A letter written Mr. Soloman Falls of Paris, Texas informing him of his son's (Jett -- Johnny, Jetty --- Falls) insurance benefits upon his death. The letter was issued by the Treasury Department on May 3rd, 1920 and details the amount paid by Mr. Soloman towards Jett Falls War Risk Insurance, and the amount owed to him upon his son's death. The amount owed was determined to be $65.16, and the letter states that future payments will occur in the amount of $57.50 each month. The letter is typed, and was written by R. H. Hallett, the Assistant Director in charge of Compensation and Insurance Claims Division.

Photographs of "Swords and Ploughshares" John Drinkwater, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image shows the title page, with the page to the left of it containing a small list of books by the same author. Image 2, poem on page 48 titled "On the Picture of a Private Soldier Who Had Gained a Victoria Cross", the page next to it contains a poem titled "One Speaks In Germany. In “On the Picture of a Private Soldier Who Had Gained a Victoria Cross,” the author calls upon the theme of photography to apply pressure to its revelatory and documentary status. Photographs are not only signs. They are also indexes—that is, they are created by the conditions they record. This adds authority to their status as objective or unmediated by interpretive bias, but such objectivity is an illusion. The alignment of the documentary photo with objectivity forgets the deceptive nature of physical surfaces, how they might exclude or even repress the deeper conflicts of inner life expressed in a poem. In Drinkwater’s poem, the deceptive nature of physical appearance dialogues with the deceptive nature of accolades for valor and the sense of liberation from horrors of the past. Drinkwater thus …

Photographs of "The Making of Micky Mcghee" by R.W. Campbell, held by UNT Special Collections. The third image shows the book opened up to pages 64-5. On the left page are the words "Carry On" next to a drawing of a soldier kneeling with a long rifle, followed by a bit of text. On the right page are the words "Miners and Miners" next to a drawing of a man holding a shovel followed by a few paragraphs of text. Image 1, pale brown book cover with the title at the top in an illustration of a man standing in front of a sign, and buildings behind it, the author in the bottom right corner. Image 2, inscription written on the inside of the cover in pencil. Robert Walter Campbell, born 1876, served with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in the Boer War (1899 to 1902), and then again with the 5th battalion in Gallipoli (1914) in the Great War. This second tour gave him the material for his poems in support of the war effort. Campbell wrote 25 lively poems and songs in Standard English for The Making of Micky McGhee. Some 20th century Scottish slang is sprinkled throughout.

Photographs of "Plain Song" by Eden Phillpotts, held by UNT Special Collections. Image 2 shows the table of contents on the left page and a page with a poem titled "August the Fourth." Image 3, continuation of the poem "August the Fourth" and number 2 and 3. Image 1, cover of the book made of grey paper, framed by a thick line with the title at the top followed by the dates 1914-1916. Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) was born in British India and is best known for his celebration of the landscape of Dartmoor in southern England. His collection of poems, Plain Song, moves from horror to acceptance, but always with a sense of detachment of the poet at home. The opening poem takes its title from the date Britain declared war on Germany, “August 4, 1914.” Thwarting the reader’s expectations, the poem begins with a peaceful woodland scene at dusk, where the speaker watches the moon rise over a clearing filled with emerald-like glow-worms and the purr of a swooping churn-owl, who “throbbed and throbbed, then took his flight...in rapture and delight” (p. 2). The poem ends by shattering this scene “by Nature sanctified” when the speaker suddenly recalls the …

Photographs of "Taps" by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Grantland Rice, held by UNT Special Collections. The second image is of pages 110 an 111, the page on the left is a drawing of a figure laying on grass and the page on the right is a poem titled "No Man's Land." Image 3, pages 200 and 201 with the page on the left containing parts of a poem and the page on the right containing a drawing of two soldiers sitting down with skull faces. Image 1, cover of the book. It is dirty yellow in color with title in bold at the top with black lettering, the subtitle and names in smaller letters. Expanding vertically on the left side of the cover is a sketch of a soldier playing a trumpet. Image 4, side view of book's spine that contains the title and author, small white stars along it vertically.

Photographs of "Rookie Rhymes," held by UNT Special Collections. The book is opened up to a page on the left titled "The Call" followed by a poem. On the right page is an illustration of a soldier and woman in a big dress dancing. Image 1, the brown paper book cover has no spine, and the title is at the top in big black letters followed by an illustration of a man in a hat smoking a pipe.

Photographs of "1914 & Other Poems" by Rupert Brooke, held by UNT Special Collections. The first image, is of the inside of the book with a faint illustration of a man's profile, the second image the see-through brown piece of paper is turned over to cover the illustration but to reveal the title of the book. Although Rupert Brooke (1887-1915) died before ever seeing battle, he was renowned for his war sonnets. W.B. Yeats noted that Brooke was “handsomest young man of England,” a fact that may account for some of his fame. Educated at Cambridge, he became a thespian, scholar, and soldier. Brooke, commissioned in the Royal Navy, never got to see battle. He died in 1915 at sea from sepsis. An eerie photograph portrait of the author’s profile, dated 1913, appears opposite the title page in this edition. Following the title page with publisher information and the typical copyright statement, we encounter a brief biographical note listing Brooke’s education and war time experience. His five war sonnets, titled “1914,” became notable for their romantic and patriotic view of the war. As a young man, Brooke wrote poems and published in anthologies and periodicals; his first volume of poetry, …

Document outlining the trial of First Lieutenant George S. Abbott on charges of drunkenness, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.

Document outlining the trial of Private William B. Grissom on charges of desertion and premeditated murder, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.

Bulletin reprinting general orders 85 that outline rerating for all soldiers beneath the grade of Brigadier General, as well as announcements from the US Army Adjutant General's Officer regarding: physical examinations of personnel abroad; transportation in camps for representatives of the Commission on Training Camp Activities; transfer of Puerto Ricans serving in the continental United States to Puerto Rico; and guidelines for avoiding the spread of influenza.

Photograph of the cover of "Aurelia & Other Poems" by Robert Nichols, held by UNT Special Collections. The book is brown with a white label on the front with the title printed on it.

Document printing orders from Headquarters Southern Department that announce Captain Henry E. Atwood's assignment as Inspector of Small Arms Practice.

Interview with Frederick E. Gaupp, a college professor, concerning the experiences of a German intellectual during the period of the Weimar Republic and the early Hitler years. Gaupp discusses his middle-class family background, his service in World War I with a Rhenish artillery regiment, his education at the University of Breslau, the Sparticist uprising, Kapp Putsch, Freicorps activities, rampant inflation (1923-1924), and the effects of Allied reparations. He also talks about his employment with Ullstein (Berlin) publishing house, fighting between the Brown Shirts and the Communists, the role of the lower middle-class in supporting the Nazis, the Nazi suppression of Ullstein, and his decision to leave Germany in 1935.

Letter W. O. Schearer from her brother Myron, who is in the military. Myron writes about his stay in the hospital, what Waco is like, his job and bible study classes.