World War, 1914-1918
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 139 Collections and/or Records:
Lucille Lipps Gaynor collection
Collection
Identifier: L206
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, postcards, holiday cards, school papers, ephemera, pamphlets, certificates, religious iconography, advertising cards, trade catalogs, and advertising objects from Lucille Lipps Gaynor and family and friends in Indianapolis, Indiana and the United States, ranging from 1884 to 1979, regarding her work and school life, the two world wars, the Indianapolis Fire Department, the Veterans of World War I, businesses in Indianapolis, and her family and friends.
Dates:
1884-1979, undated
Lucille Lipps Gaynor photograph collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SP013
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photographs from Lucille Lipps Gaynor in Indiana and Illinois ranging from circa 1850 to 1944, including snapshots Lucille with friends including Bert Forrest, portraits of soldiers from World War I and family members, group portraits of schoolmates, a memorial composite of the Knightstown firemen who died in the masonic temple fire on October 13, 1899, an image of a streetcar with war bonds advertisements, and a group portrait from the Red Cross Ambulance Company No....
Dates:
circa 1850-1944
Lucius Burrie Swift collection
Collection
Identifier: L155
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of Lucius B. Swift’s correspondence from the period 1885-1908 relating to his work with federal civil service reform, including correspondence relating to the work of the National Civil Service Reform League; Swift’s publication of the Civil Service Chronicle; federal appointments in Indiana and elsewhere, and the work of the U.S. Civil Service Commission; and the role of reformers in state and national elections. Also included...
Dates:
1851-1931
Marion County, Indiana history drawing prints
Collection — Folder S2571
Identifier: S2571
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 35 undated prints of drawings put from an unknown artist depicting scenes and places in the Indianapolis and Marion County history, which are as follows:1. Two pioneer hunters where Fall Creek meets White River (1800s)
2. Four riders on horses with covered wagon on trail (mid-1800s)
3. Surveying the new state capitol (1820)
4. Four men meeting about planning of Indianapolis (1820-1821)
5. Governor Jennings and wife on horseback going to Washington, D.C....
Dates:
undated
Marshal Foch Day photograph collection
Collection — Folder SP143
Identifier: SP143
Scope and Contents
This collection includes black-and-white photographs taken during Marshall Foch Day in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 4, 1921, regarding Foch's arrival in the city, him congratulating the winner of the 25-mile race, the parade, and the cornerstone dedication for the American Legion National Headquarters. There is also an undated clipping of a photograph from the event.
Dates:
1921/11/04, undated
Martin County, World War I history
Collection — Folder S1787
Identifier: S1787
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one typescript entitled "Response to United States Declaration of War" detailing the war efforts in Martin County from 1917-1918.
Dates:
circa 1918
Mary Jane Brown and Merle North Brown collection
Collection — Folder S2207
Identifier: S2207
Scope and Contents
This collection contains items collected by Mary Jane Brown and Merle North Brown and includes a page and back cover of a scrapbook with newspaper clippings of the obituaries of Frank W. Brown (1886), Arrianna White Brown (1890) and Mrs. Louisa Huston (1902); a 1905-1906 program booklet of the Cary Club of Milton, Indiana; a copy of a typewritten resolution of Milton Chapter No. 303, Order of the Eastern Star regarding the death of Mrs. Martha North (January, 1916); newspaper clippings...
Dates:
1886-1931
Mary Rigg collection
Collection
Identifier: L134
Scope and Contents
The collection consists correspondence, postcards, cards, reports, financial records, and clippings from Mary Rigg and World War II soldiers active in the American Settlement in Indiana, the United States, and abroad, ranging from 1924 to 1964, undated, regarding social service organizations such as the American Settlemetn and Southwest Social Centre.
Dates:
1924-1964
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mary Rigg collection
Mary Yandes Robinson scrapbooks
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V277
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two scrapbooks created by Mary Yandes Robinson. The first scrapbook is composed primarily of newspaper clippings from 1875 to 1927 that Robinson collected about a variety of topics, including obituaries of the Yandes and Robinson families; historical events, places, and natural sites in Indiana; articles about historical figures such as Henry Ward Beecher, George Rogers Clark, William Henry Harrison, James Whitcomb Riley, and Lew Wallace; and a large number of Kate...
Dates:
1878-1937
McDuff's Studio, Camp Shelby World War I panoramic photographs
Collection — Folder OBF018
Identifier: OBF018
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 20 black-and-white panoramic photographs taken by McDuff's Studio of Hattiesburg, Mississippi at Camp Shelby during 1917-1918. The photographs feature group photographs of various organizations from the 38th Division, including 150th Ambulance Company of the 113th Sanitary Train; 149th Machine Gun Company; 139th Field Artillery Band; Battalion C and the Headquarter and Supply Companies of the 139th Field Artillery; Company A, 137th Machine Gun Battalion, and Companies C...
Dates:
1917-1918