Florence J. Martin military decorations
Collection — Folder: S0368
Identifier: S0368
Scope and Contents
This collection includes Florence J. Martin's World War I French Medal of Honor and correspondence regarding the medal ranging from 1918-1924.
Dates
- 1918-1924
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Florence J. Martin was born on November 15, 1876 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. She trained to be a nurse at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Because of her experience and reputation as a nurse in Indianapolis she was appointed Chief Nurse of Lilly Base Hospital Number 32 in Contrexéville, France during the latter part of World War I. Her duties there ended in 1919. She received the French Medal of Honor in 1918. Upon returning to Indianapolis she took a job at Indianapolis Industrial Clinic where she worked until retirement at the age of eighty-four.
Martin died in 1963 at the age of eighty-six.
Source:
Indianapolis Star 16 Oct. 1955: Star Magazine 26. "Florence J. Martin." Indiana Biography Series, Indiana State Library, volume 62, page 45.
Source:
Indianapolis Star 16 Oct. 1955: Star Magazine 26. "Florence J. Martin." Indiana Biography Series, Indiana State Library, volume 62, page 45.
Extent
0.02 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/03/13 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2017/03/13 by Lauren Patton.
- Title
- Florence J. Martin military decorations
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
