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| Creator / [Collection date] | Collection information |
|---|---|
| Abel, Henry J., 1890-1953. / [1918-1919, 1953, and 1964] |
Title: Henry J. Abel papers
1918-1919, 1953, and 1964. Extent: 1 folder. Abstract: Soldier from Big Rapids, Mich., member of 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes photocopies of clippings, certificates, and miscellanea. |
| Albers, George, 1891- / [1918-1919 and 1940-1945] |
Title: George Albers papers
1918-1919 and 1940-1945. Extent: 11 items. Abstract: Soldier from Holland, Mich., member of Co. I, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diary, 1918-1919; and papers, 1940-1945, of the Howard H. Pellegram Post No. 3734 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars concerning the men and activities of the Polar Bear Expedition. |
| Amos, Earl V. / [ 1918-1919] |
Title:
Earl V. Amos papers
1918-1919 Extent: 1 CD-ROM Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Anderson, Godfrey J., d. 1981. / [undated] |
Title: Goodfrey J. Anderson papers
undated. Extent: 1 volume (86 pages) Abstract: "The 337th field hospital in north Russia, 1918-1919," a reminiscence of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Andrews, Oliver Ernest. / [ 1918-1950s] |
Title:
Ernest Oliver Andrews papers
1918-1950s bulk
1918-1919
Extent: 0.1 linear feet Abstract: Papers of a soldier with the 339th Infantry in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Arkins, Edwin L. / [1918-1922] |
Title: Edwin L. Arkins diary and scrapbook
1918-1922. Extent: 1 volume Abstract: Soldier from Hart, Mich., member of Co. C, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes shorthand diary with newspaper clippings attached concerning the activities of the Polar Bear Expedition. |
| Babicki, Andrew. / [ 1916-1936] |
Title:
Andrew Babicki collection
1916-1936 Extent: 0.5 linear feet and 3 outsize folders. Abstract: Collected papers documenting the role of Michigan in World War I, including the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Bahr, Golden C., 1887-1919. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Golden C. Bahr papers
1918-1919. Extent: 1 folder. Abstract: Soldier from Copemish, Mich., member of 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes letter (Nov.13, 1918) to his parents (censored); photocopies of his military records and newspaper articles about him; photocopy of photograph of flowers and flag at his funeral; and photograph of his gravestone. |
| Bandemer, Paul A. / [1917-1919 and undated] |
Title: Paul A. Bandemer papers
1917-1919 and undated. Extent: 1 CD-ROM Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Bartels, Levi. / [1917-1919, 1978 and 2005] |
Title: Levi Bartels papers
1917-1919, 1978 and 2005. Extent: 1 CD-ROM Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Bentley Historical Library. Polar Bear Project. / [ 1918-2008] |
Title:
Bentley Historical Library Polar Bear Project collection
1918-2008 Extent: 0.2 linear feet. Abstract: Documents and correspondence relating to some soldiers in the U.S. 339th Infantry and related units, who fought in northern Russia in 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Bigelow, John W., 1896-1918. / [1918-1919] |
Title: John W. Bigelow papers
1918-1919. Extent: 8 items. Abstract: Soldier from Copemish, Mich., member of Co. E, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes correspondence, certificates of recognition, and obituary concerning work of the Polar Bear Expedition; and photographs. |
| Billeau, Ewald H., 1890- / [Oct. 1918] |
Title: Ewald H. Billeau letter
Oct. 1918. Extent: 1 item Abstract: Soldier from Petoskey, Mich. who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes a letter describing his experiences as sergeant in Co. A, 1st Battalion, 310th Engineers. |
| Bonnell, Jay H. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Jay H. Bonnell papers
1918-1919. Extent: 1 v. and 4 items. Abstract: Soldier from Bay City, Mich. who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes reminiscences and photograph album. |
| Boren, John. / [1919, 1957-1962] |
Title: John Boren papers
1919, 1957-1962. Extent: 1 folder. Abstract: Member of Co. A, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes clippings relating to the campaign, post cards of Archangel and France, and a YMCA Russian phrase book. |
| Broaddus, B. F. / [1918-1919] |
Title: B. F. Broaddus papers
1918-1919. Extent: 12 items. Abstract: Member of Co. I, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes newspaper clippings concerning the return of the 339th to Detroit, Michigan; pictures taken in Archangel; Thanksgiving menu and field order and miscellanea concerning activities of the Polar Bear expedition. |
| Bruce, E. D. / [1962 and 1964] |
Title: E. D. Bruce papers
1962 and 1964. Extent: 5 items Abstract: Member of Medical Corps, 310th Engineers, U.S. Army who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes letter and songs relating to the Polar Bear expedition to Archangel. |
| Buckler, Aldred S., d. 1963. / [ca. 1918-1919 ] |
Title: Aldred S. Buckler photograph collection
ca. 1918-1919
Extent: 1 CD-ROM. Abstract: Soldier who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes photographs of Buckler in uniform. |
| Chriswell, Keith. / [1919] |
Title: Keith Chriswell papers
1919 Extent: 1 item Abstract: Member of Co. F, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes a letter to his cousin, Mrs. Thomas Dittrich, describing in general terms his activities in Russia. |
