Louis & Jodi Atkin Family Collection, 1885-1996 | MGHL Dowd Modern Graphic History Library

By Andrea Degener, Washington University Special Collections Staff

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Collection Overview

Title: Louis & Jodi Atkin Family Collection, 1885-1996

ID: MGHL/mghl00031

Extent: 39.0 Linear Feet

Arrangement:

Items are arranged by material type.

The contents of the collection are arranged as follows:

Series 1: Books and Pamphlets

Series 2: Newspapers

Series 3: Sheet Music

Series 4: Periodicals

Series 5: Ephemera

Series 6: Correspondence

Series 7: Regalia

Series 8: Magnetic Media

Series 9: Personal Papers

Series 10: Photographic Materials

Series 11: Framed Works

Date Acquired: 10/14/2013. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Posters -- 20th century., Propaganda World War 1914 1918, World War, 1914-1918.

Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Polish

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Louis and Jodi Atkin Family Collection contains World War I posters and memorabilia. The collection includes over 400 recruitment and propaganda posters produced from 1915 – 1918 by the major countries engaged in the war: America, Britain, France, Italy, Russia, Czechoslovakia and Germany. In addition to posters, the collection also includes books, newspapers, photographs, and military clothing.

Subject/Index Terms

Posters -- 20th century.
Propaganda World War 1914 1918
World War, 1914-1918.

Administrative Information

Repository: MGHL Dowd Modern Graphic History Library

Accruals: There are no accruals.

Access Restrictions: There are some access restrictions.

Use Restrictions:

Some restrictions, please contact the Modern Graphic History Library Curator at (314) 935-7741 or spec@wumail.wustl.edu.

Users of the collections who wish to use items from this collection, in whole or in part, in any form of publication (as defined in the form) must sign and submit to the Washington University Department of Special Collections a hard copy of the Notifcation of Intent to Publish Modern Graphic History Library Materials from.

All publication not covered by fair use restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder.

Acquisition Method: The collection was donated to the Modern Graphic History Library by the Louis & Jody Atkin Family in June 2013.

Preferred Citation: Louis & Jodi Atkin Family Collection, Washington University Libraries, Department of Spceical Collections

Processing Information: The collection was processed by Loren Wright in January 2016.

Finding Aid Revision History:

The finding aid was entered into Archon by Andrea Degener in February 2016.

Finding aid updated by Andrea Degener in April 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Books and Pamphlets],
[Series 2: Newspapers],
[Series 3: Sheet Music],
[Series 4: Periodicals],
[Series 5: Ephemera],
[Series 6: Correspondence],
[Series 7: Regalia],
[Series 8: Magnetic Media],
[Series 9: Personal Papers],
[Series 10: Photographic Materials],
[All]

Series 7: Regalia

Box 29

Item 1: Viewfinder, ca.1910

Box 30

Item 1: Viewfinder slides: untitled
Item 2: Viewfinder slides: drying fish
Item 3: Viewfinder slides: U.S. troop kitchen at Brest
Item 4: Viewfinder slides: view at Niagra
Item 5: Viewfinder slides: Chicago after the Great Fire
Item 6: Viewfinder slides: artillerymen placing guns
Item 7: Viewfinder slides: dog reporting to First Aid Squad with helmet of wounded soldier
Item 8: Viewfinder slides: unarmed crucifix amid total ruins
Item 9: Viewfinder slides: one load for a 12-inch gun
Item 10: Viewfinder slides: making bread for British troops
Item 11: Viewfinder slides: sea of bared wire in front of Bulgarian lines
Item 12: Viewfinder slides: bestowing Medaille Militaire upon adjustant Dambrine
Item 13: Viewfinder slides: Severely wounded
Item 14: Viewfinder slides: Inspecting a pontoon bridge in the French section nearing completion
Item 15: Viewfinder slides: taking away the wounded in motor ambulances
Item 16: Viewfinder slides: a derelict tank near Cambrai
Item 17: Viewfinder slides: French Reserves watching their comrades going into "The Valley of the Shadow"

