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World War I, 1914-1918 (Sc 1250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1250. Welcoming message, April 1918, from King George V, sent to Thomas Asbury Napier Scottsville, Kentucky. Napier’s son, Linus Pitts Napier, was among the U.S. soldiers who had arrived in Great Britain to assist the English in the war effort.

Perceptions Of Poverty: The Evolution Of German Attitudes Towards Social Welfare From 1830 To World War I, Rebekah O'Zell Mcmillan

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Today's Western European countries have the world's most extensive government Social welfare systems, beginning with Germany as the forerunner. Prior to the eventual 20th century German welfare state, Germany was not devoid of distributing aid to combat the effects of poverty. Religious and public benevolent institutions, several centuries earlier, managed local poverty, resulting in an interesting relationship between the German citizens and these charities. The willingness of these institutions to address the poverty issue opened the door for the 20th century German welfare state to emerge.

This study examines the evolution of the attitudes towards poverty in nineteenth century Germany. …

Winfrey, Charlie Ray, 1896-1980 (Sc 2790), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2790. Materials relating to the World War I service of Charlie R. Winfrey, Esto, Russell County, Kentucky. Includes postcards to his family, service and discharge record, operations history of the 30^th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and newspaper articles and a photo of Russell County veterans of World War I.

Rainey, Granville Phillip, 1890-1945 (Sc 1212), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1212. World War I letters, 1918-1919, written by Granville Rainey to his sister Mrs. Samuel D. Parker and her family in Evansville, Indiana. He especially describes military actions in France.

Topmiller Family Papers (Sc 2778), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2778. Letters and papers of various members of the Topmiller family of Kentucky, Tennessee and New Mexico. Includes letters of Benjamin E. Topmiller to his wife Jessie; letters of condolence to Jessie on her husband’s death; postcards from a World War I serviceman to a young lady in Owensboro, Kentucky; and letters to Victor Topmiller regarding his service to the Davet Home and School for Spastic Paralysis in Owensboro.

Ms-155: Lt. Francis M. Tompkins World War One Scrapbooks, Amy E. Lucadamo

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Francis M. Tompkins created three scrapbooks with images and materials that he collected during his service in WWI from 1917-1920. Most of the images are official army photographs printed on postcard stock. They are labeled on the image and sometimes dated. Additionally, Tompkins provides detailed descriptions of the locations, battles, individuals, and views pictured in the photographs. He describes the movements of the 305th Engineers and the tasks they performed in each location, often building bridges to allow for the movement of soldiers and equipment.

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Street, James William, 1858-1944 (Mss 478), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 478. Account books and journals of James William Street, recording his activities and local events, primarily in Henderson and Lyon counties in Kentucky. He also records the 1908-1909 activities of the Night Riders in the region.

Ms-153: The Fritz Draper Hurd ’16 Papers, Amy E. Lucadamo, Danielle Jones

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This collection consists primarily of materials produced by F.D. Hurd himself. The collection includes a memoir draft, photographs of his college experiences, diaries from his college and war time, and various artifacts and memorabilia from Hurd’s time in the military. The collection focuses heavily on Hurd’s college activities and his war service. While the collection does not provide much official information on Hurd’s military service and Gettysburg College experience, it does contain extensive anecdotal information from Hurd’s diaries and remembrances, dictated to his son in the 1970s. There is also a significant amount of information about his time in medical …

Carmichael Family Papers (Mss 467), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 467. Correspondence, legal papers, and miscellaneous material from several related families: Standrod, Campbell, and Carmichael. Includes a claim made after the Civil War for compensation for an enslaved man who joined the Union Army (Click on "Additional Files" below).

Coombs Family Collection (Mss 349), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 349. Correspondence, photographs, business records and miscellaneous papers of the Coombs, Robertson and related families of Warren and Simpson counties in Kentucky and of Alabama, Texas and Tennessee. Includes correspondence, personal papers and research of Elizabeth Robertson Coombs, librarian at the Kentucky Library, Western Kentucky University. Several documents from this collection have been scanned are available for viewing by clicking on the "Additional Files" below.

Ms-147: Lieutenant Andrew R. Kane Letters, Amy E. Lucadamo

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This collection is made up of 28 letters sent to Andrew R. Kane of Philadelphia, PA from May 31-July 15, 1918 while he was serving with the 112th Infantry, Company C in France. They were sent by the women in his family: his mother, two sisters, his sister-in-law, and girlfriend. His younger sister, Frances, and girlfriend, Marie wrote most often. Letters reference family and friends in Philadelphia, their pride in Andrew’s service, and their worries about his safety. They express patriotic and religious sentiments. Letters from Andrew’s mother, Mary, contain the most spelling and grammatical errors and letters from his …

Ms-148: John Alexander Kinnear Wwi Letters, Dori L. Gorczyca

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The letters of John Alexander Kinnear consist of 7 postcards and 92 letters which were written by Kinnear to his family living near Lexington Virginia. The letters range in dates from November of 1916 (before Kinnear joined the service) to May of 1919 (after he arrived home from Europe). The letters are mainly addressed to his mother, Mrs. J. J. L. Kinnear, but there are some that are addressed to his father and siblings.

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World War I, 1914-1918 - Patriotic Speech (Sc 2745), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2745. Patriotic speech by an unknown writer titled “Why We Are at War with Germany” in which he explains the reasons for the United States’ entry in the war and why it must be a leader in the settlement after the war is over. He makes allusions to the planned League of Nations.

