Finding aid to the Ruth Hairston Early Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection includes scrapbooks, letters, postcards, clippings, and galley proofs.
Finding aid to manuscript collection 1803, Lynchburg's Petit Military Argosy by Edley Craighill, held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The manuscript is a typescript history of Lynchburg concentrating on the Civil War and World War…
Finding aid to the Henry Louis Amonette Letter to Marie held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The letter was written in 1919 from Germany and includes reminiscences of World War I.
Lynchburg's Response is a small pamphlet that summarizes the support given by citizens and organizations in Lynchburg for the war effort during World War I in 1917-1918. The original printed pamphlet is held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg as…
Finding aid to the Lynchburg's Response leaflet held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The leaflet summarize the support given by Lynchburg organizations and citizens during 1917-1918 for the war effort.
Report on Canteen Services dated 04 January 1919 for the American Red Cross Bureau of Canteen Service for the canteen at Lynchburg, Virginia. The report indicates that during the month of December 1918 more than 23,000 soldiers were served and 15…
Letter from Southern Railway Company to Lucile McWane of the Lynchburg Red Cross dated 07 September 1918. The letter notes an increase in the meal allowance per soldier from 60 cents to 75 cents.
Finding aid to the American Red Cross Canteen Services collection. The canteen provided melas for train troops being transported from Texas to the East Coast throughout World War I. The canteen was the impetus for the "Lunchberg" nickname for…