World War, 1914-1918
Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:
Addison B. Parker papers
Papers of the Parker family of Watertown include six clipping scrapbooks and photograph albums, relating mainly to Parker's civic, political, and fraternal duties. Also, letters (1917-1919) from his son, Second Lieutenant Fred M. Parker, concerning his experiences with the Motor Transportation Corps of the American Expeditionary Force in France, the service of black soldiers, and his impressions of Paris and the French countryside.
American Expeditionary Forces crew memorabilia
AEF crew photographs, correspondence, scrapbook, and memorabilia including hat, shirts, shorts, and medal. Crew members included Donald E. Maclay ('17) (who collected most of the material), Roy Bird ('16), and Dan Morgan ('17).
American Red Cross portfolio, November 1918-April 1919
This portfolio contains photographic prints created by Lewis W. Hine for Lt. Colonel Homer Folks during a survey mission for the American Red Cross. Photographs document refugees, camps, and relief efforts in France, Serbia, and Greece.
Amos Canfield and Eleanor Canfield Jennings papers
Papers of Dr. Amos Canfield of Waverly, Tioga County, New York pertain to his European travels (1907-1912), his medical work as a First Lieutenant in Indiana during World War I, his property holdings on Riverside Drive in New York City, and his continued affiliations with the Cornell University alumni. Papers of Eleanor Jennings of Candor, New York, relate to early days in Van Ettenville and her later associations with Protestant Episcopal groups and historical societies.
Aram Houssig Dimijian World War I letters
Letter to Mrs. Howard E. (Hilda) Babcock from Dimijian focus on his activities during the first World War, including information on army camp, military training, personal problems, his experiences with the American Expeditionary Forces in France, the city of Tours, Jacob Gould Schurman's visit to the front (August 27, 1918), Dimijian's membership on the Allied War Claims Commission (1919), and his return to the United States. Also, one photograph of Dimijian.
Beattie Manufacturing Photographs
Photographs of textile machinery, textile workers, and carpet samples.