World War I Pamphlets, Flyers, and Brochures, 1914-1921 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Title: World War I Pamphlets, Flyers, and Brochures, 1914-1921

ID: 01/02/MSS00108

Extent: 1.1 Cubic Feet

Arrangement:

This collection consists of three sections:

1. Pamphlets (Box 1; Box 2)

2. Flyers, brochures, and miscellaneous publications (Box 3)

3. Oversized materials (Box 4)

Date Acquired: 00/00/2009

Languages: English, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish;Castilian, Italian, Greek,Modern(1453-), Yiddish

This collection is comprised of pamphlets, leaflets, flyers and other documents relating to the First World War. Box 1 consists of various pamphlet publications ranging from political opinion pieces to informational reports surrounding World War I. Box 2 is a continuation of the pamphlet series of Box 1. Box 3 contains flyers, leaflets, brochures, and other miscellaneous documents produced during, and pertaining to World War I. Box 4 contains miscellaneous oversized materials.

Repository: Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions: This collection is the physical property of the Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, may reside with the materials' creator(s) or their heirs. The Rare Book & Manuscript Library's reproduction and publication policies are available here. The library welcomes requests for reproductions made from works in our collections, though restrictions may apply to certain materials. Please contact the library with any questions.

Acquisition Source: Library backlog

Preferred Citation: World War I Pamphlets, Flyers, and Brochures, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Finding Aid Revision History: Revised by Nicole Connell on January 16, 2025.

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Box and Folder Listing

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Series 1: Pamphlets

Box 1

Folder 1: "Démonstration jardin d’enfants “unit”: début de l’éducation des enfants de quatre a six ans", 1918

American Red Cross Paris, Croix-Rouge Américaine.

Folder 2: "Mèzes Françaises… Lisez ceci!: Votre enfant en profitera!", undated

American Red Cross Lyon, Imprimeries Réunies.

Folder 3: "Some economic and political aspects of general training under the German military system" by Moritz J. Bonn, 1916

Germanistic Society Quarterly.

Folder 4: "After the War" by Helen Bartlett Bridgman, 1915

Folder 5: "Our National Defenses: Remarks of Hon. Frank Buchanan of Illinois", 1917

Folder 6: "The Road to Durable Peace" by Nicholas Murray Butler, 1918

Folder 7: "The Case of Northern Epirus by N.J. Cassavetes", undated

The Current History Magazine New York Times.

Folder 8: "The German Efficiency Myth" by Bennett Chapple, 1917

Folder 9: "Report of the committee on alleged German outrages...", 1915

Folder 10: "Report of the Committee Franco-American for the Protection of the Children of the Frontier...", undated

Folder 11: “Be Just Before You’re Generous” by Chas. Stewart Davidson, 1918

American Defense Society.

Folder 12: "Covenant of the League of Nations", undated

Democratic National Committee.

Folder 13: Standards recommended for permanent industrial housing developments Department of Labor, Bureau of Industrial Housing and Transportation. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1918

15 Pages

Folder 14: "After the War, What?: A Plea for A League of Peace" by Irving Fisher, 1914

The Church Peace Union.

Folder 15: "Erklärung Haeckel" by Jena Ernst, 1914

Folder 16: "The War of the Nations" by Carlton Hayes, 1914

Columbia University.

Folder 17: "The Commission for Relief in Belgium" by W.L. Honnold, 1917

Engineering and Mining Journal.

Folder 18: "Protestation de Divers Savants Lillois...", 1918

Institut de France Académie des Sciences.

Folder 19: "L’Institution Royale de Messines près d’ypres pour les filles d’officiers et de soldats belges: morts ou devenus invalides au service de la patrie", undated

Institution Royale de Messines.

Folder 20: [Germany and the War] “An Interim Religion” by L.P. Jacks, 1916

American rights league of Massachusetts for upholding the duty of the republic in international relations.

Folder 21: "The War and World Opinion" by William H. Johnson, 1916

Folder 22: "Neighbor Hansby" Wilfred A. Joubert, undated

Liberty Loan Committee Second Federal Reserve District.

Folder 23: "Training for World Service" by W.S. Kies, 1917

National City Bank of New York

Folder 24: "League of Free Nations Association Statement of Principles", 1918

Folder 25: "United States Senate Fundamental Peace Ideas..." by Arthur MacDonald, 1919

Box 2

Folder 1: "The Impassable Chasm" by Wayne Mac Veagh, 1915

Folder 2: "America’s Duty in Armenia" by John Hanson Thomas Main, undated

American Committee for the Independence of Armenia.

Folder 3: "L’ouevre d’une École américaine de Rééducation des Mutilés" by Douglas C. McMurtrie, 1919

"Acquired from T.(?)" written on cover.

