Box World War I Oversize Box 1
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Contains 25 Collections and/or Records:
The Stars and Stripes newspaper, 1918-1919
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Cardboard [?] enclosure with "Occupational Therapy" printed above a red, white, and blue stylized eagle. Printed on interior of front cover is "Carlmelita Miller. Enclosure holds several issues of The Stars and Stripesnewspaper, ranging from July 26, 1918 through March 28, 1919.
Newspapers:Stars and Stripes, 1918
Item — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: Oversize folder
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Stars and Stripes newspaper, Vol. 1, No. 21, Friday, June 28, 1918. Official paper of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), published from France. Articles focus on wartime and military activities, also includes comic strips, advertisements, and feature columns, such as "Advice for Lovelorn Lads." Eight (8) pages.
Commission from King George V -- certificate, 1915
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Contents of the Collection
The Lionel Cherry Gilmour World War I Collection is comprised of a small photograph album, loose photographs, a prisoner-of-war diary, and assorted research documents pertaining to the World War I service and prisoner-of-war (POW) experience of Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour (1891-1973) of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its predecessor, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). The collections has been arranged into two series: personal materials of Lionel Cherry Gilmour and research materials....
"Hawk TI XX245 208(R) Squadron No. 4 Flying Training School RAF Valley" -- color lithograph inscribed to Lionel and Jay Gilmour and signed by squadron members, 2003
File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, oversize: folder
Contents of the Collection
The Lionel Cherry Gilmour World War I Collection is comprised of a small photograph album, loose photographs, a prisoner-of-war diary, and assorted research documents pertaining to the World War I service and prisoner-of-war (POW) experience of Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour (1891-1973) of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its predecessor, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). The collections has been arranged into two series: personal materials of Lionel Cherry Gilmour and research materials....
Certificate, 1928
File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, oversize: folder 2
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Certificate, Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America, October 26, 1928. Certifies Emrick as a member of the Al Koran Temple of Cleveland, Ohio.
"Daily Record of Drachen Allemands", circa 1918
File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, Folder: oversize folder
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One (1) large chart titled "Daily Record of Drachen Allemands" (German Balloons), circa 1918. Chart records sightings of balloons September 1-15, in a number of French communes including Boinville, Harville, Billy-sous-les-Côtes, Beney, Thiaucourt, Xammes, Jaulny, Rembercourt, Prény, Marieulles, Goin, Haumont (Lorraine, northeastern France).
Oversize Materials
File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, oversize: folder
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Lt. Alexander B. Bruce obituary, circa 1918. Photocopy in Box Four, Folder 6.Ben Ray Redman, "A Romantic Record of War in the Air," The Saturday Review of Literature, January 26, 1935. Photocopy in Box Two, Folder 14."Search for Air Safety," The Kansas City Star, September 5, 1935. Photocopy in Box Four, Folder 6.Article reprint, "Peter Brooks's Flying Room," ...
Clippings, circa 1920-1975
File — Multiple Containers
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Twenty-five (25) clippings, circa 1920-1975. Topics include Curtiss-Wright and Emrick's career there as a pilot, Dayton and Cleveland (Ohio) news, men and women aviators including Emrick, Carter Buton, Ruth Law, Blanche Noyes, and others. Also includes a leaflet advertising passenger flights over Findlay (Ohio). One (1) clipping from much later, circa 1975, describes a photo exhibit of early aircraft in Dayton.Note: All clippings have been photocopied onto...
Photograph album (1 of 2), circa 1915-1918
File — Box: World War I Oversize Box 1, oversize: folder 1
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Photograph album, circa 1915-1918. The album contains one hundred twenty-nine (129) black and white photographs, mostly uncaptioned, documenting Monks's training in the United States during World War I. A number of pages have come loose in the album. The first half of the album contains primarily images from Monks's Navy training, while the second half contains images of family and friends, views of Florida, and a few photo postcards of ships. The few identified locations include Miami Beach,...
Photograph album (2 of 2), circa 1920s
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Photograph album, circa 1920s. The album contains seventy-five (75) black and white photographs, mostly uncaptioned, of family, friends, and outings. Only the first half of the album contains photographs. A number of pages have come loose and some photos were evidently removed at some point in the album's history. One page has the inscription "George Huse, Seattle."Images feature:- One (1) carte-de-visite style card photo portrait of an elderly couple, with handwritten...
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