World War I scrapbook albums

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

160 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Brenda Gunn

Email: bg9ba@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 924-1037

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16295, World War I scrapbook albums, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Summary

Extent:

0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a legal document box BW 12.

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

MSS 16295, World War I scrapbook albums, Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

World War I scrapbook albums,1914-1915,0.03 cubic feet,contain many black and white photos with captions and entries written in German. Photos depict patients, doctors, and nurses on the Eastern front at a Red Cross Hospital, probably the Rupprecht shcool in Kaiserslautern.

Acquisition information:

This collection was purchased from Deborah Coltham Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on February 23, 2017.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard