John and William Golliver WWI postcards
MSS.D.001
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Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie, Indiana, 47306
765-285-5078
libarchives@bsu.edu
John and William Golliver WWI postcards MSS.D.001
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note.......................................................................................................................................... 4
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4
Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5
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John and William Golliver WWI postcards MSS.D.001
Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Golliver, John
Title
John and William Golliver WWI postcards
Date
1914-1919
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet Digital images of 56 postcards
Language
English
Preferred Citation
John and William Golliver WWI postcards, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University
Libraries
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John and William Golliver WWI postcards MSS.D.001
Biographical Note
William Golliver served in WWI and was a retired Muncie police officer. William often went by the
nickname "Happy." He eventually moved to Clearwater, Florida and later returned to Muncie, Indiana.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes digital images of 56 postcards collected and sent home by William “Happy”
Golliver of Muncie, Indiana during his service in World War I. Several of the postcards were sent to
William’s brother John Golliver, both during and after the war. The images on the postcards range
from 1913-1919; span multiple countries including the United States, France, and Germany; and depict
both calm and violent scenes of WWI Europe, American military training, and symbols of American
patriotism.
Arrangement
Postcards are unarranged.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
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Conditions Governing Use
Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and
assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special
Collections. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a deposit June Crawford on
2014/06/05.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/06/11 by Rebecca Marangelli. EAD finding aid created 2014/06/10
by Rebecca Marangelli. EAD finding aid revised 2014/06/20 by Brandon Pieczko.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital images of the items in this collection are available electronically in the Ball State University
Digital Media Repository: http://libx.bsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/GJWWWIPst
Existence and Location of Originals
Original postcards were scanned and returned to the donor.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
• Postcards
Geographic Name(s)
• France
• Germany
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• Muncie (Ind.)--History--20th century--Sources
Personal Name(s)
• Crawford, V. June
Subject(s)
• Stoeckel Archives of Local History
• World War, 1914-1918
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