http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf7v19n95c Online items available Register of the World War I subject collection Finding aid prepared by Linda Bernard, completely revised by Sarah Patton Hoover Institution Library and Archives © 1997, 2015, 2021 434 Galvez Mall Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6003 [email protected] URL: http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Register of the World War I XX739 1 subject collection Title: World War I subject collection Date (bulk): 1914-1919 Collection Number: XX739 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: In German, English, French, and other languages Physical Description: 32 manuscript boxes, 16 oversize boxes, 20 oversize folders, 1 microfilm reel(36.1 Linear Feet) Abstract: Books, booklets, correspondence, drawings, flyers, forms, leaflets, maps, memorabilia, newspapers and clippings, pamphlets, press releases, sheet music, and other printed matter and ephemera relating to military operations and home front conditions, particularly in Germany and the United States, during World War I. Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access Original material in Box 47-48 is restricted; a digital access copy is provided for some of the material. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Materials acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], World War I subject collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Scope and Contents of Collection This collection consists of a wide assortment of materials relating to World War I, and, to a lesser extent, the period immediately before and after, acquired from and donated by various individuals over time. As a result, in certain instances there are groupings of materials on the same topic, although often there are other materials on the same topic located elsewhere in the collection. One major topic of the collection is military operations, including recruiting and enlistment; orders and instructions; battle summaries and war news, particularly related to battle lines and fronts (often in the form of maps); and occupation of enemy territory. While there is some material related to the British and French militaries, as well as those of other European countries involved in the war, the bulk of the materials on this topic relate to the German and United States militaries. The American materials are largely about recruiting and enlistment, while the German materials feature war news, military orders, and notices to inhabitants of occupied towns. Another major topic of the collection is home front conditions, including financing the war, garnering public support for the war, patriotic activities, and rationing. The United War Work Campaign and Liberty bonds in the United States and Kriegsanleihe (war bonds) in Germany are particularly well represented. Also of note are drawings and cartoons, which often depict caricatures of the nations involved in the war, as well as sheet music of patriotic songs, largely from the United States and France. Additionally, there are ration cards from Germany, Great Britain, France, Russia, and Poland and informational materials from the United States about the rationing of food and goods. The collection also covers the German Revolution of 1918 and the work of welfare/relief organizations such as the Red Cross, Y.M.C.A., American Committee for Relief in the Near East, and others. Types of materials found on these topics include: books, booklets, correspondence, flyers, forms, leaflets, memorabilia, pamphlets, press releases, and other printed matter and ephemera. Also included in the collection are contemporaneous newspapers and clippings, again predominantly from Germany and the United States, relating news of the war. Subjects and Indexing Terms World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918 -- Germany Germany -- History -- Revolution, 1918 box 1, folder 1-6 Clippings, Les Annales politiques et littéraires circa 1914-1919 box 2, folder 1-3 Clippings, Les Annales politiques et littéraires circa 1914-1919 box 2, folder 4 Newspaper clippings, German newspapers 1914 Scope and Contents note In German. Register of the World War I XX739 2 subject collection box 2, folder 5 Newspaper clippings, war news circa 1915-1919 Scope and Contents note Compiled by George F. Tyler. A couple articles are in French. box 2, folder 6 Newspaper clippings, sinking of the Lusitania and service letters 1918, 1961, undated Scope and Contents note Three clippings. One, undated, is titled "Berlin Ordered Sinking of Lusitania; Proof of Germany's Crime in Code Cypher." The second, dated April 30, 1961, is titled "American Heritage--Fate Placed Lusitania, U20 in Same Part of Atlantic--And Sent US to War." The third, dated April 20, 1918, consists of service letters written by Paul Galloway, of the 116th field hospital with the American expeditionary forces, to his parents and a