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Charles Donald Palm papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.431
Scope and Contents
Don Palm's papers consist mostly of letters and postcards he wrote to his family while serving in the ambulance corps and in the army. He was stationed at Camp Allentown, Pennsylvania; Camp Hancock, Georgia; Camp Merritt, New Jersey; and Mehun, France. The letters detail camp life and describe wartime in France. Palm's assignment overseas consisted primarily of cleaning guns. His duties were apparently not very demanding, and one of his greatest concerns was gaining membership in...
Dates:
1910 - 1919
Emily Frame collection
Collection
Identifier: c-00593
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 152 postcards and one black and white photograph of a church. The subjects include an image of World War I British troop trenches at Zillebeke, Belgium and scenes from China, England, Switzerland, France, Italy, Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and Israel.
Collection of photographs taken in Japan, Egypt, China, Korea, and Palestine, 1919-1922.
Dates:
1920-1934, Undated
Harald S. and Marguerite I. Patton papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.437
Scope and Contents
Harald Patton papers primarily document his World War I experiences. The correspondence consists of letters written by Patton to Marguerite Irene Taylor, who later became his wife, friends and relatives, and dates almost entirely from 1915 to 1919. Included is a journal (in letter form) describing his voyage to England in 1915 on the troopship Northland. There are also postcards, photographs, and a scrapbook.Marguerite Patton papers includes correspondence, articles of...
Dates:
1884 - 1941
Joseph L. Saupe collection
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.453
Scope and Contents
The collection of Joseph L. Saupe contains postcards collected during a European trip.
Dates:
circa 1959
Leta C. Steinestel collection
Collection
Identifier: c-00161
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a letter to Leta C. Steinestel, describing the death of her cousin, who was killed in action in France in 1918. The collection also includes official information relating to the graves of American soldiers buried in France or Belgium; a pamphlet for American soldiers on leave in the Riviera, suggesting things to see and do; and a copy of "Le Pantheon de La Guerre," a pamphlet describing a French artist's war memorial paintings. This collection also contains several...
Dates:
1919, undated
Lewis A. Wileden papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.415
Scope and Contents
The collection documents Lewis A. Wileden's military service during World War I, including personal notebooks, military vouchers and orders, and personal reports. Also present is a 1919 copy of the Second Division newspaper, The Indian, a small publication about the accomplishments of the division during the war, a scrapbook of postcards and photographs of Europe, postwar correspondence with the Second Regiment Engineers, wartime newspaper clippings, and...
Dates:
1908 - 1968
Rule family papers
Collection
Identifier: 00216
Scope and Content
The Rule and Alward papers consists of photographs, postcards, Officer Training notes, a commencement program from Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University), and class notes. About half of the postcards were sent from Clifford Rule to Lela Alward during World War I while he was deployed in France. Many of the postcards are scenes from France, or of soldiers training. Some notable photographs include Notre Dame Cathedral with supports for protection during air raids,...
Dates:
1911, 1917-1919