23 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) World War, 1914-1918--Veterans.

  1. Clyde Wilbur Russell collection, 1917-1919 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    46 letters (80 pages). manuscripts: 52 items.. artifact: 1 item.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The collection consists of correspondence, military papers, and artifacts relating to Clyde Wilbur Russell’s service in the United States Army during World War I. Correspondence includes letters to his mother and father, his brother and sister (both unidentified), and an additional brother, Roy, written while the veteran served with the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in France. Topics covered include training in France, excitement to experience combat, the experience of the Armistice, and the French people.

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  2. Joseph Royston Gathings, I, collection, 1914-1936 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    manuscripts: 181 items.. graphic images: 43 photographs : black and white ; various sizes.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Joseph Royston Gathings, I, collection includes clippings, correspondence, military papers and photographs relating to Joseph Royston Gathings' service in the United States Army in France during World War I

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  3. Edgar D. Andrews collection, 1917-1974 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    5 photographs.. manuscripts: 118 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Edgar D. Andrews collection contains correspondence, clippings, civilian papers, creative works, regimental histories, and photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of letters the veteran wrote to his mother, Sarah, his sister, Sue, and his father, George, while serving in France during World War I with the American Expeditionary Forces.

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  4. Leo Joseph Bailey collection, 1917-2008 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    moving images: 1 videodisc (DVD-R) : digital, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.. 18 photographs.. manuscripts: 44 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Collection includes clippings, correspondence, a memoir, transcription of memoir, military papers, photographs, and a video recording of two speeches given to the Southern Cayuga Central School in 1987, documenting Bailey's service during World War I.

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  5. William Sylvanus Morris collection, 1917-2016 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    44 photographs.. manuscripts: 58 items. 1 computer optical disc ; 4 3/4 in.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    William Sylvanus Morris was born on May 5, 1888, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He served in the United States Army, 1917-1919, with the Headquarters Lines of Communication, American Expeditionary Force, at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Paris, France and Bordeaux, France. The veteran served as a camp engineer and camp commander. He worked in a water supply department and designed water systems for camps, hospitals and training centers throughout France. He also oversaw the construction of a large hospital facility. In 1919, he was discharged as a First Lieutenant. Morris died in 1947.

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  6. Frank Van Pelt collection, 1917-1931 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    3 photographs.. manuscripts: 42 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Frank Van Pelt collection documents Van Pelt's United States Army service during World War I. The collection includes correspondence, memoirs, and photographs dating 1917-1931. Born and raised on the Kansas-Oklahoma border, he served in Fort Logan, Colorado; Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; and in France with the Company A, 101st Field Signal Battalion. He worked primarily in radio companies and was discharged as a Sergeant First Class on April 29, 1919. Frank Van Pelt died on August 13, 1949.

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  7. Wallace E. Rand collection, 1893-1919 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    6 photographs.. manuscripts: 58 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Wallace E. Rand collection consists of correspondence, photographs, military papers, and civilian papers relating to the veteran’s service during World War I. Topics covered in the correspondence include mail delivery, living conditions in France, finances, injury while in France, and letters of sympathy after veteran’s death. Photographs include portraits of the veteran and family portraits.

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  8. William Hurn, Jr., collection, 1917-2014 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    12 photographs.. Manuscripts: 40 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The William Hurn, Jr., collection primarily documents Hurn’s United States Army service during World War I. Items include biographical information; civilian papers; clippings; correspondence; creative works: diaries and journals; military papers; printed matter; and photographs.

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  9. LeRoy Feay Thompson collection, 1918-2011 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    2 computer optical discs ; 4 3/4 in.. 3 photographs.. Manuscripts.: 80 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The LeRoy Feay Thompson collection documents the veteran’s United States Army service during World War I. Spanning 1918-2011, the collection includes correspondence, printed matter, transcripts, digital prints and an optical disc.

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  10. Howard Elbridge Robbins collection, 1918 : Veterans History Project (U.S.)

    manuscripts: 22 items.. -- Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The Howard Elbridge Robbins collection includes correspondence and military papers related to Robbins' service in the United States Navy during World War I.

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