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World War I Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 99 Collections and/or Records:

Ben Byrnes collection of Henry F. Ayres WWI diary and documents, 1918-1979

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-017
Scope and Contents

Diary of Henry Fairfax Ayers. Diary embossed on cover H.F. Ayres Lt. Col. V.C.A. U.S.A. Includes 3-ring binder of extensive research from Virginia Military Institute. There is a copy of a war time picture of Ayres in the binder, as well as a photo of the painting of Ayres done by Norman Rockwell. There is also a complete hard copy transcription of the diary.

Dates: 1918 - 1979

Ben Byrnes collection of Howe Campbell WWI letters, 1917-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2010-025
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters and postcards with envelopes. Campbell served in the 302nd Engineers, 77th Division.

Dates: 1917 - 1919

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