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World War, 1914-1918 -- Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 174 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 Leonard H. Urquhart WWI archive, 1916-1941

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-026
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, uniforms and miscellaneous materials of Leonard H. Urquhart, of Company F, 2nd Virginia Infantry, and later Co. F, 116th Inf Regt, 22nd Inf Div.

Dates: 1916 - 1941

Ben Byrnes collection of Norman Sweetser WWI archive, 1874-1945

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-019
Scope and Contents

Contains Edwin C. Sweetser's 5 volume set of hand-written material in large journals; as well as photographs and letters by and about Norman Sweetser, an American flying a Caproni bomber for the Italians.

Dates: 1874 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1917 - 1918

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 Byrnes collection of Rumsey Bissell Marston WWI letters, 1918-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-022
Scope and Contents

This collection contains twelve letters written by Rumsey Bissell Marston just prior to and during his deployment to France and Great Britain during WWI to his father, mother, brother and sisters. Additional items in the collection are: his military service record, a photograph, a drawing, and the envelopes in which the letters were sent.

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

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

Card from Bell Telephone System to John S. Miller, 1921-10

 Item
Identifier: 2010.044.1.37
Scope and Contents

Sympathy card from John S. Miller's co-workers at Bell Telephone.

Dates: 1921-10