World War I Collection
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Ben Byrnes collection of James David Martin WWI-era papers
Item
Identifier: 2013-016
Content Description
Miscellaneous collection of World War I letters, some service record materials, and personal papers.
Dates:
1917 - 1941
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 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
Letter from J.O. Miller to his father, 1918-06-13
Item
Identifier: 2010.044.1.16
Scope and Contents
Written on Army and Navy Young Men's Christian Association 'With the Colors' letterhead. "...I am a long way from home and no money so I wired you for $5.00 so I could buy some tobacco before it is too late...some country up this way, however it is kind of cool yet...my new address will be...Sgt. Jno. O. Miller, Co. C. 315th Field Signal Battalion, Signal Corps NA, AEF."
Dates:
1918-06-13