Folder 4: "Mon Soldat 15: Sous le haut patronage de M. le Président de la République et de M. le Ministre de la Guerre", 1918

"Gift of F. Moutterson" written on front cover.

Folder 5: "Administrative Efficiency and the War: Need for Competent Personnel and Business-like Methods in the Government", 1918

National Civil Service Reform League.

Folder 6: "National German America Alliance of the United States of America", 1915

Folder 7: "National Security League: Report of the Committee on Patriotism Through Education", 1917

Folder 8: "Who Wants War?" by Jeremiah O’Leary, 1916

American Truth Society.

Folder 9: "The War and the Schools: Special regulations for the school year 1916-1917", 1916

Ontario Department of Education.

Folder 10: "The Peace Conference– and After", 1918

Introduction by Viscount Grey of Fallodon, K.G.

Folder 11: "The causation of the European war and the breakdown of the old statecraft" by H.S. Perris, 1916

Folder 12: "The Virginia ideal in contrast with the Prussian theory of the state", 1917

Address of Harrington Putnam, LLD at the commencement of Washington and Lee University.

Folder 13: "The War and Education" by Woodbridge Riley, 1919

Folder 14: "National Citizens Union" by Bird M. Robinson, 1917

Folder 15: "L’idéalisme Américain" by Firmin Roz, 1917

Folder 16: "The War of the European Cultures" by J. Salwyn Schapiro, 1915

Folder 17: "Report of Dr. Louis Livingston Seaman...", 1916

British War Relief Association.

Folder 18: "German Land Hunger" by Munroe Smith, 1917

Academy of Political Science.

Folder 19: "Some pages from the bloody album of the Karageorgevitch: Documents on the crimes committed by the Serbians in Montenegro", 1920

Committee of Montenegrin Refugees.

Folder 20: "Statutes of Incorporation of the International Intermediary Institute: The Hague", undated

Folder 21: "Germans in America" by Lucius B. Swift, 1916

Read before the Indianapolis Literary Club, October 4, 1915.

Folder 22: "League to Enforce Peace American Branch", 1915

Independence Hall Conference held in the City of Philadelphia, Bunker Hill Day, together with the speeches made at a public banquet in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel the preceding evening.

Folder 23: "The British Reconstruction Programs" by Ordway Tead, 1918

Research Bureau of the Intercollegiate Socialist Society.

Folder 24: "Booklet of Information", undated

U.S. Boys’ Working Reserve. Two copies.

Folder 25: "Work in France of the American-British-French-Belgian Permanent Blind Relief War Fund described in French official reports", undated

Series 2: Flyers, brochures, and miscellaneous publications

Box 3

Folder 1: "Americans, Help Save Russia!: The way is plain, the means are at hand.", 1919

Last Corrected Proof, Anti-Bolshevik Committee.

Folder 2: "Brief Business Statement for the use of American Red Cross Christmas roll call chairmen and their assistants: For chapters and branches in the Atlantic Division", 1918

American Red Cross Atlantic Division.

Folder 3: "Civilians of Brussels Victims to German Artillery Fire", undated

Two copies.

Folder 4: "The Crisis in Italy: American aid is urgently needed To Strengthen Our Southern Ally Against the German and Austrian Campaign of Frightfulness", undated

Folder 5: "Editorial by Colonel Roosevelt: The War Savings Campaign", undated

Folder 6: “The Facts!”: made over into “Northcliffe War News”, 1917

Folder 7: "Facts on Disarmament", undated

Publisher’s advertisement for The Next War by Will Irwin. Four Copies.

Folder 8: "The Fatherless Children of France: Branch of The American Society for the Relief of French War Orphans", undated

Folder 9: "Feuille de Tickets de Pain", 1919

Sheet of bread tickets. Ministere de l’agriculture et du ravitaillement.

Folder 10: German University League Bulletins

Three Items

Item 1: Germany’s Future: Bulletin No. 4 by Karl Lamprecht, undated

Item 2: Thrift and Foresight (Correspondence of the Associated Press), undated

Item 3: [Executive office statement]: Bulletin No. 7, 1917

Folder 11: “He showed great Bitterness against the United States” by Bruce Barton, undated

Liberty Loan Committee.

Folder 12: Hughes Campaign Service Bulletin No. VI., 1916

Folder 13: [Let’s help the war-disabled to become good tradesmen] by Douglas C. McMurtrie, undated

Red Cross Institute for Crippled and Disabled Men.

Item 1: "Aidons les mutilés de la guerre à devenir de bons ouvriers de métier", undated

French.

Item 2: "Wie wir friegsbeschädigte Soldaten zu brauchbaren und tüchtigen handwerfern machen fönnen", undated

German.

Item 3: "Hvorledes vanføre soldater kan bli dygtige og kyndige arbeidere", undated

Norwegian.

Item 4: "Hagamos de los soldados estropeados obreros hábiles y capaces", undated

Spanish.

Item 5: "Invaliders och krymplingars utbildning till skickliga yrkesmän", undated

Sweden.

Item 6: "Per trasformare i soldati mutilate in esperti ed abili lavoratori", undated

Italian.

Item 7: "Άπό Άναπήρους Στρατιώτας Είς Έμπειροτέχνους Έργάτας", undated

Greek.

Item 8: "ַרבּײטער פעהיגע און פערװאַנרעלטאיןגעשיקטע םאָלראַטען פערקריפּעלטע", undated

Yiddish.

Folder 14: "Ligue des pays neutres: League of Neutral States, A statement from the Dutch section", 1916

Folder 15: "To make and keep our men 'Fit it Fight' Is the purpose of the War-Camp Community Recreation Fund", undated

Folder 16: "Making boy power count", 1918

U.S. Boys’ Working Reserve. Two Copies.

Folder 17: "The Measure of Victory: a reflection of the liberal point of view with respect to the war for the consideration of ", 1918

The New Republic.

Folder 18: [Memorandum on the Official White Book] by Emil Ahlborn, 1917

Folder 19: "The ministry of healing: Britain’s care of the wounded", undated

Folder 20: "Notice to Publishers" by George Creel, 1918

Committee on Public Information.

Folder 21: "Patriotic Economy" by Everett Moss, 1917

Folder 22: "Plan to end wars: World-Embracing Project to Secure, Maintain and Guarantee Universal Peace" by Harrison Gray Otis. Los Angeles,, 1915

Press of the Los Angeles Times.

Folder 23: "Plan to end wars: World-embracing Comprehensive Project to Secure, Maintain and Guarantee Universal Peace" by Harrison Gray Otis., 1915

Fourth Edition, with Preface and Notes. Press of the Los Angeles Times.

Folder 24: “The Public Orator delivered the following speeches in presenting for the Degree of Doctor of Law, honoris causa, His Excellency W.H. Page, Ambassador of the United States of America; and Lieutenant-General the Right Honourable J.C. Smits, K.C., LL.B., Honorary Fellow of Christ’s College, Representative of the Union of South Africa at the Imperial Conference, lately General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, East Africa.”, 1917

Latin.

Folder 25: "Réunion international de La Haye (7-10 avril 1915)", 1915

French.

Folder 26: "Sehr geehrter Herr?", 1914

German.

Folder 27: "The Senate Reservations from the European Standpoint", 1919

The League of Free Nations Association.

Folder 28: "The story of a sea fight told in official statements", undated

"Acquired from W.E. Bazley 25/9/17" written on cover.

Folder 29: "War on the Wounded!", undated

Folder 30: "What an American saw of German horrors: as practiced upon the thousands of helpless allied prisoners now in Prussian concentration camps", undated

National Allied Relief Committee.

Folder 31: "Why Should There Be An Amnesty?", undated

National Civil Liberties Bureau.

Folder 32: World Peace Foundation statement, 1914

Folder 33: "Laws of New York by Authority" Francis M. Hugo, 1917

Office of the Secretary of State.

Item 1: Laws of New York, Chap. 205, 1917

One Page

Item 2: Laws of New York, Chap. 813, 1917

Two Copies, 20 Pages

Series 3: Oversize materials

Box 4

Folder 1: Oversized Materials

11 Items

Item 1: "The Belgian Deportations: Facsimiles of Clandestine Leaflets in French and Flemish by means of which the Belgian population encourages itself to passive resistance in occupied Belgium", 1916

Item 2: "Correspondence respecting the transit traffic across Holland of materials susceptible of employment as military supplies", 1917

Miscellaneous No. 17.

Item 3: "Declaration of the University and the Polytechnic Academy of Graz against the Peace of Might" by Rudolf Schüßler and Paul. Puntschart, undated

Item 4: "Educational Bulletin #8" Walter R. Rennecke, undated

Item 5: "A Few Short Notes of the Turkish Cruelties Perpetrated Against the Greeks of the Pontus (Turkish coast of the Black Sea) during the Months of June, July, and August 1921", 1921

Item 6: Letter from C.E. Polygenis, Rector of the University of Athens, 1920

Item 7: "Outraged Poland: Trapped between two armies, her women and young girls have suffered untold shame and agony" by Helena Paderewska, 1918

Item 8: "A Parable," "The Interpretation," and accompanying submission letter by John Andrew Chater, 1915

Item 9: "Réponse des gouvernements allies à la note américaine du 19 décembre 1916", 1917

French.

Item 10: "Réponse de l’université de liège: au Manifeste de l’Allemagne Intellectuelle au Monde Civilisé", 1918

French.

Item 11: "The tragedy of Baffra in Ponton" by John Dilmitoglou, 1921

Translated from the Turkish text written in Greek characters.

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