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World War, 1914-1918.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 442 Collections and/or Records:

Ben Byrnes collection of Jouett Fitch Singleton WWI archive, 1898-1932

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-040
Scope and Contents

Collection of maps, letters, photographs, and burial records

Dates: 1898 - 1932

Ben Byrnes collection of miscellaneous WWI photographs, 1912-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-034
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of twenty photographs ranging in dates from 1866 -1917. Seventeen of the photos were taken during World War I, mostly of U.S. and European soldiers in uniform. The WWI photographs were taken in England, France, and Russia. Two other photos were taken in 1866 and 1867 respectively, one is of a man in civilian clothing, the other is of a man in military uniform. Accompanying the picture of the soldier from 1867 are five military documents/correspondence ranging...
Dates: 1912 - 1919

Ben Byrnes collection of Ralph B. Creamer WWI diaries, 1918

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-001
Scope and Contents

Group of 4 manuscript diaries dated June to December 1918, written in great detail by Ralph B. Creamer (579th Ambulance Service, US Army) about his experiences [as a mechanic] in WWI -- from his training at Allentown, Pennsylvania, to his service in Italy, and including the time leading up to the Armistice.

Dates: 1918-06 - 1918-12

Ben Byrnes collection of Rholie Ward WWI letters, 1918-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-021
Scope and Contents

98 letters from Rholie Ward, an American YMCA Secretary attached to French Army, most of which are written to his wife, Rudy (Atlanta, Georgia), the remaining few written to his mother and relatives. Almost all are handwritten and signed, with only 2 or 3 typewritten and signed.

Dates: 1918 - 1919

"Ben" to Copeland, 1918-08-09

 Item
Identifier: 2010.054.1.17
Scope and Contents

"I am more than sorry to hear about John's sickness and hope he is all right again...Last week I took Anne and the children to Cohasset...."

Dates: 1918-08-09