A Guide to a World War I Scrapbook of Postcards and Photographs 1914-1924 World War I, Scrapbook, 1914-1924 10875-ap

A Guide to a World War I Scrapbook of Postcards and Photographs 1914-1924

A Collection in
The Jospeh M. Bruccoli Great War Collection
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 10875 -ap

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
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USA
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Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

10875

-ap

Title

World War I Scrapbook of Postcards and Photographs 1914-1924

Physical Characteristics

68 items

Language

English

Abstract

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

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

World War I Scrapbook of Postcards and Photographs, 1914-1924, in the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection, Accession # 10875 -ap, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These items were given to the University of Virginia Library on June 20, 1996, by Matthew J. Bruccoli, Bruccoli Clark Layman, Inc., Columbia, South Carolina, as an addition to the Joseph M. Bruccoli Great War Collection.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of sixty-eight photographs and post cards, ca. 1914-1924, removed from a scrapbook for preservation purposes and arranged into several categories such as individual soldiers, etc; groups of soldiers, cricket players, etc.; embroidered greeting cards; humorous and patriotic post cards; and post cards of European and British camp scenes sent chiefly to Mrs. and Nellie Partridge, Kings Head Hotel, East Hoathley, Sussex, England, by soldiers serving in the Great War. Most of the individuals and groups are unidentified. Those who are identified include: Ernest E. Elliot, [Handley Cross], Sergeant A. Johnston, "Archie," Hospital Cricket Team (1924), Officers W.O. & N. Co. No.7 Stationery Hospital (1914), St. Andrew [School] members, some in uniform (1916-1917).