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Charles Nicholson writes to Dr. Simonds that "For some time I have been trying to write you but as you may well imagine, the time of an American soldier is pretty well taken up with his duties. My thoughts have turned to Knox frequently and it has…

Lt. Robert Midkiff in uniform.

Dr. Simonds, in one of his letters to Robert Midkiff, refers to Midkiff's "smile that never comes off," and this photograph shows said smile well.

Dr. Simonds replies to Robert Midkiff's letter and also references letters he has received from other Knox students. Dr. Simonds asks Midkiff to write to those two men, as "both seem to need something of your encouraging influence."

Knox student and soldier Robert Midkiff writes to Dr. Simonds: "I was very glad to receive your reply to my Christmas card, and to note in it that you would care to have any pictures that Knox men might have taken. Accordingly, I am enclosing a…

Knox College faculty member Robert E. Williams writes to Dr. Simonds: "I felt it coming all the time, the fever to do my part on the world war and I am writing you to say that I am a member of the University of Chicago Ambulance Corps No. 3. I…

Otho Sherrick writes from a military training camp in Great Lakes, Illinois, that "Uncle Sam has made me one of his blue jackies since I left school on the third of June. The navy is a fine place, and I like it better than what I have seen of the…

Knox student and soldier Frank Connor writes to Dr. Simonds from "Somewhere In Belgium" that "I often think of you and the courses I took from you while at Knox. It is always with pleasure that I think of my days at Knox College and many many times I…

Gerth writes to Dr. Simonds that "Since we were called away last spring, Knox has shown every evidence that she has not forgotten her soldiers and you may be sure that they have not forgotten Knox. Thru letters, the Galesburg Mail and the Student we…

Peacock writes to Dr. Simonds to tell him that "I went to Chicago and took the examinations for the Medical Corps, and passed in fine shape, therefore, I will go to France to do Hospital work in a few days," and inquires about his credits…

Lieutenant Simon Guy Parks in uniform.

Simon Guy Parks expresses his regrets at not being able to attend commencement (as it turns out he could have done so) and writes that going to Camp Jackson in South Carolina was "a great disappointment to me for I had hoped to be sent 'over seas' at…

Lieutenant Simon Guy Parks - a senior at Knox in 1818 - writes to Dr. Simonds to ask "Has the faculty decided definitely concerning the credits of the men leaving school for the army? Also, will I receive a diploma?" He additionally comments, that…

This picture of Joseph Hayden was taken in 1910.

Knox student and soldier Eugene A. Robertson asks the Dean for a "special favor" - a letter of recommendation for a military training school at Princeton. He reminds Dr. Simonds that "my grades on the final examination were either a mark of B or…