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Ephemera

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 84 Collections and/or Records:

World War I collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1535
Scope and Contents This collection contains a variety of items from World War I ranging from 1917 to 1919 and includes typewritten copies of letters sent to Oscar and Rosa Watkins of Indianapolis, Indiana from their son Osric while he served with the 94th Aero Squadron in France; two letters sent to Miss Ida Anderson of the Indianapolis News from Marie M. Burke, a nurse from Vincennes, Indiana who was serving with the Roosevelt Base Hospital Unit No. 15 in France; a letter and the...
Dates: 1917-1919, 1940

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 II collection

 Collection — Folder S2125
Identifier: S2125
Scope and Contents This collection contains items related to the "Book and Author Bond Rally" held on October 7, 1943 at the Murat Theater in Indianapolis, Indiana, including two admission tickets to the event, with one stamped "Reserved Section" on the front; a flyer advertising the rally; a form to be used to exchange for a ticket; a May 28, 1946 letter sent by Eugene Pulliam, State Chairman of the U.S. Savings Bond Division, to Harold F. Brigham regarding his awarding of a War Bond Rally Medal; Brigham's War...
Dates: 1941-1946

Young Men's Christian Association Service Men's Center collection

 Collection
Identifier: L226
Scope and Contents This collection includes reports from Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Service Men's Center in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1965 to 1969, regarding center and its activities. There are also correspondence, notes, invoices, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs concerning Veteran's Day celebrations.
Dates: 1965-1969