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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 141 Collections and/or Records:

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 correspondence, newspaper clippings, real estate and insurance papers, photographs, family history, and account books from James F. and Josephine Simpson and their children, including Inez L. Terradell, in Switzerland County, Indiana, California, the United States, and France, 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...
Dates: 1810-1942

Joe Rand Beckett collection

 Collection — Folder S0091
Identifier: S0091
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, clippings, photographs, and military records created by Joe Rand Beckett and Battery D, 325th Field Artillery in France and the United States from 1917 to 1969.
Dates: 1917-1969

Joe S. Taylor, World War I diary

 Collection — Folder S2467
Identifier: S2467
Scope and Contents This collection includes one "a line a day" diary from Sgt. Joe S. Taylor in the United States from 1918 regarding World War I and his day to day activities and one blank Oshkosh B'Gosh notebook.
Dates: 1918

John B. Conway collection

 Collection — Folder S2520
Identifier: S2520
Scope and Contents This collection includes a photocopy of a diary created by Joseph Conway ranging from December 1917 to November 1919 from his enlistment in the Navy, time in France, and discharge. In addition to regular entries, the diary served as an address book and includes cash payments and expenses. There is also a copy of a letter from the brother and sister-in-law of a friend in the Navy who had recently passed away, dated December 1965.
Dates: 1917-1965

John B. Vorhies collection

 Collection
Identifier: L170
Scope and Contents This collection includes correspondence, receipts, postcards, papers, invitations, bank books, ledgers, a poll book, ephemera, and realia from John B. Vorhies and family, in Indianapolis, Indiana, ranging from 1882 to 1933 and undated, regarding personal matters, local Democratic politics, World War I, and business concerns.

There is also an oversize high school diploma for Dow W. Vorhies dated June 11, 1895 (OB243).
Dates: 1882-1933, undated

John D. Gray papers

 Collection — Folder S3333
Identifier: S3333
Scope and Contents This collection includes letters and papers of John D. Gray from Petersburg, Indiana in 1918 relating the Democratic Party and elections, as well as the sale of War Savings Stamps and Thirft Stamps.
Dates: 1918

John J. Powell collection

 Collection — Folder S1073
Identifier: S1073
Scope and Contents This collection includes primarily letters, envelopes, and postcards from Indiana soldiers who served in World War I to John Powell, ranging from 1918-1921 regarding their personal experiences during the War.
Dates: 1899-1921