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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Dan Griffin collection

 Collection
Identifier: L045
Scope and Contents This collection contains World War I brochures, advertisements, and newspaper clippings; YMCA magazine; YWCA publications; The Lake Division News by the American Red Cross; brochures relating to health; and other newspapers and miscellaneous documents from Dan Griffin ranging from 1918 to 1919.

The oversize material includes newspaper clippings and periodicals, 1915-1919, undated (OBC017).
Dates: 1918-1919

Francis Marion Van Pelt family collection

 Collection
Identifier: L168
Scope and Contents This collection contains Van Pelt family correspondence ranging from 1863 to 1929 and includes letters written by Frank, Madge and their children; letters sent to Frank's mother, Almira Van Pelt Smith, by her children and grandchildren; and letters sent by Madge's relatives in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. Family documents range from 1879 to 1936 and include Frank's promotion and resignation certificates from the Railway Mail Service; "The Bee-Hive" cover pages from College Temple of...
Dates: 1861-1936

Franklin Newton Taylor collection

 Collection
Identifier: L359
Scope and Contents The collection contains papers connected with Franklin Newton Taylor's personal and professional lives, dating from 1878 to 1963. The papers, which include correspondence, documents, and publications, fall into three chronological periods: 1878-1918, previous to Taylor's departure for France; 1919, the period he lived in France and entertained servicemen in camps and hospitals during World War I; and 1920-1963,the time of Taylor's academic service to Jordan College of Music at Butler University...
Dates: 1896-1963

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