German language
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Paul Herring diary
Collection — Folder S0640
Identifier: S0640
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 97 photocopied pages of Paul Herring's 1873 diary. Herring's entries are in both English and German and he refers to himself as "the writer". Most entries start with a description of the weather and they relate daily activities of his family and himself. Remarks about farming activities are a common theme, but he also describes special days such as Decoration Day (May 30), Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Also included are hymns in German, and poems by...
Dates:
1873
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Paul Herring diary
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
