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The collection includes photographs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute memorabilia, printed materials, such as coupons, advertisements, and pamphlets, ledgers, scrapbooks, correspondences, diplomas, certificates, family papers, ephemera, publications, newspaper pages, newspaper clippings, calling cards, pay stubs, church offering stubs, and additional materials collected by the family. The collection also has a copied written piece by Dewey M. Shaver recalling her life in Blacksburg, Virginia. \n\nThe collection includes five series: Correspondences, Ephemera, Family Papers, Photographs, and Printed Materials.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Shaver and Schaeffer Family Collection consists of a variety of materials, which range in dates from 1872 to 1977. 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Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","Out of scope materials and materials with negligible research value including assorted newspaper clippings and obituaries, Christmas cards, large quantities of empty envelopes without correspondence, real estate listings, and assorted printed ephemera were heavily weeded from the 2018-0430 accrual.","The collections is arranged in five series:","Personal Papers, 1813-1938 Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991 Ephemera, 1916-1957 Genealogical Materials, 1812 2018 accessions, 1867-1995","Find a Grave . Myrtie Alice Stephens Yount, Memorial # 40849297. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40849297) Accessed October 18, 2017.","Find a Grave . Richard A. Stephens, Memorial # 76255269. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.","\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images,  FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.","Yount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\"  Augusta County Historical Bulletin  50 (2014): 155-165.","\"Yount-Stephens.\"  The Rockingham Register , September 25, 1891.","Richard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.","Stephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.","Documentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"","According to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. Richard Stephens died November 5, 1890 and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg alongside much of his family.","A large portion of this collection also documents Myrtie Stephens (1867-1946), daughter of Richard and Mary Dovel Stephens. Myrtie married Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount (1848-1934) of Augusta County on September 23, 1891. The wedding was held at the home of Mary Stephens, near Melrose. The courtship between Myrtie and J. B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials.","The materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. Crawford, Virginia on June 9, 2017.","Given the age and condition of the collection, select items underwent preservation treatment for stabilization, including flattening. Particularly fragile documents are housed in Mylar sleeves. The materials in this collection were largely received piecemeal, in addition to one large acquisition. There was no particular arrangement to the materials and as a result, the archivist imposed an arrangement based on material type, creator, and date. Photographs related to presumed genealogical research trips were removed from their paper backing and foldered in their original order. All corresponding captions were written on the backs of the photographs.","The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, and ephemera. Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.","The May 16, 1844 issue of  The Sentinel of the Shenandoah Valley  and a copy of  A Choice Selection of Hymns: From Various Authors, Recommended for the Worship of God…  have been removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections rare book collection. The right edge of the newspaper has been trimmed and, as a result, the issue is incomplete.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. 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All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.","Documentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"","According to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. 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(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.","\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images,  FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.","Yount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\"  Augusta County Historical Bulletin  50 (2014): 155-165.","\"Yount-Stephens.\"  The Rockingham Register , September 25, 1891.","Richard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.","Stephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.","Documentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"","According to the U. S. 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B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials.","The materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. 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Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.","The May 16, 1844 issue of  The Sentinel of the Shenandoah Valley  and a copy of  A Choice Selection of Hymns: From Various Authors, Recommended for the Worship of God…  have been removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections rare book collection. The right edge of the newspaper has been trimmed and, as a result, the issue is incomplete.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. 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FamilySearch. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L7WH-V8W/maj-thomas-haines-griest-1884-1947.","The Philadelphia Inquirer . 1947. \"Obituary for T. H. Griest (Aged 62),\" January 10, 1947.","\"Thomas Haines Griest (1884-1947).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49193607/thomas_haines-griest.","\"U.S. Enters the War.\" n.d. National WWI Museum and Memorial. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/us-enters-war.","Thomas H. Griest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 20, 1884 to Joseph Pownall and Mabel Haines Griest, the second of four children. Griest joined the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania in 1906 as a building inspector and would eventually be named general commercial manager in 1933. During World War I he served with the 406th Telegraph Battalion, starting as a Lieutenant and ultimately attaining the rank of Major. 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The collection contains 3 series.","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. 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Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. 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The collection contains 3 series.","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","A 1921 edition of the  The First Battalion  was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. Full title information available at this link:  The First battalion : the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal Corps, U.S. Army ."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAll materials created up to 1928 are in the public domain.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe following statement applies to materials created from 1929 onward: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["All materials created up to 1928 are in the public domain.","The following statement applies to materials created from 1929 onward: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_863b70cbccae9bb38ec1303e6de76cc3\"\u003eThe Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_d054fa2544ad1b20227f8eb11801c658\"\u003eR 73, C 3, S 5-7\n\nMap Case 16.1\n\nOS R 2, C 2, S 4\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["R 73, C 3, S 5-7\n\nMap Case 16.1\n\nOS R 2, C 2, S 4"],"names_coll_ssim":["Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania","United States. 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FamilySearch. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L7WH-V8W/maj-thomas-haines-griest-1884-1947.","The Philadelphia Inquirer . 1947. \"Obituary for T. H. Griest (Aged 62),\" January 10, 1947.","\"Thomas Haines Griest (1884-1947).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49193607/thomas_haines-griest.","\"U.S. Enters the War.\" n.d. National WWI Museum and Memorial. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/us-enters-war.","Thomas H. Griest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 20, 1884 to Joseph Pownall and Mabel Haines Griest, the second of four children. Griest joined the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania in 1906 as a building inspector and would eventually be named general commercial manager in 1933. During World War I he served with the 406th Telegraph Battalion, starting as a Lieutenant and ultimately attaining the rank of Major. After spending approximately two months, from June - August 1917, in training at the Army Signal Corps camp in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Griest headed overseas and spent the majority of the war in France. A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.","The United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". Composed entirely of employees of the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania, the 406th was part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the branch responsible for maintaining all military communications, or signals. Despite the men's lack of prior military experience, the Battalion was able to mobilize quickly, after only four months of military training, due to their existing communications experience and knowledge as Bell Telephone employees. The Battalion served primarily in France for the duration of the war, taking part in several major American offensives, such as the Second Battle of the Marne. A written history of the unit was published in 1921 titled  The First Battalion. The Story of the 406th Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps, U. S. Army , with Major Thomas H. Griest gathering and organizing much of the material used in its writing.","Processing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March - December 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from December 2024 - January 2025.","The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections related to World War I including the  Gustav Klemp World War I collection ,  Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs , and  Diary of World War I Red Cross Canteen worker Florence Bishop .","The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919, with additional materials created between 1899, 1910-1921, and 1940-1944. The collection contains 3 series.","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","A 1921 edition of the  The First Battalion  was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. 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After spending approximately two months, from June - August 1917, in training at the Army Signal Corps camp in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Griest headed overseas and spent the majority of the war in France. A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. 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A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.","The United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". 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This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","A 1921 edition of the  The First Battalion  was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. 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