Category Archives: World War I

“There was joy and there was sorrow”: Armistice Day, 1918

Posted on November 12, 2018 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Kate Matheny, Letters, Manuscript Collections, Uncategorized, World War I | Leave a comment

World War I was fought between multiple countries in two main alliance groups, making the process of ending the war complicated. In some ways, it began with Allied power Russia’s separate peace with the Central Powers, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, … Continue reading →

WWI Poster Art

Posted on August 17, 2017 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Exhibitions, Kate Matheny, Uncategorized, World War I | Tagged | Leave a comment

Hoole Library is home to over 100 World War I posters — large and occasionally fragile, but still in beautiful color. You can take a look at full-size facsimiles of some of them at Gorgas Library, as part of our … Continue reading →

American WWI Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Alabama Collection, Kate Matheny, Rare Books Collection, Wade Hall Collection, World War I | Tagged | Leave a comment

This Veterans Day, we look at a largely forgotten American war: World War I. It’s easy to overlook because our official participation was short and our losses paled in comparison to that of France, Germany, and Britain. However, thousands of Americans … Continue reading →

A Day in the Life: June 1

Posted on June 1, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Civil War, Diaries and Journals, Everyday Life, Letters, Photographs, World War I, World War II | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Here’s a slice of life from June 1st over the last 170 some-odd years, representing a cross-section of materials from the digital archive — from the serious to the silly, the magical to the mundane.

New and Notable in Acumen, Fall ’14 – Spring ’15

Posted on April 2, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Agriculture, Civil War, Diaries and Journals, Everyday Life, Foreign Language, Letters, Newly Online, Photographs, Scrapbooks, Southern History, World War I, World War II | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

A lot has come through the digitization pipeline in the last six months or so. Here are some highlights. Diaries Martha Jane Coleman Banks commonplace book Contains diary entries, miscellaneous writings (some appear to be school related), newspaper clippings, recipes, and … Continue reading →

African-American Soldier Portraits

Posted on February 16, 2015 by kgmatheny | Posted in: Cool Collections, Digitization, Newly Online, Photographs, Small Collections, World War I, World War II | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Right now, in the Pearce Foyer of Gorgas Library (2nd floor, Quad side), you’ll find a pretty cool exhibit: Highlighting the collections of Rev. Wylheme Ragland of Decatur, Alabama,  A North Alabama Clergyman’s Passion for History: Preserving Black History through Words and … Continue reading →

Love Letters in Acumen

Posted on February 9, 2015 by | Posted in: Ashley Bond, Digital Services, Manuscript Collections, World War I | Leave a comment

By: Ashley Bond, SLIS graduate student Valentine’s Day is approaching, and in the spirit of romance, Cool at Hoole has taken a look at various love letters within Acumen. The Herbert J. Taylor, Jr. Letters, which includes written correspondence between … Continue reading →

Glimpses of the Great War Abroad and at Home, III

Posted on August 25, 2014 by | Posted in: Martha Bace, World War I | Leave a comment

By: Martha Bace, Processing Archivist This past week, we featured a series of blog posts dedicated to our current exhibition up in the Pearce Foyer of Gorgas Library. The exhibition, “Glimpses of the Great War, Abroad and At Home,” was curated … Continue reading →

Glimpses of the Great War Abroad and at Home, II

Posted on August 20, 2014 by | Posted in: Martha Bace, World War I | Leave a comment

By: Martha Bace, Processing Archivist This week, we are featuring a series of blog posts dedicated to our current exhibition up in the Pearce Foyer of Gorgas Library. The exhibition, “Glimpses of the Great War, Abroad and At Home,” was … Continue reading →

Glimpses of the Great War Abroad and At Home, I

Posted on August 18, 2014 by | Posted in: Martha Bace, World War I | Leave a comment

By: Martha Bace, Processing Archivist This week, we are featuring a series of blog posts dedicated to our current exhibition up in the Pearce Foyer of Gorgas Library. The exhibition, “Glimpses of the Great War, Abroad and At Home,” was … Continue reading →