Rule family papers

Collection

Identifier: 00216

Staff Only

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, Woodrow Wilson in France, the Eiffel Tower, a chateau from the 6th century, the Palace at Versailles, a monastery, the Garden of Marie Antoinette, and the American Red Cross in France. A training notebook for use of grenades and rifles is included. The postcard album contains pictures of his family and friends. There are negatives to the photographs of Woodrow Wilson.

Dates

Creation: 1911, 1917-1919

Creator

Rule, Clifford (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical Note

Clifford Rule (June 9, 1892-March 1966) was a World War I veteran, who served in France from 1918 to 1919. He went through officer's training and was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Infantry. Before the war, he worked as a cashier and as assistant secretary at Prudden Wheel Company in Lansing, Michigan.

Lela Alward Rule (April 29, 1889-March 9, 1980) graduated from Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) in 1911. She was a member of the Social Committee at her college.