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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

D. Giacomoe Savoldi papers

 Collection
Identifier: c-00157
Scope and Contents

The collection contains two envelopes, stamped by American Expeditionary Force censors, addressed to Mr. D. Giacomoe Savoldi, of Three Oaks, Michigan. The letters were sent by Private A. Moretti from Field Hospital #13, First Division A.E.F., France, during World War I.

Dates: undated
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections

Easton W. Williams collection

 Collection
Identifier: 00167
Scope and Contents

The Easton Williams scrapbook collection consists of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and pictures covering World War II. Several pictorial reviews of foreign countries and peoples are also included. Newspapers from around the United States were used, as well as several popular magazines. The bulk of the information is from 1929 to 1945, with greater coverage being given to the years 1941-1943. Williams also included a number of articles from 1918 about World War I.

Dates: 1929 - 1945
Found in: University Archives and Historical Collections