C. Canby Balderston to his mother, 1918

Correspondence from C. Canby Balderston to his mother while he was in France as a war relief worker. Letters dated 1918-06-23 — 1918-12-28. Describes the work and living conditions at his relief unit. Shares news of others including fellow relief workers and their activities. Discusses his work primarily responding to local needs for agricultural assistance, with a focus on agricultural machine repair, maintenance, distribution, and on-site farm labor involving threshers and binders. From October-December, discusses his work in the Transport department, including garage work on relief vehicles and his post-armistice "dispatch" assignment driving throughout France. Describes the armistice conditions in France and details of his sightseeing activities.