Creator:
Bishop, David Wolfe.
Inclusive Dates:
1869- 1881
Abstract:
Travel diaries of D.W. Bishop, recording trips to England, Scotland, Europe and others.
Type of Material:
Diaries.
Ships' passenger lists.
Playbills.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Ephemera.
Subject:
Europe -- Description and travel.
England -- Description and travel.
Scotland -- Description and travel.
Asia -- Description and travel.
Diarists.
Travelers -- Asia -- Diaries
Travelers -- Europe -- Diaries.
Travelers -- England -- Diaries.
Travelers -- Scotland -- Diaries.
Ocean liners.
Creator:
Brooks, George Sprague, b. 1895.
Inclusive Dates:
1918- 1920
Abstract:
Memorabilia from Brooks' months as an American soldier and student at the University of Poitiers. Brooks was one of 249 American soldiers -- both officers and enlisted men -- who briefly attended the University of Poitiers (halfway between Paris and Bordeaux) as full-time students in 1919 after having fought on the Western Front. All but one item date from 1918-1920.
Type of Material:
Letter books.
Playbills.
Ephemera.
Diplomas.
Menus.
Subject:
Poitiers (France) -- Universities and colleges.
Literature -- American Fiction
Military history
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Correspondence.
Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Soldiers -- Education, Non-military -- France.
Universities and colleges -- France -- Poitiers.