COLLECTION NAME:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives mediaCollectionId wmich~1~1 World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives Collection true
Record
Identifier:
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Title:
Paul Pommer correspondence, 1916-11-15, World War I title Paul Pommer correspondence, 1916-11-15, World War I Title false
Creator:
Pommer, Paul creator Pommer, Paul Creator false
Description:
Letter from Paul Pommer, addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Envelope is postmarked Darmstadt, Übungsplatz. Letter is dated November 15, 1916. Paul greets his mother and describes his early experience with military service, including aspects of being stationed at Darmstadt, daily routines, issues with rat infestations, cold winter weather, and his various activities, which included watching films and manual labor. On the third page he talks about the expected mindset of the soldiers, and on the fourth page he mentions the visit of a pastor and the swearing-in ceremony. He continues writing to his mother, requesting the delivery of a hand towel. The last leaf is written on a smaller piece of paper and contains his sign-off. His correspondence was written in four sections due to interruptions while on duty, and you can see the difference in surfaces in the writing. description Letter from Paul Pommer, addressed to the family of Gust. (Gustav) Pommer in Frankfurt, Germany. Envelope is postmarked Darmstadt, Übungsplatz. Letter is dated November 15, 1916. Paul greets his mother and describes his early experience with military service, including aspects of being stationed at Darmstadt, daily routines, issues with rat infestations, cold winter weather, and his various activities, which included watching films and manual labor. On the third page he talks about the expected mindset of the soldiers, and on the fourth page he mentions the visit of a pastor and the swearing-in ceremony. He continues writing to his mother, requesting the delivery of a hand towel. The last leaf is written on a smaller piece of paper and contains his sign-off. His correspondence was written in four sections due to interruptions while on duty, and you can see the difference in surfaces in the writing. Description false
Description:
Envelope (Feld Post); postmark: 17.11.16 - Darmstadt; 4.5x3.5" (11.5x9.5cm); side is torn open. Letter dated 15.11.16; open sheet: 4.25x7" (21.5x18cm); folded in quarters, plus insert sheet; 5x3.5" (12.5x9cm) description Envelope (Feld Post); postmark: 17.11.16 - Darmstadt; 4.5x3.5" (11.5x9.5cm); side is torn open. Letter dated 15.11.16; open sheet: 4.25x7" (21.5x18cm); folded in quarters, plus insert sheet; 5x3.5" (12.5x9cm) Description false
Date:
1916-11-15 date 1916-11-15 Date false
Location:
Darmstadt (Germany) location Darmstadt (Germany) Location false
Time Period:
Nineteen tens time_period Nineteen tens Time Period false
People Identified:
Pommer, Carl Gustav people_identified Pommer, Carl Gustav People Identified false
Places Identified:
Frankfurt am Main (Germany) places_identified Frankfurt am Main (Germany) Places Identified false
Subject:
Pommer, Paul--Correspondence subject Pommer, Paul--Correspondence Subject false
Subject:
Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence subject Soldiers--Germany--Correspondence Subject false
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German subject World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German Subject false
Subject:
Germany. Heer subject Germany. Heer Subject false
Subject:
Personal correspondence subject Personal correspondence Subject false
Subject-AAT:
Correspondence artifacts subject_aat Correspondence artifacts Subject-AAT false
Publisher:
Western Michigan University publisher Western Michigan University Publisher false
Source:
Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier’s scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library… source Paul Pommer, World War I German soldier’s scrapbook. World War I German Soldiers Album Collection. Western Michigan University Special Collections: http://luna.library.wmich.edu/luna/servlet/s/i92l44 Source false
Provenance:
Purchased by WMU Special Collections in February 2015 from F.A. Bernett Books of Boston, who obtained them from the family of Paul Pommer, Germany. provenance Purchased by WMU Special Collections in February 2015 from F.A. Bernett Books of Boston, who obtained them from the family of Paul Pommer, Germany. Provenance false
Language:
ger language ger Language false
Collection:
World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives collection World War I and World War II: Personal Narratives Collection false
Rights:
No Known Copyright. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries, Digitization Center: lib-dc@wmich.edu rights No Known Copyright. The digital version is available for educational use under 'Fair Use' guidelines. For additional permission and further information contact the WMU Libraries, Digitization Center: lib-dc@wmich.edu Rights false
File Format:
image/jp2 file_format image/jp2 File Format false
Digitization Date:
2018 digitization_date 2018 Digitization Date false

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