{"id":1594,"date":"2014-08-18T08:18:20","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T13:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/coolathoole\/?p=1594"},"modified":"2014-08-18T08:59:38","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T13:59:38","slug":"glimpses-of-the-great-war-abroad-and-at-home-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/coolathoole\/2014\/08\/18\/glimpses-of-the-great-war-abroad-and-at-home-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Glimpses of the Great War Abroad and At Home, I"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Martha Bace, Processing Archivist<\/p>\n

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 curated by Martha Bace and Patrick Adcock and will be on view until mid-September.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Daddy_I_Want_To_Go\"<\/a>

Daddy, I want to go, Words by Lt. Joseph F. Dunn and Music by Eddie Stembler, Wade Hall Sheet Music Collection M1646.S835 D23 1915x<\/p><\/div>\n

It was the \u201cGreat War\u201d \u2013 the war to end all wars.<\/p>\n

On June 28, 1914, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo,\u00a0Bosnia, sparking the kindling that ignited the ready-laid bonfire that was Europe.\u00a0 By the end of August, Austria-Hungary had declared war on Serbia, Russia, and Belgium; Germany had declared war on France and Belgium; France had declared war on Austria-Hungary and was invaded by Germany; neutral Belgium was also invaded by Germany; and Great Britain had declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t until April 6, 1917, that the United States finally entered the conflict following the sinking of the RMS Lusitania <\/em>and seven US merchant ships by German submarines.<\/p>\n

Commemorating the 100th<\/sup> anniversary of the beginning of World War I, the University Libraries Division of Special Collections mounted an exhibit in the Pearce Foyer of Gorgas Library featuring selections from their collections that offer a glimpse into the lives of the men who fought in the conflict and their families and friends left behind.\u00a0 The exhibit showcases material from several collections including: the Walter Bryan Jones papers; the Hughes family papers; the Schaudies, Ragland, and Banks families papers; the Wade Hall World War I photograph collection; and many others.<\/p>\n

\"F10.01\"<\/a>

Eli Hughes, Hughes family, MSS.3748<\/p><\/div>\n

One of the more fascinating parts of the exhibit is the uniforms and military paraphernalia from the Walter Bryan Jones papers and the Hughes family papers.\u00a0 The tunics especially command attention in that they are much smaller compared to the size of many 20-something young men today [Jones and Eli Hughes (whose tunics are shown) were 22 and 25 years old, respectively].\u00a0 Besides the uniforms \u2013 which are interesting enough \u2013 the military equipment that is displayed shows only a small portion of what a soldier was expected to carry on his back.\u00a0 Indeed, in a letter home to his mother, Arley Hughes (Eli\u2019s older brother) says, \u201cMamma, we had a 12 mile hike from our last English camp to port.\u00a0 Eli and I made [it] in good shape while some larger lads failed.\u00a0 Honestly I believe I can carry 100 lbs. 12 miles in 6 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

The majority of the photographs on display are from two separate collections.\u00a0 The larger framed portraits are from the Schaudies, Banks, and Ragland families papers, while the smaller, \u201cblack and white\u201d photos are from the Wade Hall World War I photograph collection.\u00a0 Very few of the individuals in the photos from these two collections are identified in any way, which leaves you to wonder if they came home to their families or not.<\/p>\n

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