Nurse. Red Cross nurse in Italy during World War I and friend of Ernest Hemingway. During her service in Italy, von Kurowsky was among the nurses attending to Ernest Hemingway following his battle injuries. Their relationship developed, however, she broke off the relationship in a letter not long after he returned home. Hemingway used Agnes as a primary model for the heroine in his novel of World War I, A Farewell to Arms .
Papers (1918-1985) document von Kurowsky's nursing career, particularly emphasizing her service with the Red Cross in World War I. Also included is her diary.