Women in war

Scope and Contents This collection includes two Civil War diaries, correspondence, papers, a coffee can, and a spoon belonging to George W. Roberts in Indiana and the United States ranging from circa 1861 to 1944. There are also numerous ribbons, buttons, and badges from Roberts, most from Grand Army of the Republic encampments or posts, as well as numerous 69th Indiana Regiment reunion ribbons (1889-1917, undated); an 1895 Indiana Trustees Association annual meeting ribbon; a 19th Indiana Veteran Volunteers...

Scope and Contents The collection contains records pertaining to the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project, Inc., ranging from 1968 to 2007. There are correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, financial records, and materials concerning public relations, fundraising, and volunteer activities. Most of the materials concerns Theodora Brown and her work, especially as Indiana state coordinator, including daily journals, newspaper clippings, brochures, photographs, and four posters related to the project and other groups...

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,...