World War I Collection
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:
Air service mechanics school WWI-era photographs, 1917-1957
Collection
Identifier: 2011-003
Scope and Contents
Photographic record of the men and their activities at the Air Service Mechanics School, Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, 1917-1919 in 2 photo ablums plus loose photos and press cutting regarding Williamette National Cemetery. Most photo pages were annotated in white pencil by the owner.
Dates:
1917 - 1957
Alfred G. Lawson USS Paulding log, 1917-1919
Collection
Identifier: 2010-063
Scope and Contents
A WWI sailor log of Alfred George Lawson on the U. S. S. Paulding from 1917-1919, which describes Lawon's experiences on the U. S. destroyer and his daily activities. The U. S. S. Paulding's primary duty was to escort convoys and protect them from German u-boat attacks. Most of the entries are very brief, merely talking about the weather and whether they were in port or at sea. However, others are much more detailed, particularly in the cases where the U. S. S. Paulding sank a submarine...
Dates:
1917 - 1919
Alton Conrad Rowe WWI-era postcards, 1918-1919
Collection
Identifier: 2009-018
Scope and Contents
Consists of 80 postcards, most of which are written by Corporal Alton Conrad Rowe, Jr. (Co. A, 301st Engineers AEF) to family members and to his fiance; mailed from Camp Devens (Massachusetts) as well as various places in France and Germany such as Paris, Coblenz, and Metz.The black & white, tinted, or full-color, postcards are comprised of photographic reproductions, artist's renderings and 2 actual photograph cards.The postcards are addressed as follows:
8...
Dates:
1918 - 1919
Armistice Day ceremony photograph, 1918
Item
Identifier: 1000-131
Scope and Contents
Photograph caption:
"Early in 1918 President Wilson, together with the heads of othe Allied governments, decided to send troops to keep the German submarines from occupying the ice-free harbors of Murmansk and Archangel. The people of north Russia invited this action. Five thousand American troops and other from England, France and Italy were used. This occupation lasted about one and a half years. This photo by H. W. Wyckoff shows the ceremony celebrating the news of the armistice. The...
Dates:
1918
Charles G. Aldrich WWI-era photograph album, 1917-1920
Collection
Identifier: 2012-033
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the time of Charles G. Aldrich and his time in Siberia from 1917-1920. Aldrich was with the American Army/Navy, YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association). The photos document his time in Vladivostok during the Civil War. There are photos of a few other areas, including his time aboard the ship America, etc., but the majority are of Vladivostok. Included are a couple pieces of ephemera (hand drawn card, and certificate from G. S. Phelps, National Secretary to Russia...
Dates:
1917 - 1920
Dennis E. Nolan papers, 1918-1927
Collection
Identifier: 2008-023
Dates:
1918 - 1927; Majority of material found within 1918 - 1919
Flint, Joseph Marshall [1872 - 1944]. Reports Regarding the Yale Mobile Unit in World War I.
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2009-028
Dates:
Undated?
George W. Sadlo WWI journal, 1918-1921
Collection
Identifier: 2011-018
Scope and Contents
Small journal, kept in a German pocket notebook, with handwritten entries by George W. Saldo while en route to and in France during the final months of the war; entries continue for several months following the Armistice. George W. Sadlo served as Musician 1st Class in the HQ Band GHQ (Chaumont, France), the 133rd Infantry Band, and the the 4th Infantry Band. Other items laid in includ 2 b/w snapshots of military bands on the march; postcard from Amra McDowell addressed to Geo. Sadlo...
Dates:
1918 - 1921
Harvey D. Higley WWI-era field notebook, approximately 1909-1921
Collection
Identifier: 2005-020
Scope and Contents
American artillery field notebook, alphabetically tabbed, with typed and handwritten notes by various hands; photographic portrait of Major Harvey D. Higley; press clipping.
Dates:
circa 1909-1920
Helen T. Slate collection of WWI-era ephemera, 1918
Collection
Identifier: 2009-065-OVRSZ
Scope and Contents
Memorial Day Program, May 30th, 1918; Honor Roll and Service Flag Chart of the Village of Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY, bearing the name of Helen T. Slate handwritten at top; a small flag with 2.5 inch red border surrounding a cream-colored rectangle with a blue star at its center; and a miniature French flag.
Dates:
1918