Cleage, Earl B. (First World War collection), 1918 - 1919

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Summary

Title:
Earl B. Cleage First World War collection
Dates:
1918 - 1919
Creators:
Cleage, Earl B. and Woolston, Linda
Abstract:
This collection contains postcards, a hat and pin from Pvt. Earl B. Cleage during the First World War.
Containers:
box: WWI 4
folder: 1-2
folder: 1-2
box: Earl B. Cleage- Series 3: Realia
Extent:
1 Linear feet (2 folders, 1 box)
Language:
English , French .
Preferred citation:

- [Item title, Box number, Folder number],Earl B. Cleage First World War collection (2017.240.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains 21 postcards from Pvt. Earl B. Cleage, AEF to his sister Lillian Cleage, his mother Mrs. A. B Cleage, and his brother Clifford Cleage during the First World War. These postcards are prominently of French origin and feature photos of French towns or text written in French. Most of these postcards are holiday cards. This collection also contains a wool, army tan enlisted man's hat and a brass enameled pin of bird with blue wings with the inscription "Lorraine" that belonged to Cleage.

Biographical / historical:

This note is from information provided by the donor. Private Earl B. Cleage, American Expeditionary Force was born around 1900 and was the oldest child of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cleage of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His younger siblings were Lillian and Clifford. The household also included his mother's sister and her daughter from about 1914. This daughter was the donor's husband's mother, Josephine Farris Burdine Woolston. The Cleage children never married and resided together in a house purchased by Lillian in Collingswood, NJ. Lillian and Farris were very close and visited each other often. Earl died around 1954 and Lillian died around 1976.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Linda Woolston
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in the donor's orginal order by material type, recipient, and date.

  • Series 1, Correspondence to Lillian Cleage
  • Series 2, Correspondence to Mrs. A. B. Cleage and Clifford Cleage
  • Series 3, Realia

Physical location:
Leatherby Libraries, Special Collections, CAWL Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Wynter Salazar
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-03-29 18:50:22 -0400 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

- [Item title, Box number, Folder number],Earl B. Cleage First World War collection (2017.240.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Contact:
(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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