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World War I Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 489 Collections and/or Records:

William Robins war machine invention documents, 1912-1920

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-017
Scope and Contents

William Robins, Russian engineer mechanic's proposal for and patent application for a war machine that, among other attributes, is impervious to enemy attack and, although stationary, can move in any direction at great speed by the person within it. Although figures are noted in the documentation, they are not included in this collection of papers. Papers include Robins's letters to H.M. Secretary of War and H.M. Patent Office and their replies.

Dates: 1912 - 1920

William V. Lovell Photograph Album, 1918-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2002-008
Content Description

Photograph album of 1st Lt. William V. Lovell Photograph Album, 22nd Aero Squad. Includes pay documents and some military records.

Dates: 1918 - 1919
Wooded peninsula.
Wooded peninsula.

Wooded peninsula, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.2.54
Scope and Contents

View from the shore of a heavily wooded peninsula at an unidentified location.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

World War I-era sheet music

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2001-029

World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939

 Collection
Identifier: 2001-029
Scope and Contents

A collection of war related sheet music from the era loosely surrounding the First World War up to the period of the Second.


An artificial collection build up over several decades comprised of pieces drawn from numerous purchases, donations, and items pulled from various older collections.

Dates: Publication: 1897 - 1939

WWI aerial reconnaissance photographs, 1917 July-August

 File
Identifier: 1000-128
Scope and Contents

88 aerial photographs printed by No. 2 Advanced Section, Army Printing & Stationery Services, most bearing location codes and time of day, mostly taken of the Ypres region.

Dates: 1917 July-August

WWI British Territorial Forces, 3rd Home Counties Brigade photo album, 1914-1918

 Collection
Identifier: 2016-047
Scope and Contents An album of tipped-in photographs compiled by an unidentified soldier--a member of the 3rd Home Counties Brigade, A Royal Field Artillery (Cinque Ports) division of Britain's Territorial Forces during WWI; the division's purpose was to relieve regular troops needed at the Front. The photos document the soldier's service in India and Mesopotania, showing a variety of both personal and professional experiences ranging from tourist-type acitivities, hunting excursions, and views of the brigade...
Dates: 1914 - 1918