World War, 1914-1918 -- Military life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Jacob Baldwin collection
Collection
Identifier: L379
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters, photographs, newspaper articles, and other materials from Jacob Baldwin in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1898 to 1964 regarding World War 1 military life, family, education, employment at the Barbasol Company, and interurban railways.
There is also an undated panoramic photograph of Company C, 152nd Infantry (OBD026).
There is also an undated panoramic photograph of Company C, 152nd Infantry (OBD026).
Dates:
1898-1964
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jacob Baldwin collection
John J. Powell collection
Collection — Folder S1073
Identifier: S1073
Scope and Contents
This collection includes primarily letters, envelopes, and postcards from Indiana soldiers who served in World War I to John Powell, ranging from 1918-1921 regarding their personal experiences during the War.
Dates:
1899-1921
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John J. Powell collection
Michael W. and Carrie Sargeant Carr family papers
Collection
Identifier: L351
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence as well as photographs, postcards, legal documents, and writings created by members of both Carr and Sargeant families. Early correspondence is primarily addressed to Carrie B. Sargeant prior to her marriage. Additional correspondence consists of letters from Michael Carr other members of the family to Carrie and Cyril Carr. Later correspondence largely consists of letters from Cyril S. Carr to his mother and father from Saint Joseph's College in...
Dates:
1882-1970
Orval Ferguson collection
Collection — Folder S2311
Identifier: S2311
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of news clippings and letters from Corporal Orval Ferguson to his sister, Emma Shepard, ranging from 1917 to 1930, while he was stationed in Europe during World War I. Ferguson's obituary is also included.
Dates:
1917-1930
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Orval Ferguson collection
Staudt family papers
Collection
Identifier: L532
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of Carl and John M. Staudt's World War I letters and postcards sent to their parents and brother, Lawrence, in Indianapolis, Indiana and to their sister and brother-in-law, Joseph H. and Bertha Brown, in Brownsburg, Indiana from Camp Sherman, Ohio, Camp Merritt, New Jersey, Ft. Wadsworth, Staten Island, New York, and from Belgium and France ranging from 1918 to 1919. The collection also contains two postcards sent by Carlos and Clarence Brown, brothers of...
Dates:
1881, 1918-1919
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Staudt family papers
World War I German antiwar propaganda flyer
Collection — Folder S3217
Identifier: S3217
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one printed, World War I propaganda flyer from Germany, found in the German trenches after the taking of Apremont, circa September-November 1918, which asks German soldiers to stop fighting for the benefit of the country and its people, both soldier and civilian, because Germany was sure to lose the war and the soldiers' manpower would be desperately needed in the rebuilding efforts.
Dates:
1918
World War I war work and leisure lantern slides
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: P025
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 72 glass lantern slides ranging from circa 1917 to 1918. The slides depict the efforts of various American service organizations to entertain soldiers and sailors, both in the United States and overseas in Europe, during World War I. Organizations include the YMCA, Knights of Columbus, Jewish Welfare Board, American Library Association, and Salvation Army. All but slide numbers 71 and 72 were produced by the Novelty Slide Company, 209 West 48th Street,...
Dates:
circa 1917-1918
