World War I Collection (Subject), 1917-1919

Collection Overview

Title: World War I Collection (Subject), 1917-1919

Extent: 0.19 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 02/24/2004

Languages: English [eng], French [fre], German [ger]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of military publications and maps from World War I. These newspapers give the researcher a first-hand look into what was happening on the front during the war. Some of the maps show actual troop movement along with the dates of various skirmishes.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Source: Various

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Publications

Item 1: The Amaroc News, 06 Jun 1919: Issue that discusses the peace talks and the fighting at the end of World War I.
Item 2: Atlas of the War in Europe, n.d.: (From Dorris Museum Collection, 1947.1)

Folder 2: The Stars and Stripes, France, 8 Feb 1918 - 13 Jun 1919

Folder 3: Maps

Item 1: Buzancy Special, 1919: Six maps of the Meuse-Argonne Operations. Some show troop movement and German divisions that were engaged.
Item 2: Meuse-Argonne Operations, 1919: One map showing entrenchments.
Item 3: Stenay Special, 1919: Three maps
Item 4: Sketch Map Tranches de Calonne, 1919: Shows trenches and boyaux.
Item 5: Vigneulles, Aug-Oct 1918: Three maps showing trenches
Item 6: Zusammendruck III, 06 Dec 1918: One map showing entrenchments.

Folder 4: Postcards

Item 1: Bombardment of Paris, 29 Mar 1918: Church of Gervais.
Item 2: Aftermath of a Raid on Paris by German Gotha Bombers, 11 Mar 1918
Item 3: The Maternity Ward at the Baudelocque Hospital, After a Bombing, 11 Apr 1918

Folder 5: Publications

Item 1: What you want to say and How to say it in French, 1917: War edition of an English to French pocket dictionary.
Item 2: Army Song Book, U.S., 1918: Pages 45-52 and back cover are missing.