Box 31

Item 1: Viewfinder slides: transferring severely wounded to hospital ship from transport
Item 2: Viewfinder slides: State Street, Chicago
Item 3: Viewfinder slides: loading a great whaleback ship at the famous grain elevators in Chicago
Item 4: Viewfinder slides: great Union Stock Yards
Item 5: Viewfinder slides: Palmer House, Chicago
Item 6: Viewfinder slides: the Union Stock yards - a wild lot from Texas, USA
Item 7: Viewfinder slides: before and after the Great Fire
Item 8: Viewfinder slides: Haymarket Square and Police Monument, Chicago
Item 9: Viewfinder slides: Spires, Fernery, Glen Falls, NY
Item 10: Viewfinder slides: Madison Street, Chicago
Item 11: Viewfinder slides: Horse Shoe Fall
Item 12: Viewfinder slides: whalers cruising in the Arctic
Item 13: Viewfinder slides: flower beds and greenhouse, Lincoln Park, Chicago
Item 14: Viewfinder slides: Niagara in winter
Item 15: Viewfinder slides: The Gorge, Hudson River, NY
Item 16: Viewfinder slides: "Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep."
Item 17: Viewfinder slides: the cooling room, Armour's great Packing House, Union Stock Yards, Chicago

Box 32

Item 1: Trophy, 1917: Ritter Dental Mfo. Co. Picnic Tug of War

Box 33

Item 1: Medal, 1918: Hollandia; "Not lehrt stehlen"
Item 2: Medal, November 11, 1918: "Ein 70 millionen Volk leidet-aber stirbt nicht"
Item 3: The "Lusitania" (German) Medal, May 1915: corresponds to A German Naval Victory publication in Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Box 24, Folder 4; in original box with cardboard circle that reads "remember the Lusitania buy Liberty Bonds"
Item 4: Woodrow Wilson Medal, 1915: "Amerika's neu trales handlen"
Item 5: England Schandtat medal, July 12, 1919: Der Barmherzige Samariter!
Item 6: Pewter Gesehen medal, October 7, 1916: Deutsche U-Boote in Amerika
Item 7: Frieden Ziele medal, February 3, 1917
Item 8: Gold Medal, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904: Universal Exposition, St. Louis, United States of America
Item 9: Lusitania Medal Pamphlet: Facsimile describing the Lusitania medal

Box 34

Item 1: Bugle: Offical Bugle of the Boy Scouts of America

Box 35

Item 1: Gas Mask: corresponds to U.S. Army Service Mask publication in Series 5, Sub-Series 3, Box 24, Folder 3

Box 36

Item 1: Uniforms: green wool pants, navy blue wool pants and jacket

Box 37

Item 1: Helmet: metal, decorative emblem on the front with letters RF

Box 38

Item 1: Helmet: metal, no decoration

Box 39

Item 1: Hat: H.M.C.S. Gloucester; Principal cap, cap service, seaman

Box 40

Item 1: Hat: U.S. Navy; wool navy blue hat

Box 41

Item 1: Hat: green wool with brim

Box 42

Item 1: Bag: round canvas, U.S. Army issued
Item 2: Strap: green wool with leather and buckles

Box 43

Item 1: Saddle Bags: green canvas

Drawer 4.14

Item 1: Soldiers at Devil's Den

Gelatin silver print, framed, 43.5x10 inches

Panoramic photograph of soldiers posing with a sign that reads "Devil's Den."

Item 2: Lusatania Tin Plaque

Acrylic, tin, 28x39 inches

Drawer 4.15

Item 1: Kienholz, ca.1980

Two color print, framed, 15.25x26 inches

Poster for exhibition featuring Uncle Sam Poster by James Montgomery Flagg.

Text reads:

Centre national d'art contemporain et A.R.C. Oct. 13

11, rue Berryer - Paris - 8ᵉ - 12 heures a 19 heures Nov.16