World War I Collection

Draft letter from Copeland to the Bishop (Diocese of Pennsylvania), 1911-01-31

Item

Identifier: 2010.054.1.1

Scope and Contents

"I am minister-in-charge of St. Ambrose Mission, which as you know is located in the Kensington Mill District. Our people are almost all workers in hosiery and carpet mills...."

Dates: 1911-01-31

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Ben Byrnes collection of Chaplain George Copeland WWI archive

Draft letter from Copeland to the Bishop (Diocese of Pennsylvania), 1911-02-03

Item

Identifier: 2010.054.1.1

Scope and Contents

[Copeland's response:] "I am very sorry that you felt it your duty to take that step. Of course, I shall very reluctantly forbid it...."

Dates: 1911-02-03

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Ben Byrnes collection of Chaplain George Copeland WWI archive

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

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Ed Granger journal, 1917-1919

Collection

Identifier: D640 .G73-1919-Undrsz

Scope and Contents

The diary of Lieutenant Ed Granger from Aug 1917 through Jun 1919. Lt. Granger was a dentist and served the 138th Infantry Regt., 35th Infantry Div. Granger writes about his experiences in WWI. He trained at Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma.

A manuscript diary, written is dos-a dos fashion, several pages have been torn out.

Dates: 1917 - 1919

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Edith Nesbit archive, 1880s-2000s

Collection

Identifier: 2005-002

Scope and Contents

Consists of a mixture of materials that belonged to Edith Nesbit, her biographers (Doris Langley Moore and Julia Briggs), her daughter-in-law Gertrude Bland, and others. Includes correspondence, work product, original manuscripts, artifacts, photographs, clipping albums, oversized artwork, and a wooden writing case.

Dates: 1880 - 2004

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Edward E. MacMorland WWI archive, 1914-1977

Collection

Identifier: 2000-008

Scope and Contents

Approximately 100 WWI-era letters and diary.

Dates: 1914 - 1977

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Edward L. Brown Archive, 1916-1941

Collection

Identifier: 2004-004

Content Description This collection consists of 139 letters and postcards written by Lt. Edward Brown of Dallas, Texas, a pilot in the 166th Aero Squadron, to his friend, then fiancee, then wife, Leila Owens of Frankston, Texas, as well as 150 letters and cards from Leila Owens to Edward Brown. There is a manuscript history of the 166th Aero Squadron. Also includes 40 letters, postcards, and various documents from various correspondents and relatives. A photo of Brown taken in Trier, a copy of the Frankston...

Dates: 1916-07-02 - 1941-09-16; Majority of material found within 1916 - 1919

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Edward Thomas Van Wart WWI diaries

File

Identifier: 2018-033

Scope and Contents Three volume handwritten diary. Vol I [address book]: Thursday, May 2, 1918 - Monday, May 13, 1918. 24 pages of mss entries, 24 lines per page, ~ 2000 words. Vol II: July 11, 1918 - September 7, 1918. 54 pp of mss entries, 24 lines per page, ~ 6000 words. 2 typed sheets with entries: "War Warnings, September 2nd, 1918" and "Extract taken from ship's log July 25, 1918.” Tipped in newspaper extract, "German Taken By Amexes Shoots Sniping Comrades." Laid-in a typed page, apparently from the...

Dates: 1918-05 - 1918-11

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives