World War (1914-1918)
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Cipher Material brought from WWI by Graham, 1916 - 1918
This file consists of mostly German cipher material.
Correspondence 1910-1919
Contains correspondence with Henry St. George Tucker regarding the maintenance of Lexington, Virginia's Col Alto estate, where Hart was residing prior to World War I. Also contains correspondane concerning WWI, including notices of military protocol. The U.S.S. Mongolia and 317th Infantry at Sea, and the medical detachment of which Hart was a part, are topics of interest.
Letters to John from his Father, 1916 - 1918
Letter to John from his father about news in Lexington.
Maps
McClung Family
This folder contains handwritten notes on the family of Julian and Nora McClung, family photos, a notice of military selection, enlistment record, and discharge papers for Julian McClung in World War I.
Medical Detachment Ledger, 317th Infantry
Miniature Hamlet
Miniature Hamlet which Hart carried with him during WWI
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous WWI material including uniform patches, a pamphlet for the Washington and Lee Victory Alumni Reunion, a small American Flag, a photograph of soldiers, a blank Liberty Loan Bond, a song sheet, inventory and personnel documents, personal items, and a graphic guide to identifying military insignia.
Also included is an enveloped color brochure, "Flags of Our Country, National, State, Historic," published in 1962.
Miscellaneous
Roster and other beaureaucratic documents, a song lyric sheet, a description of meals for several days, and a publication titled Bulletin.
Newspaper Clippings
Newspaper clippings related to WWI, including local Rockbridge County citizens' experiences, full pages from The New York Herald, the Stars and Stripes, The Bayonet, The News, and The Evening World.
Notebooks
Several of Hart's notebooks from during WWI.
Pamphlets
Postcards
Postcards that are military issued and from different areas of France.
The War Years - Official Papers, 1914 - 1919
This file consists of official documents, such as merandums, official business letters, and reciepts, from John Aleander Graham's war years.
Unidentified Photographs, 1875 - 1925
This folder contains unidentified pictures of the Shields family including a portrait of a soldier from the first World War.
Victory Finals, 1919-06
This booklet contains the schedule of end of year events, which were held to celebrate and commemorate the Washington and Lee students who fought in World War I. Events included several dances, a meeting of the Washington Literary Society, the performance of a band, and commencement. It also contains photographs of Washington and Lee's campus.
War Memorabilia, 1914 - 1918
This file consists of programs of Independence Day and Thanksgiving services, a theatre progam, a photograph, and Graham's certificate of identification.
W&L Memorabilia
Contains materials regarding the bicentennial celebration at W&L, a reunion book for the class of 1912, and a Ring Tum Phi article from WWI about students including Hart leaving for war