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Papers of Elmer Arthur Walton (1896-1960), a Martin's Ferry, Ohio native, documenting his experiences in France and the United States during World War I as a member of Company H, 4th Regiment, 3rd Division. Includes a 32 page narrative letter, book of original cartoons, scrapbook, photo portraits, and obituaries. 1) Addressed to his father, the narrative letter by Elmer Walton written from a hospital in Limoges, France on 24 November 1918, describes in some detail his experiences as a soldier, from the time he embarked onto a troop ship at Newport News, Virginia to his hospitalization in France. This letter also includes his reflections on why America was fighting. 2) The book of cartoons by Walton records his war experiences in a humorous manner (ca. 1918-1919). 3) The scrapbook contains photographs of Walton's fellow soldiers, World War I memorabilia, a photo postcard of crowds celebrating in the street on Armistice day somewhere in France, and pictures of his wife Jessie Ray Kidd Walton and their two children, among other subjects (ca. 1916-1919). 4) There are four portrait photographs of Elmer Walton (ca. 1917-1919, 1931). 5) There are also two clippings of obituaries regarding the passing of Walton (1960).

Personal papers of James M. Guiher, Jr. (1927- ), Editor and Head of Textbook Division of Prentice-Hall books, and son of James M. Guiher, Sr. (1897-1965), a prominent lawyer, politician, and community leader from Clarksburg, West Virginia. Includes autobiographical material, correspondence, publications, photographs, and other material regarding growing up in Clarksburg, attending Washington Irving High School (Clarksburg, WV), serving in the U.S. Army during WWII, attending Princeton and Harvard Universities, his career at Prentice-Hall, as well as his writings (including essays and plays). The writings regard an evolving view of life influenced by art, existentialism, and experiences in Italy and Greece. There are publications regarding the history of, and places and events in Clarksburg and Harrison County (including booklets, pamphlets, programs, maps, clippings, and post cards; ca. 1953-1999). There is also a group portrait photograph of his father James M. Guiher, Sr. as a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, West Virginia University, 1917. There is a book of historical autographs collected by Guiher, Jr., including those of George Washington and Martha Custis Washington, John and Abigail Adams, and Benjamin Franklin, among others. There are also addendums including five portrait photographs (2014-02-24); papers relating to the Guiher, Davis, and Hart families, and related subjects; James M. Guiher Sr.'s service in WWI; four paintings and two artworks (2014-08-29); and three paintings (2015-08-17).

Louis Reed (1899-ca. 1985) served in France and Germany during World War I. Collection contains letters he wrote to his future wife, Mildred Johnston. Reed and Johnston married many years later, after the death of Reed's first wife. Reed's letters, written between 1918 and 1920, discuss army life, the front in France, and the occupation of Germany. Collection also contains a 235-page photocopied typescript that Reed wrote about the history of Burning Springs, Wirt County, and its role in the Civil War as a productive oil field. The typescript is also available on microfilm.

Chiefly the World War I letters of brothers Arch C. Moore and John Cecil Moore and relative Virgil E. Moore, all from Diamond, Kanawha County, West Virginia, who served in the American Expeditionary Force in 1918 and 1919. The Moores wrote to both their mother, Armilda Moore, and their sister, Nora Moore, during their military service. Primary topics for all of the correspondents include the weather; their health; sending and receiving letters from home; girls; and family news. Collection also includes three additional World War I letters written to Nora Moore; two 1939 letters written to Nora Moore from an English pen pal; approximately twenty undated and unidentified military and family photographs, probably from World War I; picture post cards from World War I and World War II; a World War II ration book and savings stamp booklet; and other miscellaneous Moore family items.

Letter from Howard, Camp Meade, Maryland, to Mrs. L.L. Lyons (sister), Morgantown, West Virginia, postmarked 22 September 1918, describing his daily routine at the camp.

Letters from Okey P. Keadle (1894-1958) to his family in Williamson, West Virginia, written while he served with the first American army regiment on active duty in France during World War I. Keadle was stationed in Paris and Tours, serving as a clerk. Subjects include his reaction to French customs, wartime civilian life in Paris, celebrations held by the American troops, and fashions and popular entertainers of the day.

World War I (WWI) correspondence of Lieutenant Robert Lynn Hogg, including 31 letters (94 pages) describing in detail his experiences while serving in the United States armed forces in a non-combat role. Topics include officers, training, morale, crossing the Atlantic, transportation, French customs, mustard gas, the wounded, Folies Bergere, the Red Cross, and Armistice Day celebrations, among other subjects. There is also a photo portrait of Hogg, three photographic postcards, and ephemera.