World War I pamphlet collection, 1917-1919.

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World War I pamphlet collection, 1917-1919.

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Pamphlets and fliers, 1917-1919, created by different groups that offered services to men in the military during and after World War I. Most of the literature in the collection are products of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The YMCA pamphlets include a swimming manual, inspirational/religious tracts, devotional calendars, vocational counseling literature, and works warning against the evils of such vices as gambling, profanity and sexual promiscuity. Additional groups represented in the collection include the American Legion, the American Library Association (ALA), and the Dept. of Interior's Board of Education. The American Legion leaflets are by and about the group and were written to attract members to the group's ranks. The Bureau of Education fliers are all lists of suggested readings for men interested in continuing their education. The ALA literature is composed of fliers with vocational lists and press release correspondence on the services the ALA provided during the war. Other pamphlets in the collection include an information pamphlet on the work of the Commissions on Training Camp Activities; a Red Cross pamphlet on the need for public health nurses; and devotional calendars issued by the Catholic Church and the Southern Baptist Association. One final, particularly interesting pamphlet to note is a "Parley Voo Booklet" of "practical French and German phrases" published by the Kolynos Dental Cream Company. Pamphlets dealing with specific events of World War I and World War I veterans and their reunions are located in the Pamphlets--Subject Vertical Files of the Dept.

.33 cubic ft. (1 archives box).

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736685

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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American Library Association

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The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. Founded in 1876, it is the oldest and largest library association in the world....

World Alliance of YMCAs

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The YMCA, established at Oberlin College in 1881, and the YWCA, established in 1894, were voluntary associations of students dedicated to social and religious work for the purpose of building Christian character in their members. Oberlin College provided on-campus quarters for both organizations, whose staffs were paid out of an annual grant from the College. Under the presidency of William E. Stevenson (1946-59), the relationship of the YMCA and YWCAs to the larger religious life of the College...

American legion

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Veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1893-1927. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36805972 Association of veterans of American wars. Formed by a group of World War I officers, the American Legion is the world's largest veteran's organization. From the description of Records, 1960-1987. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 61206804 The American Legion was founded in 1919 by veterans returning from Europe after Worl...

Kolynos Company.

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United States. Bureau of Education

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American Association of the Red Cross

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