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Ben Byrnes collection of Charles Gaston Clement letters

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-055
Scope and Contents

Contains many of the letters of Charles G. Clement home during the first part of his time in the army. Also contains materials noting his mother's search to discover where he was buried and the 1930 Pilgrimage of War Mothers and Widows to visit his grave. There are also some letters to her younger son, Dennis.

Dates: 1913 - 1962; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1919

Ben Byrnes collection of Henry F. Ayres WWI diary and documents, 1918-1979

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-017
Scope and Contents

Diary of Henry Fairfax Ayers. Diary embossed on cover H.F. Ayres Lt. Col. V.C.A. U.S.A. Includes 3-ring binder of extensive research from Virginia Military Institute. There is a copy of a war time picture of Ayres in the binder, as well as a photo of the painting of Ayres done by Norman Rockwell. There is also a complete hard copy transcription of the diary.

Dates: 1918 - 1979

Ben Byrnes collection of Thomas Hastings Travilla WWI diary and photographs, 1918-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-018
Scope and Contents

Diary of Lt. Thomas H. Travilla, Dentist, 310th Infantry, 78th Division, American Expeditionary Forces. Includes nearly 27 photographs, a leave of absence pass, and a map of Camp Dix.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

F. Watkins WWI diary, 1919

 Item
Identifier: 2010-015
Scope and Contents Diary of F. Watkins, a US Medical Corps driver. Diary entries generally regard Watkins's activites, primarily in France and include entries regarding his on board experiences and brief notes on the daily weather. The last 20 pages of the diary include 4 pages containing addresses, the remaining 16 pages containing receipts and expenditures.The preliminary pages of the Excelsior diary Include printed yearly and monthly calendars for 1918 and yearly calendar for...
Dates: 1919-01-01 - 1919-12-31

George W. Sadlo WWI journal, 1918-1921

 Collection
Identifier: 2011-018
Scope and Contents Small journal, kept in a German pocket notebook, with handwritten entries by George W. Saldo while en route to and in France during the final months of the war; entries continue for several months following the Armistice. George W. Sadlo served as Musician 1st Class in the HQ Band GHQ (Chaumont, France), the 133rd Infantry Band, and the the 4th Infantry Band. Other items laid in includ 2 b/w snapshots of military bands on the march; postcard from Amra McDowell addressed to Geo. Sadlo...
Dates: 1918 - 1921

Hugo August "Hap" Gruenberg WWI archive, 1917-1972

 Collection
Identifier: 1991-008
Scope and Contents Consists of the personal ephemera and photographs of Private 1st Class Hugo A. "Happy" Gruenberg of Ambulance Company 167, 117th Sanitary Train, 42nd (Rainbow) Division, American Expeditionary Forces.The personal ephemera includes Gruenberg's diary kept during 1917-1918; soldier's pay record book; Gruenberg's dog tags and brass key on a leather thong, as well as one pair of regulation leather leggings; photocopied press cuttings of Gruenberg's obituaries and memorial and funeral...
Dates: 1917 - 1972

William G. Adams WWI ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-016
Content Description

Ephemera of William G. Adams, 472nd Aero Squadron. Contents include: a pocket memorandum book with handwritten entries made primarily in England where Adams performed maintenance on aeroplanes plus newspaper clippings pasted in; printed program for the celebration of the squadron's one-year anniversary of service, 3 September 1918; and an orange and black felt pennant ("Aero Squadron: San Antonio, Tex") representing the squadron.

Dates: 1918

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Byrnes, Ben 3
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Adams, William G., 1893-1972 1
Ayres, Henry Fairfax, Colonel, 1886-1979 1
Clement, Charles Gaston 1