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World War, 1914-1918

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 96 Collections and/or Records:

Stella Reichenberg Meyer diaries and notebook

 Collection
Identifier: MSS SC 1388
Scope and Contents Includes photocopies of a handwritten diary and notebook, dated 1913 to 1932 and 1914 to 1923 respectively, and a travel diary dated March-August 1953. The first two items are only in German, and the last is in English and German. These materials describe the frustrations, fears, and survival of Jews and other Germans during the Weimar Republic and Hitler eras. Also included are copied letters and a description of a trip to and around Europe (especially Germany, describing the...
Dates: 1913-1953
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Mons L. Smith ephemera, 1917-1918

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7579 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains various personal items belonging to Mons L. Smith, including personal photographs, postcards, a diary, and a notice of certification. Materials dated 1917-1918.

Dates: 1917-1918
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mons L. Smith papers

Mons L. Smith incoming letters, 1918

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231010742], Folder: 13
Identifier: MSS 7579 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains two letters; one regarding his whereabouts, and the other from his family. Dated 1918.

Dates: 1918
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mons L. Smith papers

Mons L. Smith outgoing letters to family, 1917-1919

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231010742], Folder: 1-3
Identifier: MSS 7579 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains fourteen letters written to Mons' brothers and sisters while he served in the military during World War I.

Dates: 1917-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mons L. Smith papers

Mons L. Smith outgoing letters to parents, 1917-1919

 Series — Box 1: Series 1; Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231010742], Folder: 5-12
Identifier: MSS 7579 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains forty-eight letters written to S. D. Smith and Ellen Smith by Mons while he served in the military during World War I.

Dates: 1917-1919
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mons L. Smith papers

Obituary, funeral, and memorial service papers for Merian C. Cooper, 1973

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2008 Series 1 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, obituaries, funeral service programs, eulogies, tributes, recordings, and photographs related to Cooper's death and burial. Materials date from 1973.

Dates: 1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Merian C. Cooper papers / Merian C. Cooper personal papers

Oral history interview with Irving W. Poulsen

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233274577]
Identifier: UA OH 179
Scope and Contents

Contains the thirty-six page transcript of the interview conducted by Zane C. Calderwood with Poulsen. Irving W. Poulsen describes his family, early home life, relations with the Indians, his exeprience in World War I all in relation to being a Mormon. The oral history is thirty-six pages long. Zane M. Calderwood's purpose of interviewing is to pass on Irving Poulsen's personal views on the religous philosiphies that brought his ancestors to America and to the west.

Dates: date of production not identified
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives
Image of Pen and ink drawing and Rudyard Kipling quote
Image of Pen and ink drawing and Rudyard K...
Image of Photograph of Clinton Larson as a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in World War I
Image of Photograph of Clinton Larson as a...
Image of Photograph of plaque honoring students who died in World War I
Image of Photograph of plaque honoring stu...

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