Digitized Content from Evarts B. Greene World War I Papers | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

The digitized content of the Evarts B. Greene World War I Papers consists of the files of Evarts B. Greene (1870-1947). These files are associated with the University of Illinois’s response to World War I.

Evarts B. Greene, the head of the History Department at the University of Illinois and former dean of the College of Literature and Arts, served as the chairman of several World War I-related committees. These included the Committee on the War Aims Course (1918), the University War Committee (1918-1919), Central Committee on the Belgian Children's Relief Fund (1917), and the Christmas Relief Fund Committee (1920). He was also a member of the Committee on the History of Participation of the University in the Great War (1919-1920).

The digitized content primarily relates to the War Issues, a course required by the War Department for all university students enrolled in the Student Army Training Corps. Materials include correspondence with other universities, instructors, section leaders, and circulars and correspondence from the War Department. Also included in the collection are correspondence with multiple war and humanitarian aid committees.

The Evarts B. Greene World War I Papers, 1916-1920 was partially digitized in 2025. Items are available online at the University of Illinois Digital Library. A preservation copy of the items is available to IHLC and digital preservation staff at the Library Digital Repository: https://medusa.library.illinois.edu/collections/2348