World War I Postcards 1914-1918

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

World War I Postcards, 1914-1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-ac, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Abstract:
This addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of twenty-three post cards, ca. 1914-1918, both in color and black and white, pertaining to World War I.
Preferred citation:

World War I Postcards, 1914-1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-ac, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection consists of twenty-three post cards, ca. 1914-1918, both in color and black and white, pertaining to World War I. Fourteen color postcards of United States military posters produced from the Collection of Meehan Military Posters, New York, include examples of the work of L.N. Britton, Charles Livingston Bull, Howard Chandler Christy, James Henry Daugherty, James Montgomery Flagg, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Herbert Andrew Paus, and Sidney H. Reisenberg. Eight other postcards contain scenes of army life, including boxing, the American Camp and the German Prison Camp at St. Nazaire, France, Volleyball, a camp room, English tanks and American Infantry, crew of the U.S.S. Von Steuben, and "Don't Forget to Write"; and a book of twenty-four postcards all show scenes from the Battle of the Marne, "Grande Bataille de la Marne."

Acquisition information:
These postcards were all given to the University of Virginia Library on October 25, 1994, by Matthew J. Bruccoli, Bruccoli Clark Layman, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina.
Physical description:
23 items