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World War, 1914-1918 -- Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 40 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Dennis E. Nolan papers, 1918-1927

 Collection
Identifier: 2008-023
Dates: 1918 - 1927; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1919

Eberl family WWI-era letters, 1905-1926

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-009
Scope and Contents

Approximately 600 letters, feldbriefs and feldpostcartes to and from Alois, Gottleib Jr., and Max--three sons serving in the German Army--and their family. Many letters are from France, approximately 130 of which are from Gottlieb Jr. written from an English POW camp.

Dates: 1905 - 1926

Edward E. MacMorland WWI archive, 1914-1977

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-008
Scope and Contents

Approximately 100 WWI-era letters and diary.

Dates: 1914 - 1977

Erich Pattky German WWI-era photographs, 1914-1940

 Collection
Identifier: 2000-007
Scope and Contents First acquisition: 86 photo-postcard and photo archive of Erich Pattky, a German telephonist during WWI. Postcard messages are from Pattky to his parents in Berlin, Germany. Postcard images depict various soldiers' activities, accommodations and equipment. According to the bookseller, Pattky was probably stationed in France. Included are Christmas celebration cards. Many cards have been trimmed, possibly to accommodate the size of the wartime envelopes. Second acquisition:...
Dates: 1914 - 1940