| Clark, Rodger Sherman. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Rodger Sherman Clark papers
1918-1919. Extent: 3 folders Abstract: Member of Co. E, 310th Engineers, U.S. Army who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes correspondence and personal miscellanea concerning the Polar Bear Expedition. |
| Cogswell, Everett C. / [ 1918 ] |
Title:
Everett C. Cogswell postcards, 1918 October 3- November 22
1918
Abstract: Papers of a soldier who served as a cook in the 310th Engineer Regiment, Company B during the American intervention in North Russia, 1918-1920. |
| Colburn, Cleo M., 1895- / [1918-1919] |
Title: Cleo M. Colburn papers
1918-1919. Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Fruitport, Mich., member of Co. I, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes a diary, article from The Literary Digest, and newspaper clipping describing his combat experiences in Russia. |
| Crissman, John Sherman, 1896- / [1918-1919] |
Title: John Sherman Crissman papers
1918-1919. Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Detroit, Mich., member of Co. A, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes letters from home and diary concerning living conditions in the army and combat duty with the Polar Bear expedition. |
| Douma, Frank W., 1893-1976. / [1918-1919 and 1959] |
Title: Frank W. Douma diary
1918-1919 and 1959. Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Holland, Mich., member of Co. D, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes description of army life and battles of the Polar Bear campaign; also includes a reminiscence of a tour of Russia, 1959, with a teachers group. |
| Doumanian, Tatos. / [1919] |
Title: Tatos Doumanian certificate,
1919. Extent: 1 item Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Duink, Harry. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Harry Duink papers
1918-1919. Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Dundon, Walter F., 1890- / [1929 and 1969] |
Title: Walter F. Dundon papers
1929 and 1969. Extent: 2 folders Abstract: Soldier from Frankfurt, Mich., member of Co. M, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diary and reminiscences relating to his trip to Russia in 1929 to recover the bodies of members of the Archangel Expedition killed and buried in the Soviet Union. |
| Elope. Mapping Section. / [ 1918] |
Title:
[Maps of Archangel District, Russia]
1918 Extent: maps : col. ; 31 x 19 cm. Abstract: Maps created for the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Flaherty, Edward. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Edward Flaherty papers
1918-1919. Extent: 2 folders Abstract: Member of Co. H, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes field diary recounting the Polar Bear expedition and photographs of Archangel and members of the expedition. |
| Fleming, Leroy Vincent, 1895-1975. / [ 1918-1919 ] |
Title:
Leroy Vincent Fleming papers
1918-1919
Extent: 1 folder and 1 outsize folder Abstract: Papers and photograph of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Frisbie, Nora G., collector. / [1918-1982 (scattered dates)] |
Title: Nora G. Frisbie papers
1918-1982 (scattered dates) Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Her uncle, Robert Granville served as a sergeant, 337th Field Hospital in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes two papers, 1982, consisting of typescripts of letters of Robert Granville, written while in military training at Camp Custer, 1917-1918, and as a member of the Polar Bear expedition; also scattered clippings, and photograph. |
| Fulcher, Earl, 1892-1979. / [1919] |
Title: Earl Fulcher papers
1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Sanilac County, Mich., member of Co. H, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes typescript of his statement relating his experience as a prisoner of war and copies of his enlistment and discharge records. |
| Geltz, Albert E. / [1919] |
Title: Albert E. Geltz papers
1919. Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Detroit, Mich., member of Co. H, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes list of members of Co. H; and miscellanea relating to the Polar Bear expedition. |
| Glassford, Harold T., 1903-1984. / [ca. 1900s-ca. 1940s] |
Title: Harold T. Glassford photograph collection
ca. 1900s-ca. 1940s Extent: 0.2 linear ft. and 2 oversize folders. Abstract: Scrapbook of World War I-era photographs and post-war personal activities, includes snapshots from Polar Bear expedition to northern Russia after World War I; also photos of post-World War I military groups and activities. |
| Green, Harold C. / [ 1918-1919 ] |
Title:
Harold C. Green diary
1918-1919
Extent: 1 folder. Abstract: Harold Green was a Mount Clemens, Michigan, optometrist who served with the U.S. Army 339th Medical Detachment during the American intervention at Archangel, Russia. This collection contains a typescript copy of his diary, containing generally brief entries describing his actions in Russia. |
| Grier, John William, 1892-1979. / [ 1918-1919] |
Title:
John William Grier photograph collection
1918-1919 Extent: 0.4 linear feet. Abstract: Photograph collection of a soldier with the 167th Co., United States Army Transportation Corps, serving near Murmansk, Russia in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Heath, Alex. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Alex Heath photograph collection.
