World War I -- Life Histories/Section 001
New Title: 100 Years: Perspectives from the Great War
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In honor of the centenary of World War I, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hosting a yearlong discussion, from 2014-2015, on the legacy of the War both in the U.S. and across the world. This venture, aptly called the World War I Centenary Project, aims to encourage an ongoing dialogue about the War between the UNC faculty and students, as well as the wider community.
English 105i classes for the humanities have geared their curriculum towards understanding the war's profound impact, particularly on North Carolinians. Partnering with the Documenting the American South Project, students have published individuals' life histories during wartime. Classes have engaged in archival research with material from the Southern Historical Collection at UNC’s Louis Round Wilson Library.
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As part of the World War I Centenary Project, students in English 105i classes documented the lives of North Carolinians during the Great War. These personal histories were built upon archival research at Wilson Library— which offered letters, newspaper clippings, official documents, journals, and other media. Students also referenced scholarly and popular sources to strengthen to their research.
Subjects include doctors, soldiers, journalists, teachers, and playwrights— among others. Students focused on the lives of their individuals but also sought to provide a broader social, political, and cultural context of their time. The below links are dedicated to each individual.
Life Histories[edit | edit source]
- Charles Riborg Mann
- Edwin Björkman
- Elle Goode Hardeman
- Elmer Roberts
- Ernest B. McKissick
- Hatcher Hughes
- Hiram Gaston Carney
- Howard Haines Lowry
- James Alexander Moseley
- Jessica Smith
- John Oliver Ranson
- Joseph Lucius Reed
- Juliette Gordon Low
- Milton J. Rosenau
- Pierce and Telfair Wetter
- Robert March Hanes
- Ruth Faison Shaw
- William Borden Cobb
- William Victor Tomb