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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
Primary Collecting Areas:
American literature, antiquarian and contemporary, American history (Southeastern United States), Virginiana, British literature, Sporting books and manuscripts, World War I, Bibliography, the book arts, history of the book and typography
Fine press and artist’s books, Pop-up books, Victorian publishers bindings, Typography, Archives of the University of Virginia
Description:

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library administers over 13 million manuscripts, 3.6 million items in the University archives, and 325,000 rare books, as well as approximately 5,000 maps, over 4,000 broadsides; more than 250,000 photographs and small prints; over 8,000 reels of microfilm; and substantial holdings of audio recordings, motion picture films, and ephemera.

The major emphasis of the Department’s collections are American history and literature, with additional substantive collections in Virginiana, British literature, African-American history, book arts, the history of sporting and World War I, among others. In addition, the library serves as the University Archives, holding records of historic significance to UVA.

POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
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World War I Papers Chiefly Regarding Siegfried Sassoon 1917-1918

This collection consists of a scrapbook containing material concerning Battery A, Colorado Artillery; a Victory Liberty Loan flag; and newsclippings pertaining to the career of Siegfried Sassoon.
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World War I photographs, 1918

0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 9.

World War I photographs include six photographs of war scenes in France, 1918, 0.03 cubic feet. Two of the photographs are identified on the verso: "13180. American and French staff officers discussing practice maneuvers, 42nd Div; Glonville, France, May 7, 1918" and "13184 American troops in France: Generals Menoher and de Bazelaire, Brig. Gen. McArthur [sic] and staff at artillery maneuvers of the 42d Division, France." "The remaining photographs are not identified: mounted soldiers and a horse drawn wagon (11909); three soldiers releasing pigeons from a trench (13211); soldiers in a trench in a wooded area [possibly Belleau Wood?] (14630 "U.S.A. Signal Corps."); five soldiers and a woman on a hill overlooking a town (16791 "U.S.A. Signal Corps.")

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World War I photographs, 1918 0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a document box BW 9.

World War I photographs include six photographs of war scenes in France, 1918, 0.03 cubic feet. Two of the photographs are identified on the verso: "13180. American and French staff officers discussing practice maneuvers, 42nd Div; Glonville, France, May 7, 1918" and "13184 American troops in France: Generals Menoher and de Bazelaire, Brig. Gen. McArthur [sic] and staff at artillery maneuvers of the 42d Division, France." "The remaining photographs are not identified: mounted soldiers and a horse drawn wagon (11909); three soldiers releasing pigeons from a trench (13211); soldiers in a trench in a wooded area [possibly Belleau Wood?] (14630 "U.S.A. Signal Corps."); five soldiers and a woman on a hill overlooking a town (16791 "U.S.A. Signal Corps.")

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I Photographs and Modern Sample Card 1918 & 1995

The Collection contains three photographs of United States Army enlisted men together with a sample card produced by the Great War Militaria Co., for World War I reproduction uniforms.
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World War I Photographs and Modern Sample Card 1918 & 1995

The Collection contains three photographs of United States Army enlisted men together with a sample card produced by the Great War Militaria Co., for World War I reproduction uniforms.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I Poem n.d.

Typescript of a ribald poem mocking Kaiser Wilhelm by an unknown American soldier entitled, "If Poetry is the Essence of Thought."
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World War I Poem n.d.

Typescript of a ribald poem mocking Kaiser Wilhelm by an unknown American soldier entitled, "If Poetry is the Essence of Thought."
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I Postcard Album 1914-1918

The album contains about 60 colored postcards in a series by Henri Gervese entitled "Nos Marins" which humorously depict the life of a French sailor.
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World War I Postcard Album 1914-1918

The album contains about 60 colored postcards in a series by Henri Gervese entitled "Nos Marins" which humorously depict the life of a French sailor.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I Postcards 1914-1918

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.
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World War I Postcards 1914-1918

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.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I Postcards 1914-1919

The postcards depict French scenes from Paris, Chateau-Thierry, Saint-Denis, Tours, Nantes, Angers, Basse-Goulaine, Bourges, Rantes, Le Pellerin, Chateau de la Malamison in Rueil, and ruins at Ypres, Locre and Chateau-Thierry. In addition there are postcards of the U.S.S. Finland, allied flags and flowers, and a Liberty Bond promotional postcard.
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World War I Postcards 1914-1919

The postcards depict French scenes from Paris, Chateau-Thierry, Saint-Denis, Tours, Nantes, Angers, Basse-Goulaine, Bourges, Rantes, Le Pellerin, Chateau de la Malamison in Rueil, and ruins at Ypres, Locre and Chateau-Thierry. In addition there are postcards of the U.S.S. Finland, allied flags and flowers, and a Liberty Bond promotional postcard.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I Postcards and Miscellany 1917-1918

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.
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World War I Postcards and Miscellany 1917-1918

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.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I scrapbook albums, 1914/1915

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

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.

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World War I scrapbook albums, 1914/1915 0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a legal document box BW 12.

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.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

World War I Scrapbook of Postcards and Photographs 1914-1924

The scrapbook pages contain cartes de visite, photograph postcards, scenic postcards, and embroidered greeting cards; a few have messages.
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