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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

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

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

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

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
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Zoe and Yuri Gurevich collection of Leonard Freed photographs

 Collection — Container: Box 1
Identifier: MSS 824
Scope and Contents

The Zoe and Yuri Gurevich collection of Leonard Freed photographs documents the images of persons of everyday life and global events in England, Israel, Italy, West Germany and Slovenia from 1961-1996 as captured through the lens of Magnum photographer, Leonard Freed. The sample of images demonstrates Leonard Freed’s ability to document the visual language and narrative of the singular power of everyday moments across the globe.

Dates: 1961 - 1996
Found in: Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections

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University Archives and Historical Collections 8
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Postcards 6
France 4
Letters (correspondence) 4
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World War, 1914-1918 -- France 3
Diaries 2
England 2
Scrapbooks 2
Airplanes -- Germany (West) -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Armed Forces -- Prayers and devotions 1
Belgium 1
Canada 1
Chicago (Ill.) 1
China 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Dentistry 1
Detroit (Mich.) 1
Dingwall (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Documentary photographs 1
Egypt 1
Express highways -- Germany (West) -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
France -- Social life and customs 1
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Israel -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Germany (West) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Italy 1
Japan 1
Jerusalem 1
Jews, British -- Education -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Journals (accounts) 1
Ledgers (account books) 1
Litigation 1
London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Mason (Mich. : Township) 1
Monarchy -- Great Britain -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Mons-en-Barœul (France) 1
Notebooks 1
Ortonville (Mich.) 1
Pamphlets 1
Programs (Publications) 1
Reports 1
Seoul (Korea) 1
Sicily (Italy) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Singapore 1
Slovenia -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Social problems -- Michigan 1
Soldiers -- Slovenia -- 20th century -- Photographs 1
Speeches 1
Sri Lanka 1
Switzerland 1
Texas 1
Veterinary medicine 1
Veterinary medicine -- Michigan 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Trench warfare 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- United States 1
World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans -- France -- Verdun -- Photographs 1
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Michigan Agricultural College 2
Anonymous 1
Arthur, William H. 1
Budd, Robert R. 1
Canadian Young Men's Christian Association 1
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Eastern Michigan University 1
Frame, Emily 1
Frame, James Sutherland, 1907- 1
Freed, Leonard 1
Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company 1
Gurevich, Yuri 1
Gurevich, Zoe 1
Harvard University 1
Ingham County (Mich.). Health Department 1
Kuhn, Madison, 1910-1985 1
Michigan State College 1
Michigan State University. Alumni and alumnae 1
Michigan. Welfare and Relief Study Commission 1
Palm, Charles Donald 1
Patton, Harald Smith, 1889-1945 1
Patton, Marguerite I. 1
Rule, Clifford 1
Schriver Laundry Company 1
United States. Army -- Military life -- History 1
United States. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century 1
United States. Army. Ambulance Service 1
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 126th 1
University of Alberta 1
University of Cincinnati 1
University of Toronto 1
Waller, Robert A. 1
Wileden, Lewis A. 1
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
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