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Coombs-Learned Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-182
Abstract
A collection of 19th and early 20th century family papers of the Coombs and Learned extended families who lived in Michigan, California, and Ohio. Papers include extensive family correspondence, diaries, business and financial records, and over 300 photographs. Noteworthy among the contents are several letters written by President James A. Garfield to a family member when he was a young man, as well as Palmer Coombs' World War I diaries and papers. Portions of this collection, including...
Dates:
1819-1985
Found in:
Special Collections
Sgt. Jay H. Crawford World War I Diary (SC-225)
Collection
Identifier: SC-225
Scope and Contents
The diary, kept by Sergeant Jay H. Crawford, details a World War I soldier’s experience in 1918. It starts in Houston in May 1918, describing Crawford’s journey to the east coast, and later to France. The diary discusses his experiences in France, including describing airplanes and dogfights in May and June, and describing the aftermath of the Battle of Verdun. The diary consists of multiple longer passages, with dates referenced in narrative form. The last events discussed appear to date to...
Dates:
1918 May-Oct
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Business records 1
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- Genealogies (histories) 1
- Kalamazoo (Mich.) 1
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- Port Austin (Mich.) 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Naval operations 1
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- Coombs family 1
- Coombs, Genevieve Learned, 1897-1988 1
- Coombs, Palmer Bennett, 1893-1959 1
- Crawford, Jay H., 1892-1968 1
- Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 1
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