World War, 1914-1918.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:
Ben Byrnes collection of John Oscar Miller WWI archive
Collection
Identifier: 2010-044
Content Description
Correspondence, press cuttings, snapshots, documents, and memorabilia, all assumed to have originally been pasted onto black paper pages and housed in a post-bound,scrapbook with dark gray, cloth-covered covers. "My Memory Book" is stamped in gold in upper left corner of the front cover. Pages on which items were pasted are extremely soft, powdery and fragile; All items were carefully removed from the pages by archivist. The original order of the items appeared to be destroyed before...
Dates:
1912 - 1921
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