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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

William B. Osborne letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064719804]
Identifier: 4262
Scope and content

Handwritten World War I letters from Private William B. Osborne to his wife in Nichols, Tioga County, N.Y., describing his experiences while training in New Jersey, South Carolina, and Georgia and then while on the front lines in France.

Dates: 1918-1919.
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / William B. Osborne letters

William T. Doty papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 751
Abstract

William T. Doty (1847-1936) was born in Sussex County, New Jersey. The William T. Doty papers (1842-1945, bulk 1864-1934) document William T. Doty’s career as a newspaper editor, journalist, agriculturist, historian, and politician. It contains manuscripts, notes and drafts, newspaper clippings, press releases, diaries, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and ephemera.

Dates: 1842 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1863 - 1934
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / William T. Doty papers

WWI racist postcard

 Collection — Manuscript box 86 - Folder 1: [Barcode: 31924070576529]
Identifier: 7886
Abstract

Postcard depicts a black prostitute with caricatural giant red lips coming on to a soldier who pulls away in alarm. The caption reads: "Les 10 commandements du soldat / 6 - Plaisir d'amour ne donneras / Qu'aux poules blanches seulement!"

Dates: 1914 - 1918
Found in: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections / WWI racist postcard

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