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Hand, Charles L. (First World War militaria collection)
2014.017.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Charles L. Hand First World War militaria collection
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.017.w.r
Identifier/Call Number: 778
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(1 box, 1 uncontainered item)
Date (inclusive): 1914-1918
Abstract: This collection contains two items of First World War militaria collected by Charles L. Hand. The items include one helmet
and one saber.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWI Uniforms 2
Container: 2014-017-w-r
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charles L. Hand
There is no arrangement of these materials (two separate items).
The British helmet is one of many purchased by the US Government for the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force.
The saber is stamped with "Army and Navy Cooperative Co. New York NY", which was a large uniform house that was formed in
1912 and seems to have gone out of business in 1919 or 1925.
Captain Butler Ives, Jr., American Expeditionary Forces (1/6/1884 - 4/11/1947) was born in Detroit, Michigan. Both of his
parents died in 1916 before he entered the war, where he served with the Supply Company of the 338th Infantry, eventually
promoting to the rank of Captain. Capt. Ives left Hoboken, New Jersey on July 22, 1918 and returned, departing from Brest,
France on April 2, 1919, listing his sister Alice Walker as an emergency contact on both passenger manifests. He later married
Elizabeth Maud Gmeiner in 1921. He passed away in Detroit in 1947 at the age of 63. (Ancestry.com and related materials)
This collection was given to the Special Collections in 2014 and transferred to the Center for American War Letters Archives
on August 24, 2018.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Charles L. Hand First World War militaria collection (2014.017.w.r), Center
for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection contains one British Mark I helmet and one United States pre-1919 Model 1902 Officer's Dress saber with metal
scabbard. These items were given to Charles L. Hand by the family of Capt. Butler Ives, Jr., AEF who served with the Supply
Company, 338th Infantry.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1914-1918)
Ives, Butler, Jr., 1884-1947
Hand, Charles L.