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circa 1902-1904
Taft, William H. (1857-1930)
to Mr. Gibson
Listing areas of continuing unrest in the Philippines. Written as Secretary of War and Military Governor of the Philippine Islands.
GLC08218
July 1918
U.S. Committee on Public Information
"At the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt."
Chaplain Francis P. Duffy conducts a service at the grave of Lt. Quentin Roosevelt, near Chamery, France. Lt. Roosevelt's plane was brought down back of the German lines, July 14, 1918. The American advance brought the spot within American lines a...
GLC07002.90
1918/06/19
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
to W.S. Rainsford
Misaddressed to "Ranisford." TR writes in part "I think vulgar boasting and vulgar depreciation of the courage and efficiency of our enemies represent the nadir of patriotism and good taste..." On stationery of the Kansas City Star. Corrected in T.R...
GLC06879
1918/06/03 - 1918/10/20
Shepp, William
Untitled
GLC06888.02
1918/12/08 - 1919/04/12
GLC06888.03
22 March 1915
to Editor of the Herald
Of the matter Roosevelt comments, "There is something cheap and unpleasant to high-minded Americans in seeing their fellow countrymen go abroad to look on at the agony." With Roosevelt's autograph underlinings and additions.
GLC06945
1908
Mosby, John S. (1833-1916)
Stuart's Cavalry in the Gettysburg Campaign [inscribed to grandson]
First edition. Signed as "The Author" to his grandson. The book also has corrections (which appear to be in Mosby's hand): pp. 1, 14, 29, 75 (Gettysburg), 91, 107, 132 and 187. Four corrections emend grammar, three correct officer's names or ranks...
GLC06985
1915/09/24
Scott & O'Shaughnessy, Inc.
Catalog of An Important Collection of Fine and Rare Photographs.
Auction catalog from which Neville Franklin Dragoo purchased this collection (lots #200, 212, and 215).
GLC06999.39
1900 ca.
Photograph of Roosevelt [temp record]
GLC07002#92
1917-1919
WWI diaries of soldiers in Company A, 7th Engineers, with vivid battle details
The dates of the individual volumes are as follows: I. 3 June 1917-2 June 1918; II. 3 June-20 October 1918; III. 8 December 1918-12 April 1919; IV. ca. 20 April-5 August 1919.
Bound manuscripts housed in Primary: Range 3B, Shelf 1-2.
GLC06888
1917/06/03-1918/11/05
William Shepp Diary 1917-1918
3 June 1917 - 2 June 1918. Begins with Shepp's enlistment on 5 June 1917. Mentions daily activities, such as calisthenics, army drills, physical examinations and vaccinations, attendance at church services, Bible study, and French class, and...
GLC06888.01
1919/04/20 - 1919/08/05
.
GLC06888.04
1920
Allied and Associated Powers (1914-1920)
The Treaty of Peace between the Allied and Associated powers and Germany and other treaty engagements signed at Versailles, June 28th, 1919
Signed by David Lloyd George. Title continues "Together with the reply of the Allied and Associated powers to the Observations of the German Delegation on the Conditions of Peace."
GLC04937
circa 1917
The H.C. Miner Litho. Co
The Navy needs you! Don't read American history - Make it!
Poster by Flagg, James Montgomery (1870-1960) showing a sailor taking a man in a suit by the shoulder, and gesturing toward battleships at sea and a figure of Liberty waving the American flag.
GLC09523
1918
[Collection of The York Dispatch issues, 1918]
Collection of five issues of the publication, The York Dispatch dated October 1918. Issues around the dates of publication are primarily focused on Spanish Flu pandemic; its death tolls and infected numbers. Also provides information regarding the...
GLC09891
9 October 1901
Unknown
Claim for pension
GLC03131.15.15
26 October 1901
Widow's Pension Certificate
GLC03131.15.16
16 December 1901
GLC03131.15.18
1 March 1901
Rejected claim for widow's pension
GLC03131.15.19
21 February 1902
GLC03131.15.20
30 July 1903
Circular regarding staff of the Bureau of Pensions
GLC03131.15.21
3 May 1847
Legal document regarding Hiram C. Wells
GLC03131.15.22
12 June 1852
Rood, Delia C., (fl. 1852)
Legal documents regarding the selling of land
GLC03131.15.23
Liberty Loan Committee
"The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France"
One poster entitled, "The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France." Text pertains to sending a message to soldiers abroad in the form of bonds. Communicates that investing in bonds is just comforting to them as correspondence from family...
GLC09807.05
"Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan"
One poster entitled, "Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan," dated 1918. Text refers to the service rendered by Sergeant Grady Parrish at Cote de Chatillon on October 16th. Advertisement suggests how Parrish wouldn't have been able to complete an...
GLC09807.06
1914-1918
"For those who gave their all"
One poster entitled, "For those who gave their all." Text pertains to a poem by Grantland Rice. Poem has been printed in its entirety and refers to the deaths of 47,000 American soldiers in France during World War I.
GLC09807.01
"Keep the Faith! Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan!"
One poster entitled, "Keep the Faith! Invest in the Victory Liberty Loan!" Text displays a dedication to Herman Korth, who was German-born sergeant who was honored for his actions in a battle near Juvigny, France during World War I. Portrait of Korth...
GLC09807.02
"This Is Your War"
One poster entitled, "This Is Your War!" Text pertains to subscribing to Liberty loans as a way to aid a win during World War I. Illustration consists of a female looking at the word "Prussianism" written over the shadow of a Prussian soldier. The...
GLC09807.03
GLC09807.04
GLC03131.15.015
GLC03131.15.016
31 October 1901
GLC03131.15.017
GLC03131.15.018
GLC03131.15.019
GLC03131.15.020
GLC03131.15.021
GLC03131.15.022
GLC03131.15.023
8 October 1918
The York Dispatch
The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 113, October 8, 1918]
One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 8, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to President Woodrow Wilson negotiating peace terms, World War I updates, community updates, Spanish flu death tolls and names of those infected, advertisements...
GLC09891.03
9 October 1918
The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 114, October 9, 1918]
One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 9, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to the advancement of the Allies through France, World War I updates, community updates, Spanish flu death tolls and names of those infected, advertisements and...
GLC09891.04
10 October 1918
The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 114, October 10, 1918]
One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 10, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to the status of the German army, World War I updates, community updates, Spanish flu death tolls and names of those infected, advertisements and soldier...
GLC09891.05
circa 1918
Osborn, Ella Jane, (1881-1966)
[Description of the trenches]
One document dated circa 1918. Osborn describes life in the trenches and the duties that soldiers perform when the fighting is slow.
GLC06570.05
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