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Correspondance adressee a Berthe Schuster, marraine de guerre [Correspondence addressed to Berthe Schuster, war godmother]
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0736
Abstract
Starting in the spring of 1915, during World War I, some women in unoccupied France volunteered for the role of "war godmothers," marraines de guerre. To provide the moral support these men, so-called "war orphans," could not receive from their families, women in unoccupied areas became their pen pals. Berthe Schuster was one of these war godmothers and lived during the war on 51 Malakoff Avenue in Paris. This collection includes 124 pieces of correspondence, including illustrated letters,...
Dates:
1912 - 1919
Found in:
Special Collections
French caricature folio: “Un Chapelet de Bêtises”
Collection — Container: 1
Identifier: MS-0770
Abstract
This item is a folio of caricature sketches created in France in 1861. There is currently no biographical information on the creator.
Dates:
approximately 1861
Found in:
Special Collections
French prisoner of war journal from World War II titled "La Dernière Heure" ["The Last Hour"]
Collection — Box: BW-5
Identifier: MS-0771
Abstract
This collection includes three issues of a prisoner of war camp journal titled "La Dernière Heure," created in April, May, and July of 1943 by French internees at the Baltic port of Wismar.
Dates:
1943 April-July
Found in:
Special Collections