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University of North Carolina at
Asheville Robert J. Godbey CollectionM2003.8.1-5 |
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| Title | Robert J. Godbey Collection |
| Creator | Robert J. Godbey ; |
| Subject | Keyword : Robert J. Godbey ; World War I ; World War II ; American Expeditionary Force ; France ; U. S. Army |
| Subject | LCSH : Robert J. Godbey World War 1914-1918 World War 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American World War 1914-1918 -- Participation, American World War 1914-1918 -- France World War, 1939-1945 Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries |
| Description | Personal experiences of Robert J. Godbey, Army Field Clerk in France with the American Expeditionary Forces from February 18, 1918 through August 12, 1919. Five of six bound volumes of reminiscences describing travels in France while on leave from the Services of Supply, with photographs, postcards, theater programs and other memorabilia, two small handwritten journals, one scrap- book with newspaper clippings of World War II, one scrap-book of clippings and personal memorabilia, complete file of Stars and Stripes published in France from February 18, 1918 to June 13, 1919. |
| Publisher | D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Contributor | Robert J. Godbey |
| Date | 1918-02-18 |
| Type | Collection ; Text |
| Format | 1.5 linear feet |
| Identifier | http://toto.lib.unca.edu/findingaids/mss/godbey/godbey.htm |
| Source | M2003.8.1-5 |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Peckham collection. |
| Coverage | 1918-1950 (?) |
| Rights | Any display, publication, or
public use must credit the D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections,
University of North Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the creators of certain items in the collection, or their descendents, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Donor | Donor number 196 |
| Acquisition | 2003-11-13 |
| Citation | Robert J. Godbey Collection, D.H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Asheville 28804 |
| Processed by | Special Collections staff, 2003 , 2005 , 2006 ; Scott Mckenzie |
| Biography | Robert J. Godbey was a Clerk for the American Expeditionary Forces, Statistical Office in France during the World War, in the years of 1918-1919. |
| Historical Context | |
| Box | Folder | Item | Description |
| M2003.8.1 | 1 | Personal journal, vol. 2 [vol. 1 is missing] | |
| 2 | Personal journal, vol. 3 | ||
| M2003.8.2 | 3 | Personal journal, vol. 4 | |
| 4 | Personal journal, vol. 5 | ||
| M2003.8.3 | 5 | Personal journal, vol. 6 | |
| 6 | Handwritten journal | ||
| 7 | Handwritten journal | ||
| M2003.8.4 | Scrapbook of WWI memorabilia | ||
| M2003.8.5 | Scrapbook of WWII memorabilia and newspaper clippings | ||
| OS2003.8.1 | Vol. 1, "Stars and Stripes" Printed in France 1918-1919 | ||
Updated 2005-12-13