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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.

 Subject
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Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur B. Wellar papers

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924064931714]
Identifier: 761
Scope and content

Correspondence pertaining to his experiences as a soldier in World War I, to the banking business in Ithaca, New York, and to Cornell University.

Dates: 1915-1932.

Gabriel family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2482
Abstract The collection includes primarily the papers of Harry S. Gabriel including letters to his mother and fiancee, Ellen Wigsten, depicting daily life before and after the armistice, written from American training camps and the French front, his war diary (October - November 1918) describing night patrols, documents relating to his military service and awards, photographs of Gabriel in uniform and of Camp Dix, New Jersey, and related printed matter, including an orientation pamphlet titled...
Dates: 1916-1925.

Howard Orville Babcock papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-5-2303
Scope and content Student scrapbook, 1910-1914; student diaries, 1912-1913 (2 volumes) describing his academic and social life and some notes about current events, including the Titanic, national elections, and the Lusitania ; diary kept by Babcock from May 31 to Christmas 1918 while he served with the American Expeditionary Force in France, includes note of meeting with U.S. ace Eddie Rickenbacker, description of carnage in and around Verdun; photographs of Howard Babcock, the Cornell Law School Class of...
Dates: 1910-1971.

Katherine V. W. Palmer and Ephraim Laurence Palmer memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: 4177
Abstract Bound volume of letters on the retirement of E. Laurence Palmer, 1952; scrapbook of letters on the retirement of Katherine V. W. Palmer from the Paleontological Research Institution, 1978; scrapbook on Katherine V. W. Palmer's trip to Japan, 1974; medal from the Paleontological Society. Also, Sigma Delta Epsilon materials, including correspondence, directories, newsletters, clippings, minutes, reports, speeches, and a history of Sigma Delta Epsilon, 1921-1971; and four-page mimeographed...
Dates: 1918-1978,-1952-1978 (bulk)

Kellogg Logsdon World War I letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 8122
Scope and content

Letters mainly written to his mother and sister describe Logsdon's experience preparing for war and the conditions upon arriving in France. He mentions living at the 15th century castle Countess d'Cadillac's Chateau, discusses transportation, food, the Spanish influenza, pay, stocks his family is invested in, and his fellow colleagues amongst other subjects. Also included are typed transcripts of the letters in physical and electronic format.

Dates: 1917-1919.

Letters : from Guy Brown Wiser

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31924065224192]
Identifier: 4450
Scope and content

Letters and a few clippings relating to Cornell University; the Air Force in World War I; the Short Line Railroad; Genoa, N.Y.; and the history of southern Cayuga County, N.Y.

Dates: 1976-1983.

Maltbey family papers

 Collection — Manuscript box 15 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065242293]
Identifier: 3134
Scope and content

Deeds to land in central New York and in Massachusetts; also Maltbey family genealogies and letters about World War I.

Dates: 1813-1931.

Mary Merritt Crawford and Family papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 41-5-619
Abstract Includes campaign material and reports to the Cornell Alumni Corporation (1932-37) upon completion of each of her terms as alumni trustee; tape recordings and a partial transcript of interviews with Dr. Crawford (1962, 1964) concerning her life as a Cornell co-ed, her career as a doctor, and her service on the Board of Trustees. Also, correspondence, notes, photographs, and printed material concerning alumni affairs, including lists of Cornell women graduates (1873-88) and biographical and...
Dates: 1903-1964.

Robert Alex Anderson papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 37-5-2848
Scope and content

Correspondence with Edward J. (Ned) Trethaway, 1983-1995; sheet music, signed by Anderson; audiorecording "Alex Anderson Plays and Sings Songs of Hawaii"; "Shot with Luck," articles from McClure's magazine about his experiences as an aviator in World War I; audiorecording of a telephone interview with Anderson by Ned Trethaway; and "Spectrum Hawaii," a PBS video biography of Anderson.

Dates: 1983-1995.

William D. Warren World War I letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6617
Scope and content

Letters written by William D. Warren while serving in France with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I to his father, sister, and grandmother. Also, "An Imperfect Genealogy: Tates, Hastings, Warrens," compiled by Dorothy Warren Rinaldo, 2005.

Dates: 1918-1919.