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World War I Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 489 Collections and/or Records:

Note from Robert Johnston to Copeland, 1916-01-25

 Item
Identifier: 2010.054.1.14
Scope and Contents

"The enclosed copy of a letter to the Bishop of Washington will speak for itself. I hope for your sake that you get the chance to go....

Enclosed carbon copy typed letter, Robert Johnston to Bishop Alfred Harding: "I have known Rev. Geo. Copeland intimately for six years and am happy in being able to bear testimony to the excellence of his character...."

Dates: 1916-01-25

Notebook diary, 1910 - 1915

 Item
Identifier: 2007.013.1.1
Scope and Contents

The personal narrative of Private William Hurford Hutchins, documenting his experiences while on board a troop transport and his military service in Egypt.

Dates: 1910 - 1915

Notice of call to appear for physical examination, 1917-08-15

 Item
Identifier: 2010.044.1.4
Scope and Contents "You are hereby notified that pursuant to the Act of Congress, approved May 18, 1917, you are called for military service...you will report at the office of this Local Board for physical examination on Aug 15, 1917 at 8 a.m....." Serial No. 2984. On verso: Printed form explaining the penalities of making false statements. Includes a handwritten note, presumably by John O. Miller: "Wire Board #3, San Antonio c/o of me at my expense, jurisdiction over physical examination. ...
Dates: Issued: 1917-08-15

Notice of certification to District Board...., 1917-09-04

 Item
Identifier: 2010.044.1.4
Scope and Contents

"You are hereby notified that you were on the 3rd day of Sept 1917, certified by this Local Board [Dallas County] to District Board [Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth] as having been called for the military service of the United States and not exempted or discharged...."

Dates: Issued: 1917-09-04

Order to report for military duty, 1917-10-05

 Item
Identifier: 2010.044.1.4
Scope and Contents

From the War Department Local Board for Dallas County, Texas: Order to report to the local board at 10 a.m. on the 10th day of Oct 1917 for military duty and for transportation to the Army Mobilization Camp at Camp Travis, San Antonio, Texas. Order No. 966 addressed to Jno. O. Miller, 5747 Prospect, Dallas, TX.

Dates: Issued: 1917-10-05

Otto Biber WWI archive, 1914-1934

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-004
Scope and Contents

The archive of 2nd Lt. Otto Biber of the 17th Bavarian Regiment. Includes approximately 220 letters and cards, 15 photographs, pocket calendar, newspaper death notices of fellow soldiers, and miscellaneous documents.

Dates: 1914 - 1934

P. H. D. Dempsey WWI-era disciplinary log, 1914-1915

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-006
Scope and Contents

Discipline records for members of No. 6 Platoon, B Company, Princess Victoria (Royal Irish) Fusiliers.

Dates: 1914 - 1915

Paul Baumann WWI-era letters, 1914-1919

 Collection
Identifier: 2003-005
Scope and Contents

Paul Baumann archive of approximately 200 letters, fieldpostbriefs, fieldpostcards, and postcards between Baumann and his family and friends, during his service on the Western Front in a German Army machine gun unit.

Dates: 1914 - 1919

Paul M. Hollister Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2014-009
Content Description

This collection of papers includes letters, notes, post cards, and newspaper clippings to and from Paul M. Hollister, a Michigan journalist, regarding service during WWI, with additional material that is not war related.

Dates: 1915 - 1927