Finding Aid Date
2004
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Diary, AMs, 110 pp., 1918. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Description

1 box

8 ALsS, 1918 May-June. 1 folder.
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1 folder

8 ALsS, 1918 July. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

8 ALsS, 1918 August. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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11 ALsS, September, 1918 [includes photocard of Austrian prisoners], 1918. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

11 ALsS, 1918 October-November. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Cablegram by Helen Agate [wife] to Agate, 1918 September. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Telegram by Helen Agate [wife] to Agate, 1918 October. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

3 photographs, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

[See also folder 5.]

Physical Description

1 folder

Miscellaneous material, dates not examined. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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