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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Albert C. Hansen WWI archive

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-006
Content Description

Albert C. Hansen was a Corporal with the American Expeditionary Force. This collection consists of letters from Hansen to his sister Ida M. Hansen and an unnamed brother, one photograph of a group of people, and various religious writings and commentary on Bible quotes.

Dates: 1884 - 1919; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1919

Corinna Haven Putnam and Joseph Lindon Smith WWI archive, 1914-1958

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-038
Scope and Contents

Catalog of World War I archive of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lindon Smith of material gathered while preparing their work Rising above the Ruins in France.


These materials are in English and French.

Dates: 1914 - 1958; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1921

Edward E. MacMorland WWI archive, 1914-1977

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-008
Scope and Contents

Approximately 100 WWI-era letters and diary.

Dates: 1914 - 1977

Erich Pattky German WWI-era photographs, 1914-1940

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-007
Scope and Contents First acquisition: 86 photo-postcard and photo archive of Erich Pattky, a German telephonist during WWI. Postcard messages are from Pattky to his parents in Berlin, Germany. Postcard images depict various soldiers' activities, accommodations and equipment. According to the bookseller, Pattky was probably stationed in France. Included are Christmas celebration cards. Many cards have been trimmed, possibly to accommodate the size of the wartime envelopes. Second acquisition:...
Dates: 1914 - 1940

Paul M. Hollister Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-009
Content Description

This collection of papers includes letters, notes, post cards, and newspaper clippings to and from Paul M. Hollister, a Michigan journalist, regarding service during WWI, with additional material that is not war related.

Dates: 1915 - 1927

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  • Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Correspondence. X

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Subject
World War, 1914-1918. 4
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives 2
World War, 1914-1918 -- Photographs. 2
Refugee children -- Belgium -- History -- 20th century. 1
Refugee children -- France -- History -- 20th century. 1