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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 130 Collections and/or Records:

Hugh R. Foss papers

 Collection — Folder S482
Identifier: S0482
Scope and Contents This collection includes a typed narrative from Hugh R. Foss in France on March 17, 1919 regarding his visit to the Riviera after World War I.
Dates: 1919/03/17

Ida Strawn Baker collection

 Collection
Identifier: L006
Scope and Contents The collection consists of poetry, sketchbooks, a diary, and datebooks from Ida Strawn Baker, ranging from 1912 to 1940. The diaries include information about Baker’s daily life, business affairs, and various trips to Europe, California, and World War I army camps.
Dates: 1912-1940

Indiana War History Commission collection

 Collection
Identifier: L585
Scope and Contents This collection contains the administrative files of the Indiana War History Commission, including a detailed history of the group, publication plans and ingoing and outgoing correspondence. The commission collected information from most Indiana counties during World War I. This information falls into two categories: service records of soldiers, used for the publication of the "Gold Star Honor Roll" and "Indiana's Roll of Honor"; and war histories, records of civilian activities,...
Dates: 1917-1989

Indiana World War I Centennial Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: L298
Scope and Contents The collection contains the records of the Indiana World War I Centennial Committee created from 2016 to 2018. This includes proclamations, meeting agendas, certificates, meeting minutes, event programs, event endorsements, and other miscellaneous materials.
Dates: 2016-2018

Indianapolis Branch of the American Fund for French Wounded, French Relief Fund

 Collection — Folder S2911
Identifier: S2911
Scope and Contents These twelve broadsides are color illustrations with a poem beneath. Some appear to be Valentines. Four have drawings by Kin Hubbard and poems by William Herschell. They are: The Girl I Left Behind Me; An Impeded Patriot; The Souvenir Card Fiend; and A Threadbare Soldier.Four have drawings by McCutcheon and poems by George Ade. These are: From Her Mother; Her Choice This Year, Some One Has Not Forgotten, and To You – Somewhere.Four more have poems by George...
Dates: 1918

Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Training Detachment No. 2 panoramic photograph

 Collection — Object OBF009
Identifier: OBF009
Scope and Contents This collection includes a black-and-white panoramic photograph taken by R. C. Moorefield in Indianapolis, Indiana of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Training Detachment No. 2. N.A. in 1918.
Dates: 1918

Ira J. Anderson oral history

 Collection
Identifier: OH026
Scope and Contents This collection contains two reel-to-reel audiotapes and a transcript of four oral history interviews with Ira J. Anderson, conducted by F. Gerald Handfield, Jr. during May 12-13 and June 22-23, 1976. During the discussion, Anderson talks about his life, travel, politics, farming, World War I, and his work as a State Representative and State Fire Marshal.
Dates: 1976 May-June

Jacob Baldwin collection

 Collection
Identifier: L379
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters, photographs, newspaper articles, and other materials from Jacob Baldwin in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1898 to 1964 regarding World War 1 military life, family, education, employment at the Barbasol Company, and interurban railways.

There is also an undated panoramic photograph of Company C, 152nd Infantry (OBD026).
Dates: 1898-1964

James F. Simpson family papers

 Collection
Identifier: L355
Scope and Contents This collection includes hand-written correspondence, newspaper clippings, real estate and insurance papers, photographs, family history, and account books from James F. Simpson ranging from 1810 to 1942, regarding life, business, Switzerland County, and Civil War veterans, pensions, battles, and reunions. Notable items include barbed wire from Fort Pompelle in France and 6th Indiana regiment flag fragments.
Dates: 1810-1942

Jean Menger collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0939
Scope and Contents The collection contains various legal documents, including indentures, deeds, and land sale records from several individuals or families in Hendricks County, including Charles Aplin, Hannah Frasier, John and Thomas Devan, W.W. Irons, and Quartus and Sarah Rust, ranging from 1862 to 1920 and compiled by Jean Menger. There are also numerous letters, postcards and photographs of Fort Sill, Oklahoma from Everett C. Howard and Walter J. Kidd to Jean Hornstein (Menger) in New York, New York during...
Dates: 1862-1920