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Charles Apfelbaum Rare Manuscripts and Archives

 Organization

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Bert Hebbes WWI letters, 1916-1920

 Collection
Identifier: 2007-017
Content Description A personal archive of a WWI Rifleman stationed in Egypt, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Sudan between 1916 - 1920. Comprises primarily of correspondence written to and from Bert Hebbes. Over 240 long detailed letters from Bert Hebbes to his mother, father, and siblings with sketches and drawing throughout, including 4 letters with stunning watercolor drawings. Contains 50 letters written from his mother, siblings, and friends. Also included are over 40 newspaper clippings and 21...
Dates: 1916 - 1920

Eberl family WWI-era letters, 1905-1926

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-009
Scope and Contents

Approximately 600 letters, feldbriefs and feldpostcartes to and from Alois, Gottleib Jr., and Max--three sons serving in the German Army--and their family. Many letters are from France, approximately 130 of which are from Gottlieb Jr. written from an English POW camp.

Dates: 1905 - 1926

Gustav Keller WWI-era letters, 1914-1917

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-006
Scope and Contents

The Gustav Keller archive of approximately 270 fieldpostcards and fieldpostbriefs between his wife Maria and their children. Keller served as a Lieutenant in the German 5th Army, 4th Company.

Dates: 1914 - 1917

Hans von Steffins WWI-era letters, 1914-1918

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-023
Scope and Contents

Approximately 300 letters and postcards from Hans von Steffins, a military aristocrat (7th Reserve Corps), to his wife Baronin Leoni Steffins. Included are a handful of letters and postcards from von Steffins to Countess Nini Pocci and to unidentified recipients.

Dates: 1914 - 1918

Heinrich WWI-era correspondence, 1918

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-024
Scope and Contents

Letters, postcards, and telegrams, most of which are from someone [possibly named Heme or Hana] to a Professor [Irmgard] Heinrich and children.

Dates: 1918

Lloyd Henderson Grandy WWI papers, approximately 1918-1968

 Collection
Identifier: 2009-036
Scope and Contents

Col Lloyd H. Grandy (Cdr, 344th Engineers, US Army) archive of letters, photos, and documents of his lengthy career, in both WWI and WWII. Includes 754 photos, many with written descriptions of the scene, predominantly taken during WWI.

Dates: 1918 - 1968

Lt. Willhelm "Willi" Landahl WWI-era letters, 1914-1918

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-027
Scope and Contents

Lt. Wilhelm Landahl (159th Regt), 180 letters. Landahl was killed in action on 9 April 1916.

Dates: 1914 - 1918

Otto Biber WWI archive, 1914-1934

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-004
Scope and Contents

The archive of 2nd Lt. Otto Biber of the 17th Bavarian Regiment. Includes approximately 220 letters and cards, 15 photographs, pocket calendar, newspaper death notices of fellow soldiers, and miscellaneous documents.

Dates: 1914 - 1934

Paul Baumann WWI-era letters, 1914-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-005
Scope and Contents

Paul Baumann archive of approximately 200 letters, fieldpostbriefs, fieldpostcards, and postcards between Baumann and his family and friends, during his service on the Western Front in a German Army machine gun unit.

Dates: 1914 - 1919

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