Chatten, Lily Waller, 1861-1949 (Sc 1042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1042. Printed copy of World War I poem, "America's Answer to Flanders Fields," written by Hopkinsville, Kentucky native Lily Waller Chatten.

Harris, Downey Lamar, 1875-1956 (Sc 1033), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1033. World War I letters written by Downey L. Harris from Camp Lee, Virginia to his family in Franklin, Kentucky, consoling them over the loss of his brother, George DeWitt Harris in France. The letters also contain information about Downey’s work as a physician at Camp Lee during the war.

Watkins, James Fredrick, 1895-1982 (Sc 2717), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2717. Letter written by James F. Watkins to his parents while stationed at Camp St. Sulpice in France during World War I. He discusses family matters, the countryside and towns near St. Sulpice, military life and the duties of the military police.

Melton Family Papers (Mss 123), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 123. Letters, receipts, legal and financial papers of the Melton family of Henderson County, Kentucky. Also includes data about the Lively, Poole, and Strum families of Henderson County.

Patriot, Pet, And Pest: America Debates The Dog's Worth During World War I, Alison G. Laurence

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

During World War I, dogs held a contradictory place in American society. These animals functioned simultaneously as patriots, pets, and pests. This essay surveys the ways in which dogs either contributed to the war effort or seemed to subvert it through their uselessness as companion animals and their predation as feral ones. Ultimately, even worsening conditions on the homefront could not cause the American public as a whole to consider surrendering its affection for these animals, including the worthless ones. In the face of impending legislation that threatened to eliminate man’s best friend as a war measure, the American people …

Harris, George Dewitt, 1876-1918 (Sc 1032), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1032. Chiefly letters and documents related to the World War I service of George DeWitt Harris, a Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, native. Includes eight letters written to him by his father, mother, and siblings before his death in France. Also includes four 1899 reference letters from his law professors at the University of Michigan, and a business card from his time as an attorney in St. Louis.

Fox Family Papers, 1918-1986 (Mss 459), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 459. Chiefly military personnel records of Arthur Smith Fox, Hopkins County, Kentucky. Also includes information related to Mr. Fox’s father-in-law, William Bugg Kerr, and brief genealogical information about the Bowman Coffelt, and Hope families.

Ralph A. O'Neill, Arizona's Other Ww I Ace, Alan Roesler

ERAU Prescott Aviation History Program

Hear the fascinating story of Ralph O'Neill, who was inducted into the Arizona Aviation Hall of Fame in 2012. He flew 103 combat missions with the 147th Aero Squadron (a squadron mate of Ernest Love of Prescott); started a functional Mexican Air Force in the 1920s and the New York Rio & Buenos Aires Airline in 1929, which later merged with Pan Am.

Kinney, Grover, 1885-1963 (Sc 976), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 976. Letters to and receipts of Lewis County, Kentucky farmer, Grover Kinney.

Smith, Cooper Ray, 1887-1951 (Sc 983), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 983. Letter written from France by Cooper Ray Smith to his sister Mackie Bennett, Bowling Green, Kentucky, discussing his trip to France, the end of World War I, and inquiring about events in Bowling Green.

Van Meter, William Swan, 1891-1958 (Sc 997), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 997. Letter, 11 May 1919, written by William Swan Van Meter, Hardin County, Kentucky, to his mother while stationed in Germany serving with the American Expeditionary Forces. He notes General John J. Pershing’s request that every soldier write his mother that day (Mother’s Day), and describes military life as a soldier awaiting his next orders. Includes a photocopy of a photograph of Van Meter in uniform.

Patterson, Frank Young, 1895-1969 (Sc 901), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 901. World War I discharge certificate of Frank Young Patterson of Rockfield, Warren County, Kentucky.

Drones: Legitimacy And Anti-Americanism, Greg Kennedy

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

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Richey, Nancy Carol, B. 1959 - Collector (Sc 2660), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2660. Miscellaneous items pertaining to the Preston, Marshall, and Bryant families of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Includes documents relating to James D. Preston’s bonus payment for World War I service, marriage and birth certificates and school records of the Bryant family, a family record with data on Marshall, Preston and Bryant family members, and a funeral guest register for Mrs. Eva Wilson.

Martin, Charles Roy, 1892-1984 (Sc 770), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 770. World War I letters, 2 August 1918-9 June 1919 (31), written by Sergeant Charles Roy Martin, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Fort Houston, Texas; Camp Merritt, New Jersey, and France, to his hometown friends, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cossey, Duenweg, Missouri. Also included are a photo of Martin in uniform and biographical data.

Uncertain States: Repatriation And Citizenship In The Northeastern Adriatic, 1918-1921, Maura E. Hametz

History Faculty Publications

From 1918 to 1921, officials of the Italian government operating in the new Adriatic territories inherited from the Habsburg monarchy struggled to meet the needs of local populations in an atmosphere of economic dislocation, political unrest, and increasing ethnic violence. This article examines the evolution of Italian policies and practices relating to border crossings, repatriation, and citizenship in the dynamic period from Armistice to official annexation. Using archival records held in Trieste and Rome, it explores officials treatment of inhabitants of the new borderlands, migrants, and refugees in the transformation of Habsburg lands of the multi-ethnic empire to Italian provinces …

Review Of Stoltzfus, Pacifists In Chains: The Persecution Of Hutterites During The Great War, Carol A. Leibiger

Faculty Publications

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