World War, 1914-1918 -- France -- Personal narratives

Scope and Contents This collection includes hand-written and typed correspondences to family and friends from Harold Standish Barr in Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey, and France ranging from 1917 to 1918, regarding family, camp life, and military service during World War I.

There is also an oversize Thanksgiving dinner menu with the roster of 7th Company Delaware, Fort Mott, New Jersey, dated November 30, 1917 (OBC141).

Scope and Contents The collection includes three pages from a Purdue University alumni newsletter from Indiana in 1918 regarding interesting accomplishments from alumni. There is also a note from 1974 about Myron R. Bone's life and his family's whereabouts.

Scope and Contents This collection contains a typewritten copy of Robert O. Levell's autobiography "Days Gone By" (circa 1938). A sequel to his "War on the Ocean," the manuscript includes biographical information and relates Levell's experiences while serving in the United States Navy during World War I. Also included with the manuscript is his undated poem "Clifty Falls".

Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, photographs, postcards, legal documents, and writings created by members of the Carr and Sargeant families in Indiana, Ohio, the United States, Great Britain, and France, ranging from 1882 to 1970, and undated, related to family life, friends, education, and World War I. Early correspondence is primarily addressed to Carrie B. Sargeant prior to her marriage. Additional correspondence consists of letters from Michael Carr and other members of the family...