World War I Postcards and Miscellany 1917-1918

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
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Restrictions:

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Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

World War I postcards and miscellany, 1917-1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-f, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Abstract:
The collection contains a letter, 1918 Dec. 17, from a mother to a son in the army conveying news of home; two pictorial postcards of an American soldier and of a group of soldiers eating in the trenches; general orders regarding the appointment of engineering officers; and a cover sheet for an insurance certificate.
Preferred citation:

World War I postcards and miscellany, 1917-1918, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession #10875-f, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of five items, ca. 1917-1918, including a letter from a mother to "my dear son," December 17, 1918, with news of neighbors and relatives, especially concerning their impatience with the delay in the discharging of the American soldiers and the purchase of a mattress for the comfort of Uncle Rufus [Turtello?]; a postcard showing "Chow Time"; a sepia photograph of (or to) Peter Minek, of Eyota, Minnesota; a government pamphlet, "Appointment of Officers of Corps of Engineers (1917); and a cover sheet for a certificate of insurance issued by the Bureau of War Risk Insurance.

Acquisition information:
These items were given to the Library on April 2, 1991, by Matthew Bruccoli of Columbia, South Carolina.
Physical description:
5 items