World War (1914-1918) -- Campaigns

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This collection contains World War One, British, French and German military artifacts that chronicles the experiences of the common soldiers in the trenches.

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This collection consists of three pieces of trench art, vases that were fashioned out of brass shells from World War One and Vietnam.

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This series contains letters from Sgt. Dwight Fee, AEF during the Meuse-Argonne offensive in the First World War. The majority of letters are to his wife Lucille and discuss his daily routines while stationed in France.

Scope and Contents This series contains miscellaneous correspondence, documents, clippings and photographs belonging to Sgt. Dwight Fee, AEF during the First World War. It also contains a folder of notes and papers written by his son William Fee for his biography Character(s) including a typed transcription of Dwight Fee's Discharge papers, dated December 20, 1918 and personal copies of William Fee's army records.Included in this series are two copies of a photograph...

Scope and Contents This series contains one newspaper and one clipping. The clipping is a poem in English from a French paper sent to Hecht's mother, with handwritten notes. The newspaper is the Ninth Division Anniversary Edition paper from Fort Bragg August 1, 1941. Of particular note is the newspaper's neglect of the war in Europe. From the articles, it is apparent some shifting and reorganization is occuring within the military but there is no mention of the war, rather with articles glorifying...

Scope and Contents This series contains three books from the Fee family, listed below. 80th Division - Summary of Operations in the World War. Printed in 1944, this book contains information on the combat records for the 8th Division, during their initial deployment and subsequent training in Europe, during 1918. This book also contains maps that show operations and offensives. The Bayonet Remembrance Book of Camp Lee,...

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This collection contains correspondence from Cpl. Paul M. Spear, AEF, to his parents and brother during the First World War.

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This collection consists of American propaganda posters from World War One, including recruitment, war bonds, and food conservation.