World Wars I and II, Records of 1914-2005

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World Wars I and II, Records of 1914-2005

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The Records of World Wars I and II fill two archival boxes and span the years 1914 to 2005. The records are divided into WWI and WWII with the majority of the records relating to WWII. Records document both activities during the Wars and commemorative activities postwar and include information about both general programs and specific individuals. World War I: Alumni, faculty & students in military service files span 1914 to 1919. They consist of honor rolls and lists of alumni faculty and students who entered the service or died in service. There are also six certificates of recognition. Clippings are from the Alumni Journal, Christian Century, Evanston News Index, NU Bulletin, and Syllabus, with a few from unidentified sources. They span 1917 to 1920. One of the items from a 1920 Syllabus memorializes Frances Poole, the only woman among the Northwestern students who gave her life during service in World War I. Correspondence spans 1917 to 1919 and is arranged chronologically. There is incoming and outgoing correspondence of University President Thomas F. Holgate and U. S. Grant, who was Acting Dean of Liberal Arts 1916 to 1919 and a geology professor.

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