World War, 1914-1918 -- Veterans
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
American Expeditionary Force, 35th Division, 138th Infantry, Company I, Records
Collection
Identifier: A0029
Scope and Contents
Among the materials in this collection are a reminiscence, a biography, company histories, minutes, reunion announcements and reports, general and specialized membership lists, correspondence, press clippings (all of which have been photocopied), bills and receipts, and assorted printed materials, including programs, tickets and invitations, cemetery maps, commemoratives, and a song.
The Active Duty Series includes two...
Dates:
1917-1976
Fritschle Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: A1846
Scope and Contents
Collection contains several nineteenth-century deeds and related legal papers of the Sappington family, regarding land in St. Louis; personal correspondence of the Fritschle family, the bulk of which is dated 1916-1919, primarily from family and friends writing to Charles R. Fritschle while he attended the University of Missouri and while he served in the army in France during World War I; several papers relating to the military pension claim of Charles C. Fritschle’s widow; and vital...
Dates:
1847-1975
Carl Lippman Scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: P0982
Scope and Contents
The Carl Lippman Scrapbook documents Lippman’s service with the 153rd Infantry and QMC Labor Company 5 during World War I and his active involvement with veterans’ organizations after the war.Snapshots taken during the war show Lippman and his fellow soldiers, as well as the cities, villages, and battlefields of Europe. The scrapbook also includes documents such as draft registration cards, a form letting the recipient know that the soldier’s ship arrived safely overseas, a troop...
Dates:
ca. 1890-ca. 1965; Majority of material found within 1918-ca. 1965
World War Adjusted Compensation Act Collection
Collection
Identifier: A3111
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of printed items relating to bonus compensation legislation for World War I veterans from private organizations, states, and the Government Printing Office. The materials date from 1919 to 1935 and are arranged chronologically.
There is a booklet from the State of Minnesota which provides a synopsis of the act passed in September 1919, and where applications for the benefit could be obtained (2 copies). The State of Missouri passed its benefits bill in...
Dates:
1919-1935