Box 1

This is a 4 page letter written in black ink on a single, folded sheet of paper with an accompanying envelope.

This is a twelve page letter written on four sheets of folded paper. One page has some sketches.

This is a fragile three page letter discussing events since his last letter until he ran out of paper.

This is a two page typed commentary not addressed to anyone, describing how the American Expeditionary Forces take souvenirs in France.

This is a one page typed letter; Shafe mentions going overseas soon, and other news, promising to keep in touch.

This is a typed letter on regular paper; Private Shafer discusses music and his location in the Loire Valley of France.

This is an eight page letter written on two folded sheets of paper, with text and color sketches of a boat, a hat, various people, and a bridge that Paul M. Hollister wrote to his son; the date has no year.

This is a typed letter on Famous Players-Lasky Corporation letterhead. Dague mentions sending a copy of Buck's first letter, that "it is really a corking one."

This is a typed, three page letter on three sheets of badly faded delicate paper. It is unsigned, but possibly from Private Shafer.

This is a fragile, typed, two page letter on two sheets of badly faded paper with tattered edges; Shafe mentions that Paul will have to ask someone else to send him money for printing costs, and provides a list of names and amounts.