Creator: Cleage, Earl B.

source: Woolston, Linda

Physical Description: 0.08 Linear feet(1 folder)

Language of Material: English, French.

This series contains 15 postcards from Pvt. Earl B. Cleage, AEF to his sister Lillian Cleage. This series also contains a note from the donor. Most of the dates are illegible so they are arranged in original donor order. This series contains beautiful postcards from this era, most have coinciding French text. Most of what Cleage wrote to his sister were simply acknowledgements that he was still alive, she was in his thoughts, and asking her to write him a letter soon. Two postcards have the same drawing of two yarn figures, one pink and one blue, on the front but are from different dates. These two postcards have the inscription "Il pleat de mort sur les blondes tetes! Proteger, o vous,fetiches cheris, Tous les Rintintin, toutes les Nenette Qui dorment daus les berceaux de Paris! Ch. A. Abare" below the yarn figures. On the postcard dated January 25, the pink yarn figure has "Lillian" written by Cleage next to it and the blue yarn figure has "+ Harris" written by Cleage next to it. The other postcards of this series are mostly holiday cards including Christmas and Easter as well as birthday cards.

Creator: Cleage, Earl B.

source: Woolston, Linda

Physical Description: 0.08 Linear feet(1 folder)

Language of Material: English.

This series contains 3 postcards from Pvt. Earl B. Cleage, AEF to his mother, Mrs. A.B. Cleage, 1 postcard to his brother, Clifford Cleage, and 2 postcards that are unspecified. Most of the dates are illegible so they are arranged in original donor order. The postcards in this series also feature some beautiful postcards from this era, some with coinciding French text. Some postcards have photos of scenes of French towns, including the street Rue Maison Dieu in the town of Laignes and the Apse of St. Peter's Church in the French commune of BAR-sur-AUBE. This series also contains 2 postcards that seem to be a middle of a conversation but these postcards have no discernable beginning or end. These postcards are not dated, have illegible handwriting, and do not have any indication of who wrote the card or who it was sent to. These postcards are numbered 2 and 3 and feature photos of the church and school of the French city of Darenay in the Haute-Marne department. This series also features a handstitched card of a black and white bird and blue and pink flowers with the handstitched inscription "Happy Christmas." Cleage mostly wrote short notes saying that his mother or brother were in his thoughts and asking them to write him soon.

Creator: Cleage, Earl B.

source: Woolston, Linda

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet( 1 box)

Language of Material: English.

This series contains one tan wool Army enlisted man's hat and a brass enameled pin of bird with blue wings with the inscription "Lorraine" that belonged to Pvt. Earl B. Cleage, AEF during the First World War. The pin is attached to the hat. This series is located in a separate box.