Digital Collections Now Available

Missouri Over There staff are proud to announce that we have launched our first 17 digital collections! You can find the complete list by clicking on the “Digital Collections” tab at the top of the page. They cover a wide range of perspectives on Missouri during the war. George Vonland was a sergeant in the 35th Division and wrote a detailed diary of his experiences in France. Everett Powers was a physician from Carthage, who cared for influenza patients at Camp Dodge, Iowa. Eleanor McGee worked for the American Red Cross and kept notebooks with the names and addresses of wounded American soldiers. Rudy Garrett was a Signal Officer in the 42nd Division and took over 250 photos of the trenches, bombed out towns, and communication equipment used by the American Expeditionary Force. David Lockmiller collected correspondence from notable figures such as General John J. Pershing and former president William H. Taft, while working on a biography of Enoch Crowder, administrator of the Selective Service Act. The War Posters Collection features patriotic artwork from around the state.

These collections are just a small sample of what will be available when the full site is launched in 2015. To date, Missouri Over There has digitized approximately 6,000 pages of documents related to all aspects of the war effort. We hope users will enjoy exploring these collections and look forward to many more in the future.