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Florence Martin writes from Lilly Base Hospital 32 in Indianapolis, Indiana clears up confusion about who was hired as dietitian and prepares Georgia Finley for her service.

Georgia Finley's orders to travel to Ellis Island, New York for "mobilization with the nurses belonging to Base Hospital No. 32".

Georgia Finley's identification card provides basic details about her and includes an attached photograph.

This coupon issued to Georgia Finley details the kinds of gifts that could be shipped overseas for people in service abroad.

This notice provides details about the sort of work dietitians like Georgia E. Finley were expected to do overseas in France.

Individuals recovering at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan could choose from these options for their meals. The menu notes, "This diet has been planned by your Dietitian in accordance with instructions from your physician."

Georgia Finley, as a civilian employee, was given a travel pass to facilitate her work.

This special pass provided Georgia Finley with permission to travel way from Camp Hospital No. 91 in La Baule, France.

Georgia Finley writes of her trip overseas to her father, assuring him that "We are all happy to be moving on since this must be so, the only regret is that such a long distance must be between us and the ones we love." She closes her letter by…

This is the front of a postcard - or "carte-lettre" - Georgia Finley sent home to Illinois from France. Georgia notes on the second page that "Everything is so quiet and peaceful here that we have to use our imagination to know that war is going on a…

Georgia Finley writes to her mother to inquire about her father's health and regale her mother with news. She writes about her trials and tribulations regarding speaking French: "I wrote you that I had been given charge of the nurses diets with…

Georgia Finley writes of how busy her work has been lately: "The nurses' diet has been turned over to me and you can imagine what my task has been to prepare food as it should be and without unnecessary waste with French women and with boys who have…

Georgia Finley writes of her busyness since coming to France and also notes: "Time certainly does fly. It is now the first of May - five months since we started from New York. Four months in France." She also writes, "Of course, there is a…

Georgia Finley describes a Memorial Day service abroad while she was in service.

Georgia Finley writes to her mother in the aftermath of her father's death.