Tag: World War I

The Stateside Soldiers Abroad and at the University of Illinois

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This paper is part of the Student Researcher Series which showcases research students have conducted using resources in the Student Life and Culture Archives. If you’re a student who is interested in sharing your research on our blog, please contact us.  Rebecca Purcell is an undergraduate history student at the University of Illinois.... Read More

The Robert R. Hudelson Papers

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Written by Breana McCracken The Student Life and Culture (SLC) Archives recently received the papers and photographs of Robert R. Hudelson (RS 41/20/255), a University of Illinois student and former Dean of the College of Agriculture. Robert Hudelson was born in 1886 in Chambersburg, Illinois to Henry and Katherine Brook... Read More

School of Military Aeronautics, 1917-18

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Written by Angela Jordan The last of four posts written for “WWI and Champaign County” of the Town & Gown Speaker Series, a collaboration between the Student Life & Culture Archives and the Champaign County Historical Archives. Research for this post contributed by Maggie Cornelius. Besides ROTC and SATC, the... Read More

Student Military Training and the Great War

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Written by Angela Jordan The third of four posts written for “WWI and Champaign County” of the Town & Gown Speaker Series, a collaboration between the Student Life & Culture Archives and the Champaign County Historical Archives. Research for this post contributed by Maggie Cornelius. America’s entry into World War... Read More