Scope and Content Note
The papers of the Hulsizer family span the years 1915-1941, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period between 1917 and 1919. The collection consists primarily of letters from Edith Hulsizer Copher and her sister, Sophy Hulsizer Powell, to family members during World War I. Copher described her work at the Harvard U.S. Army Base Hospital No. 5, British Expeditionary Force, near Paris, France, and commented on local social life and customs. Powell's letters were written chiefly in 1919 when she lived in London, England, as the wife of American commercial attaché, Fred Wilbur Powell, and reflect the social life of the expatriate community in London. The collection also includes newspaper clippings pertaining to the Hulsizer family.