Finding Aid for the Jim Erickson New York Times Mid-Week Pictorials collection 2017.471.w.r
Sharon Clairemont
Center for American War Letters Archives
3/20/2018
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Jim Erickson New York Times mid-week pictorials collection
source:
Jim Erickson
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.471.w.r
Physical Description:
.5 Linear feet
(4 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1917 - 1919
Abstract: This collection contains 102 New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial editions from the First World War.
Physical Description: Issues are in good to fair condition with loose binding, chipped edges, small tears, yellowing and brittleness.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: Erickson
Container: 1-4
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jim Erickson
This collection is arranged by material type and date. Box 1 contains 17 issues dated April 5 - August 2, 1917. Box 2 contains
27 issues dated August 9, 1917 - January 31, 1918. Box 3 contains 27 issues dated Feb. 14, 1918 - August 15, 1918. Box 4 contains
31 issues dated August 22, 1918 - April 3, 1919.
On April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson asked a special joint session of the United States Congress for a declaration of
war against the German Empire.
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Jim Erickson New York Times Mid-Week Pictorials (2017.471.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains 102 issues of The New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial, a supplement of the newspaper. Issues in this
collection were published during the First World War and sold on newstands for ten cents and by subscription for $5.00 a year.
The collection begins with April 5, 1917, Vol. 5 No. 5. edition. The last issue in the collection is April 3, 1919, Vol. 9,
No. 5.Each issue is unique - there are no duplicates. Issues from June 7, 1917, Sept. 26, 1918 and Oct. 10, 1918 are not in
the collection. The Pictorials contain photographs, maps, feature stories, and illustrations. Photographs are captioned and
described. Subjects include the United States' preparation for war, the declaration, maps of battle lines, and scenes from
Europe, Siberia, Africa, and the Middle East including troops, government and military leaders and heads of state, ships,
weapons, battlefields, buildings, civilians, prisoners of war.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1914-1918)
Periodicals
World War (1914-1918) -- Newspapers
World War (1914-1918) -- Photography
World War (1914-1918) -- Pictorial works
Jim Erickson