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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 140 Collections and/or Records:

325th Field Artillery Association collection

 Collection
Identifier: L358
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence, telegrams, lists, rosters, meeting minutes, clippings, poems, and papers from the 325th Field Artillery Association in Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1918, 1940-1942 and undated, regarding the original military unit, the association's activities, mainly the plainning of their reunion in 1940 at Kokomo, Indiana, and Wendell Willkie.
Dates: 1918-1942

Albert H. Vestal collection

 Collection
Identifier: L352
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection comprises invitations, programs, and announcements for social events in Washington, D.C. Other items include clippings related to Albert H. Vestal’s work in the U.S. Congress; his diary and other materials from his trip to California and Alaska (1927); speeches; a record of assistance given to World War I veterans and their families in his congressional district; and a transcript of headlines made by Vestal during 1917.
Dates: 1899-1932, bulk 1917-1932

Aletha Grace Hawk collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0612
Scope and Contents The collection consists principally of Aletha Grace Hawk's letters to her family in Indianapolis, Indiana from Washington, D.C. and Europe ranging from 1918 to 1919, describing her work with the American Red Cross and as a volunteer working with wounded servicemen at Walter Reed Hospital, as well as her travels through France, Switzerland, Belgium, and Germany. The collection also includes Hawk's 1921 letter describing the visit of Marshall Ferdinand Foch to Indianapolis, two letters sent to...
Dates: 1918-1941

American Chemical Society, Indiana Section collection

 Collection — Folder S1504
Identifier: S1504
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a census of the chemists belonging to the American Chemical Society, Indiana section during 1917. The census includes a form filled out by each chemist containing name, address, date and place of birth, marital status, number of dependents, present position, training, experience and lines of work for which the individual is qualified. Of note is a census form for Eli Lilly. Included in the collection is a letter outlining a resolution adopted by the Executive...
Dates: 1917

Asa J. Smith oral history

 Collection
Identifier: OH018
Scope and Contents The collection contains a transcript and a reel-to-reel audiotape of an oral history interview with Asa J. Smith conducted by Thomas Krasean on March 20, 1969. During the interview, Smith discusses his experiences as a Marine during World War I, Indiana political campaigns, the League of Nations, Harry S. New, Tom Taggart, George Coffin, James E. Watson, and Sherman Minton. He also discusses his association with the Oberholtzer family, including his representation of the family during the D. C....
Dates: 1969/03/20

"Ballad of Gene Debs" pamphlet

 Collection — Folder S3520
Identifier: S3520
Scope and Contents This collection includes one pamphlet of the "Ballad of Gene Debs" created by Sarah N. Cleghorn and published by The Driftwood Press in North Montpelier, Vermont in July 1928, regarding the arrest and trial of Eugene V. Debs in 1918 for violating the Espionage Act of 1917 after his criticism of America's involement in World War I.
Dates: 1928

Bartholomew County, Indiana World War I collection

 Collection
Identifier: L392
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence, clippings, histories, and other papers from Bartholomew County, Indiana, ranging from 1917 to 1920, regarding the county's residents and their experiences during World War I. The bulk is correspondence from local soldiers, some of which were hand-transcribed to ensure legibility. Two folders concern women's war work, particularly the correspondence, circulars, papers, notes, clippings, newsletters, a pamphlet, and ephemera from Vida Newsom,...
Dates: 1917-1920

Bernard M. Colditz collection

 Collection — Folder S0281
Identifier: S0281
Scope and Contents This collection contains a single letter from Bernard M. Colditz from his station in France following the first world war, The letter describes many of the sights in Europe, such as Versailles, Monte Carlo and the ruined city of Eze, where Colditz visited in the aftermath of the war.
Dates: 1919

Blanche Liffick Morton collection

 Collection
Identifier: L112
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, programs, photographs, publications, other documents, and an American flag from Blanche Liffick Morton and the American Red Cross, Women's Overseas Service League, and Indiana League for Nursing in Indiana, England and France ranging from 1917 to 1966 regarding nursing, World War I, the American Red Cross, Indiana League for Nursing, and the Women's Overseas Service League.
Dates: 1917-1966

Calvin Stratton Engle papers

 Collection — Folder S425
Identifier: S0425
Scope and Contents This collection includes a photocopied pamphlet from Calvin Stratton Engle in Winchester, Indiana ranging from 1864 to 1865 regarding his experiences as a prisoner of war in southern prison camps and a photocopied listing of men with Civil War or World War I military or naval service who have been getting mail from the Union City, Indiana Post Office .
Dates: 1864-1865, 1914-1918