Henry Howard Houston, II Papers

Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1917- Letter to Vava, 1917 April 3
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1917- Letter to Vava, 1917 April 3
Henry writes of the trenches and being in the forefront of history, as well as expressing mixed opinions about American involvement.
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Charlotte Houston-1916 July 27
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Charlotte Houston-1916 July 27
Description of Camp life in El Paso (Camp Stewart)
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava 1917 July 21
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava 1917 July 21
Henry writes of a promotion and of the situation in France, including the ambulances that are arriving in France and describes new American arrivals who he doesn't think highly of.
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava, 1917 January 16
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava, 1917 January 16
A letter to his girlfriend describing the voyage over to France.
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava, 1917 July 15
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava, 1917 July 15
Henry writes to his girlfriend from France. He discusses current events as well as asking some political questions. He worries about the Americans doing the same as the British forces, and mentions the enormous casualty rate of the war.
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava-1917
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava-1917
In his undated letter, which ironically congratulates Vava for using the date on her letters, Henry writes about getting the Croix-de-Guerre and about the differences between being scared and being afraid, and talks about shelling.
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava-1917 April 21
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava-1917 April 21
Henry writes Vava to tell her he is quartered in a large town near the front and talks about going into the trenches.
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava-1917 March 13
Houston, Henry Howard, II, 1895-1918, Letter to Vava-1917 March 13
Henry writes to Vava about her letters and about death.