World War, 1914-1918 -- France
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Cornelius H. and Jean Hornstein Menger collection
Collection
Identifier: L105
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of letters, telegrams, and postcards to Jean Hornstein (later Menger) from her beau, then husband, Cornelius H. Menger, ranging from 1917 to 1940. The letters date from the time when Cornelius Menger served as a U.S. Army captain in World War I, and continue through his time in the armed service and after his discharge (1917-1940). Letters from Menger originate from France; England; New York City; Boston, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.; Birmingham, Alabama;...
Dates:
1899-1957
Donald Barneclo photograph album
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: P073
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photograph album from Donald Barneclo in Indianapolis, Indiana; Bourges, Paris and other places in France, 1918-1919 regarding Indianapolis street scenes, Barneclo in uniform, sights in France during and after World War I, tickets from sightseeing and travel, a telegram, snapshots of other soldiers and military life, the battlefields in France, destruction from war, including the damge to Reims Cathedral, and casualties.There are also photographs from...
Dates:
1889-circa 1950
Lotus N. Mobley, French Croix de Guerre letter and certificate
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1879
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a September 1, 1925 letter signed by United States Adjutant General John B. Shuman and sent to Jesse I. Mobley of Indianapolis, Indiana. The letter accompanied a certificate granting the Croix de Guerre award from the French Ministry of War (République Française Ministère de la Guerre) in Paris, France to Lotus N. Mobley, dated February 28, 1925, for his service fighting against the Germans and their allies during World War I (OBC029).
Dates:
1925/02/28; 1925/09/01
Myron R. Bone collection
Collection — Folder S2488
Identifier: S2488
Scope and Contents
The collection includes three pages from a Purdue University alumni newsletter from Indiana in 1918 regarding interesting accomplishments from alumni. There is also a note from 1974 about Myron R. Bone's life and his family's whereabouts.
Dates:
1918, 1974
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Myron R. Bone collection
World War I French war orphan photographs
Collection — Folder SP130
Identifier: SP130
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 3 black-and-white photographs of French war orphans assisted by war work in Indiana during World War II with handwritten notes of gratitude to their benefactors in French and English. One photograph likely taken in Saint-Malo, Bretagne, France shows an 8-year old child named Pierre Mordrel in 1917, which has a note on the back that reads, "Souvenir affectueux de Pierre Mordrel à son aimable bienfaifrice Mrs. Lucius B. Swift." The other photographs show young men who...
Dates:
1917-circa 1930
