Letter from Lutiant Van Wert to "Louise"

Former Haskell Institute student Lutiant Van Wert sent this letter to her friend Louise, who was still at the school. Van Wert describes her work as a volunteer nurse in Washington, DC, during the 1918 influenza epidemic. Van Wert was one of many Native Americans who volunteered as nurses and in other roles during WWI. This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.