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Letter from John McCrae to Carleton Noyes, with poem, In Flanders Fields

Letter from John McCrae to Carleton Noyes, with poem, In Flanders Fields

itemMay 1916P073-1

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Held by: Osler Library via McGill University Archival Collections
Creator: McCrae, John, 1872-1918
Dates: May 1916 (indexed as 1916)
Level: item
Extent: 2 sheets ; 21.3 x 18.7 cm, in frame 37 x 29 cm, in wooden box 40 x 28.8 cm.
Scope & content: The item consists of a letter sent from John McCrae while on active duty to Carleton Noyes, Cambridge, MA, with an envelope postmarked 31 May 1916. Enclosed with the letter is an autographed signed copy of McCrae's poem, In Flanders Fields. The poem's first line in this copy ends with the word “grow,” a change from the published version in which the line finishes with “blow.” In his letter, McCrae modestly notes that the poem had achieved some level of notoriety.
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Access & use: Items can be requested for consultation [online via the Library Catalogue](http://mcgill.worldcat.org/oclc/1022564318) or by email at osler.library@mcgill.ca. Advance notice is recommended.
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