Guide to the Alston Fitts letters and photograph MSS.0520

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Fitts, Alston

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University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama

Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu

November 2009

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Alston Fitts letters and photograph

Unit ID:: MSS.0520

Repository:: University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama

Quantity:: 0.4 Linear feet

Dates:: 1917-1919

Abstract:: Letters from this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, physician to his wife and children before and after he was shipped to France during World War I, as well as a photograph of Fitts.

creator: Fitts, Alston

Preferred Citation:

Preferred Citation note

Alston Fitts letters and photograph, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.

Scope and Contents note

The collection contains letters from this Tuscaloosa, Alabama, physician to his wife and children during World War I. The letters are addressed from various U.S. cities and military installations and from France. It also includes a photograph of Fitts.

Acquisition Information:

Provenance

Gift of Mary Bennet, 1999

Biographical/Historical note

Alston Fitts, son of James H. and Mary E. Fitts, was born on 10 March 1867 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was a graduate of the University of Alabama (A.B., 1886; LL.B, 1887) and Columbia College, New York (M.D., 1895). He married Mary Shiras on 30 October 1901 and they had three children: (1) James Harris; (2) Mary Shiras; and (3) Alston II. Although he was 50 at the out break of World War I, Fitts volunteered for the Army Medical Corps, and served overseas.

He died 29 May 1950, in Tuscaloosa.

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Source(s)

Daily Life and Family (localbroad)

Letters (correspondence) (aat)

Photographs (aat)

Soldiers--Alabama--Correspondence (lcsh)

Telegrams (aat)

University of Alabama--Alumni and alumnae. (lcsh)

War and Military (localbroad)

World War I (localbroad)

World War, 1914-1918 (lcsh)

Outgoing Correspondence - photograph of Alston Fitts Box 5679 Folder 1

Letter from M. H. Losey, New York City, New York, to Dr. Alston Fitts, October 26, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20394

Photograph of Dr. Alston Fitts http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20395

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 2

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, November 9, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20424

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Jim Fitts, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20425

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, November 29, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20426

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Marie Fitts, November 5, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20427

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Marie Fitts, November 8, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20428

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 3

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, to Marie Fitts, December 12, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20353

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, to Jim and Mary Fitts December 25, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20354

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, December 28, 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20355

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Camp Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina, to Marie Fitts, Kansas, December 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20356

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Jim Fitts, December 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20357

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, December 1917 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20358

Outgoing Correspondence (includes telegram) Box 5679 Folder 4

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Jim Fitts, January 10, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20397

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, January 11, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20398

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Paris, France, to Marie Alston, January 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20399

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, at sea, to Jim Fitts, January 20, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20400

Western Union telegram from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, January 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20401

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, January 24, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20402

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Paris, France, to Marie Alston, January 29, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20403

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 5

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, February 10, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20404

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, February 14, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20405

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, February 22, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20406

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, February 24, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20407

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 6

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, March 29, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20429

Letter from Director of Home Communications Service to Captain Fitts, France, March 29, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20430

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, March 27, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20431

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, Paris, France, to Honorable Henry Allen, Paris, France, March 25, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20432

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Alston, Ottawa, Kansas, March 23, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20433

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, March 20, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20434

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, March 17, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20435

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, March 10, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20436

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, March 10, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20437

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Mary Fitts, March 7, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20438

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, March 3, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20439

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 7

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 2, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20408

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 3, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20409

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 5, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20410

Postcard from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to American Red Cross Home Communication Service, Paris, France, April 6, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20411

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 7, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20412

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Mary Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, April 8, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20413

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, April 11, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20414

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 11, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20415

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, April 15, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20416

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 13, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20417

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 16, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20418

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Alston, April 18, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20419

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, April 19, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20420

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 21, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20421

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 25, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20422

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, April 27, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20423

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 8

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, May 1, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20363

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, May 2, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20364

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, May 5, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20365

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, May 10, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20366

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, May 15, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20367

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Ottawa, Kansas, May 25, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20368

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, May 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20369

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 9

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, June 7, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20374

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, June 14, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20375

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, June17, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20376

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Mary Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, June 24, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20377

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 10

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, July 1, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20378

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, July 9, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20379

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, July 14, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20380

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Annalee, July 15, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20381

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 11

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, August 1, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20370

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Mary Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 4, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20371

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 12, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20372

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, August 30, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20373

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 12

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, September 8, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20359

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, September 16, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20360

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Jim Fitts, September 16, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20361

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts, France, to Marie Fitts, September 29, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20362

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 13

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Jim Fitts, Fort Defiance, Virginia, October 11, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20391

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, October 12, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20392

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Jim Fitts, Fort Defiance, Virginia, October 4, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20393

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 14

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 2, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20382

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Mary Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 2, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20383

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, November 6, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20384

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, November 13, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20385

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, November 16, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20386

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, November 18, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20387

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, November 20, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20388

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, November 21, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20389

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Marie Fitts, November 22, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20390

Outgoing Correspondence Box 5679 Folder 15

Letter from Dr. Alston Fitts to Jim Fitts, December 9, 1918 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20440

Outgoing Correspondence (includes telegram) Box 5679 Folder 16

Western Union telegram from Dr. Alston Fitts, Clisson, France, to Marie Fitts, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, February 10, 1919 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/20396