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Title: World War I ephemera
Collection number: 0123
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.42 Linear feet
3 boxes
Date: circa 1918
Abstract: Miscellaneous household packages and containers from Germany, ca. 1918; cloth samples; emergency German coinage from the end
of the war.
[Box/folder# or item name], World War I ephemera, Collection no. 0123, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern
California
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
This collection consists of household German materials used during and after World War I. It includes edible items, such as
powdered eggs and tea. There are items meant to aid in the repairs of household items, such as buttons and boot soles. The
collection contains some pins from the interwar years, including a pin made for the November 12, 1933 elections that reads
"Ja," the Nazi Party slogan (Box 2). There are collections of cigarette cards and American magazine covers. The Independent
was a magazine based in New York City. It ran from 1848 to 1928. It absorbed Harper's Weekly in 1916. The Literary Digest
was a magazine based in New York City that ran from 1890 to 1938. The collection also contains German paper currency and coins.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ephemera
Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--Germany
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--Germany--Archival resources
World War, 1914-1918--Social aspects--United States--Archival resources