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American Red Cross publications

 Collection
Identifier: c-00048
Scope and Contents

This collection includes instructions and regulations issued by the American Red Cross for mailing Christmas packages to servicemen stationed overseas during the first World War.

Dates: 1918
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Anonymous diary

 Collection
Identifier: c-00474
Scope and Contents

Anonymous diary written in France right after Armistice ending WWI was signed. The author, a soldier, mentions places he visited in France, shows and other entertainment and how much he spent on them, souvenirs he purchased, and other daily activities. He mentions seeing the President of France, King George of England, the King of Italy, and Woodrow Wilson. The first part of the diary is used as an address book.

Dates: 1918 - 1919
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Arno J. Erdman collection

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.231
Scope and Contents The majority of Erdman’s photographs are images he took while on campus as an instructor. Many of the images bear the name “Kodak Shop Photo.” The Action Shots folder contains images Erdman took of activities during his time at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). Some examples of campus action shots are the field testing of vehicles, servicemen, and portable barracks. Other notable photos include an early tank, caterpillar vehicles, trucks carrying portable...
Dates: 1918
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Berrien County Draft Board records

 Collection
Identifier: c-00233
Scope and Contents

The records of the Berrien County Draft Board include lists of the draft registrants, those with exempt or non-exempt status, and those drafted for service in World War I.

Dates: 1917 - 1918
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Berrien County World War I collection

 Collection
Identifier: c-00211
Scope and Contents

This collection of World War I materials contains printed materials relating to war bonds and stamps, draft registration, alien enemy registration, and rationing.

Dates: 1917 - 1920
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Class of 1895 records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-10.4.6
Scope and Contents This collection consists of a manuscript titled "Resume of an Informal Talk" given by Major Henry R. Allen at the 50th Anniversary of the Class of 1895 on June 7, 1945. He discusses his experiences as a student at Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). He also talks about the jobs and military experience that he had after graduation. The longest and most significant position he held was as managing director of an American company in Germany during the 1920s through...
Dates: 1945
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Claude Bywater papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00143
Scope and Contents

This collection contains Bywater's letters to family members in Grand Rapids, Michigan (1917-1918). The collection also contains his draft notice, a note of welcome from King George V to American soldiers, and documents relating to Bywater's death and burial. Also included is a tintype portrait of Roger McDowell.

Dates: 1917-1918, undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Clive S. Beurmann papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00195
Scope and Contents

This collection contains World War I letters from Clive S. Beurmann to his sister and brother-in-law. His letters describe his experiences both in battle and behind the lines.

Dates: 1918 - 1919
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

College of Engineering records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA-15.2
Scope and Contents The records of the Engineering College includes material relating to World War I training including the Student Army Training Corps, course information, Committee on Education and Special Training, information on armored vehicles, as well as correspondence. Other records in the collection include surveys and studies of engineering students, alumni and professor information, minutes of faculty meetings for 1967 to 1975, brochures about the college, reports about the college, and a 1960...
Dates: 1913 - 2017
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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Haiti -- History -- American occupation, 1915-1934 1
Harpsichord 1
Helsinki (Finland) 1
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United States. Army -- Military life -- History 2
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Allen, Henry Raymond 1
Anonymous 1
Anti-Saloon League of Michigan 1
Arthur, William H. 1
Berg, Peter Iversen 1
Berrien County (Mich.) 1
Berrien County (Mich.). Draft Board 1
Bissell, G. W. (George Welton), 1866- 1
Boline, Sarah Metzler 1
Boutell, Mary Crocker 1
Budd, Robert R. 1
Buesser, Fred G. (Frederick Gustavus), 1881-1950 1
Canadian Young Men's Christian Association 1
Carpenter family (William Leland Carpenter, 1854-1936) 1
Carpenter, William Leland (1854-1936) 1
Commission for Relief in Belgium 1
Crocker, Emory Stewart 1
Crocker, Martin Richard 1
Eastern Michigan University 1
Farwell, Arthur, 1872-1952 1
Farwell, Gertrude 1
Frame, Emily 1
Frame, James Sutherland, 1907- 1
Freed, Leonard 1
Friedenthal-Haase, Martha 1
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company 1
Gurevich, Yuri 1
Gurevich, Zoe 1
Hannah family (John A. Hannah, 1902-1991) 1
Hannah, Sarah Shaw 1
Harvard University 1
Helmick family 1
Helmick, David Essick 1
Helmick, Harry E. 1
Helmick, Harry Mortimer 1
Henson family (Fred T. Henson) 1
Henson, Fred T. 1
Henson, Gladys 1
Henson, Thomas 1
Hoffman, J. P. 1
Honigsheim, Paul, 1885-1963 1
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 1
Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948 1
Ingham County (Mich.). Health Department 1
Ingham County (Mich.). War Preparedness Committee. 1918-1919 1
Jones, Sarah Van Hoosen 1
Kellogg, Robert Bardull 1
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 1
Kuhn, Madison, 1910-1985 1
M.A.C. Association 1
Mallmann, Walter LeRoy, 1895- 1
Mapes, Marvin E. 1
Michigan Agricultural College. Buildings 1
Michigan Agricultural College. Department of Military Science 1
Michigan Agricultural College. Sphinx 1
Michigan Agricultural College. Student Army Training Corps 1
Michigan Agricultural College. Students. Societies, etc 1
Michigan State College. Agricultural Experiment Station 1
Michigan State College. Department of Farm Management 1
Michigan State University--University of Nigeria Program 1
Michigan State University. Alumni Association 1
Michigan State University. Alumni and alumnae 1
Michigan State University. Class of 1875 1
Michigan State University. Class of 1895 1
Michigan State University. Class of 1914 1
Michigan State University. College of Engineering 1
Michigan State University. College of Human Ecology 1
Michigan State University. Department of History 1
Michigan State University. Department of Humanities 1
Michigan State University. Department of Microbiology and Public Health 1
Michigan State University. Department of Music 1
Michigan State University. Department of Physics 1
Michigan State University. Department of Sociology 1
Michigan State University. Farrall Agricultural Engineering Hall 1
Michigan State University. Libraries. Special Collections Division 1
Michigan State University. Olds Hall 1
Michigan State University. School of Music 1
Michigan State University. Sports. Basketball 1
Michigan. War Preparedness Board 1
Michigan. Welfare and Relief Study Commission 1
Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947 1
Mumford, Eben 1
National Biscuit Company 1
Nelson, Gaylord, 1886-1947 1
New York (State). National Guard 1
Noble, Vergil E. 1
Oakland County Bar Association (Mich.) 1
Omicron Nu. Alpha Chapter (Michigan State University) 1
Palm, Charles Donald 1