brother. box 2, folder 7 Certificate for the Lübeckische Hanseatenkreuz [medal] 1918 June 5 Scope and Contents note Given by "der Senat der freien und Hansestadt Lübeck." Includes a handwritten section with the name of the recipient, which is not completely legible. In German. box 2, folder 8 Letter from German prisoner-of-war to his family 1918 February 27 box 2, folder 9 Booklet, "Première Lettre adressée aux Prisonniers Français," 1914 Scope and Contents note Includes handwritten annotations and corrections. box 2, folder 10 Drawing, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee," 1916 February 10 Scope and Contents note Reprint of a satirical drawing from Life, distributed by The American Rights Committee, imagining what a map of North America would look like if the United States lost the war (e.g., New Prussia, Japonica, Turconia). box 2, folder 11 Essays for Americans by Florizel von Reuter undated Scope and Contents note Three essays intended for American audiences written by Florizel von Reuter, an American living in Germany and a correspondent on the staff of the Neutral Committee for Neutral Reports, Berlin. The essays, which are pro-Germany, are titled, "The Attitude of the United States. Is America Neutral?," "Was Belgium's Attitude Towards Germany Justified?," and "More Triple Entente Fables About German Atrocities." box 2, folder 12 Leaflet, "An die Berliner Bevölkerung," undated Scope and Contents note Pro-German leaflet asserting Germany's desire for peace. box 2, folder 13 Leaflet, "The Breach of Belgian Neutrality by England and Belgium," undated Scope and Contents note Pro-German leaflet asserting that prior to the outbreak of the war "Belgium was conniving with the Entente Powers." box 2, folder 14 Leaflet, "Deceiving the Whole World. American Newspaper Men Arrested in London for Telling the Truth about Germany. -- A Personal Letter," 1914 October 6 Scope and Contents note From the Chicago Tribune, by James O'Donnell Bennett: a personal letter to the editor about his experience in Germany. Register of the World War I XX739 3 subject collection box 2, folder 15 Leaflet, "England's perfidy exposed by Americans," 1914 October 12 Scope and Contents note Pro-German declaration by the Committee of The American Truth Society in Munich concluding that England is directly responsible for the war. box 2, folder 16 Leaflet, "Der gegenwärtige krieg ist das Werk Deutschlands," undated box 3, folder 1 Leaflet, "The German People Offers [sic] Peace," circa 1918 Scope and Contents note In English and French. box 3, folder 2 Leaflet, open letter by Professor Leon Rains 1914 September Scope and Contents note Pro-German, open letter written by Professor Leon Rains, in Dresden, relating a Red Cross officer's tale of supposed Belgian and French atrocities. box 3, folder 3 Leaflet, "La paix en vue!," 1918 September 22 Scope and Contents note From on the Verdun Front. box 3, folder 4 Leaflet, "To the People and Press of America," 1914 October 13 Scope and Contents note Pro-German, open letter written by Katherine Thayer Hobson-Kraus, refuting tales of "German Vandalism." box 3, folder 5 Leaflet, "Sehr geehrter Herr?," 1914 December Scope and Contents note From the Deutscher Überseedienst (German Overseas Service). box 3, folder 6 Leaflet, "Wer zählt sie alle…," undated box 3, folder 7 Leaflet, "Who broke the Peace of Europe?," circa 1914 Scope and Contents note Pro-German, asserts that the Triple Entente had been planning a war against Germany well before war broke out. box 3, folder 8 Typescript, "Fliegerabwurfschriften als Propagandamittel während des Weltkrieges 1914-1918," undated Scope and Contents note Brief analysis of German leaflet propaganda during World War I. Zettel, Bilder und Zeitschriftenfolgen, Subject File 1914-1918 Scope and Contents note These items were gathered together by a donor. According to a type-written note at the front, they are various printed materials that were dropped by Allied planes over German lines, mostly demanding an end to the war. They were not in a discernible order, so they have been arranged by document type, with a few exceptions (one, where there were many instances of a single publication and two, when the items were in languages other than German). Where possible, the items were removed from the construction paper they were on. Some of the items are annotated/described by the compiler of the album. In German, unless otherwise noted. box 3, folder 9 Booklets box 3, Leaflets folder 10-11 box 3, folder 12 Maps Register of the World War I XX739 4 subject collection box 3, folder 13 Newsletters and newspapers box 3, folder 14 "By Balloon/Durch Luftballon" Scope and Contents note These items all have "By Balloon/Durch Luftballon" printed on them, and they are numbered as well, suggesting that they are part of a series of a publication. box 3, folder 15 Other languages Scope and Contents note Includes items in French, Polish, and Russian.