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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:
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.
Subject Strengths:
Literature -- American Fiction
Military history