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Ben Byrnes collection of James David Martin WWI-era papers
Item
Identifier: 2013-016
Content Description
Miscellaneous collection of World War I letters, some service record materials, and personal papers.
Dates:
1917 - 1941
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
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
Perry Douglas Erwin WWI-era letters, 1918-1919
Collection
Identifier: 2007-009
Scope and Contents
Perry Douglas Erwin was a soldier during World War I who was stationed at Ft. Sill in Oklahoma. During his time as a lieutenant in the 9th Field Artillery during World War I his wife wrote to him nearly every day. The Erwin letters, dating January 1918 through January 1919, consist primarily of (173) letters from Erwin's wife, Vivian (living in Oswego, Kansas) to Erwin (stationed at Fort Still, Oklahoma and other locations); other correspondents include Erwin's sisters Harriet, Dorothy,...
Dates:
1918 - 1919