1918-1919 Extent: 1 envelope. Abstract: Member of 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes photographs of military facilities and prisoners. |
| Heath, Alex, collector. / [ 1919?] |
Title:
Lines of communications (Dvina) station chart.
[1919?] Extent: 1 map : ms., col. ; 34 x 22 cm. Abstract: Map created by a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Henkelman, William, 1894- / [ 192-?] |
Title:
This being a suppliment [sic] of the Barracks bladder, of Co. B 339th Inf. ... / drawn by Wm. Henkelman.
[192-?] Extent: 1 map : ms., col. ; on sheet 46 x 61 cm. Abstract: Map created by a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Jenks, Stillman Visscher, 1895-1919. / [1918?] |
Title: Stillman Visscher Jenks photograph collection
1918? Extent: 1 envelope Abstract: Member of 339th U.S. Infantry who was killed during the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes a portrait of Jenks. |
| Jung, Frank Richard. / [1919] |
Title: Frank Richard Jung photograph collection
1919 Extent: 2 outsize folders Abstract: Member of the 168th Co. Transportation Corps who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes group portraits of units of the 168th Company Transportation Corps, who served with the Polar Bear Expedition. |
| Katz, Henry. / [1919] |
Title: Henry Katz papers
1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from New York City, N.Y., member of Medical Detachment, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes summary of his activities and military orders relating to his service in the Polar Bear expedition to Archangel. |
| Kiel, Frank Burdette. / [1917-1923] |
Title: Frank Burdette Kiel papers
1917-1923 Extent: 5 folders Abstract: Engineer with the Fargo Engineering Company of Jackson, Mich. Collection includes correspondence relating to his professional activities with the U.S. Nitrate Plant in Muscle Shoals, Alabam; include copy of letter, Nov.1918, from W. C. Giffels, discussing construction work in Russia as part of the Polar Bear expedition. |
| Lauer, Frank E. / [ 1918-1919] |
Title:
Frank E. Lauer papers
1918-1919 Extent: 1 CD-ROM. Abstract: Papers of a soldier with the 339th Infantry in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Lewis, Charles E. / [1917-1958 (scattered dates)] |
Title: Charles E. Lewis papers
1917-1958 (scattered dates) Extent: 0.2 linear ft. and 1 outsize folder Abstract: Lawyer in Detroit, Mich., who served as adjutant and judge advocate in the U.S. 339th Infantry during the Allied Intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes biographical and genealogical information, family correspondence, a history of the Manchester, Mich., High School class of 1907; war diary, July-Nov. 1918; correspondence, financial material and memorabilia relating to his war service and veterans' activities; and photographs. |
| Lilly, Albert John. / [ 1918-1919] |
Title:
Albert Lilly photograph collection
1918-1919 Extent: 1 volume and 1 DVD-video. Abstract: Photograph collection of a soldier with the 310th U.S. Engineers, serving near Archangel, Russia in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Macalla, Michael J. / [1918-1956] |
Title: Michael J. Macalla papers
1918-1956 Extent: 0.4 linear ft. Abstract: Member of Co. G, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition" and officer in the Polar Bear Association. Collection includes papers on the committee sent to Russia in 1929, to recover the bodies of men slain during the expedition, including material on their reinterment in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Michigan, and the dedication of the Polar Bear monument. |
| McGrath, Frank J. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Frank J. McGrath photograph album 1918-1919 Extent: 1 volume Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| McKenzie, Walter I. (Walter Ingles), 1888-1962. / [1918-1945] |
Title: Walter I. McKenzie Polar Bear Expedition papers
1918-1945 Extent: 19 folders and 1 oversize folder Abstract: Detroit attorney who served in 1918 and 1919 with the 339th U.S. Infantry during the American intervention in Archangel, Russia, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Selections from McKenzie's papers including correspondence, photographs, and other items relating to service in Polar Bear Expedition to northern Russia. |
| McMenamy, Patrick Vincent, 1894-1965. / [1918-1919 and 1990s] |
Title: Patrick Vincent McMenamy photograph collection
1918-1919 and 1990s Extent: 1 folder. Abstract: Born in St. Louis, Mo., member of Company D, U.S. 339th Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| McPhail, Hugh D. / [1918-1957] |
Title: Hugh D. McPhail papers
1918-1957 Extent: .4 linear ft. (4 v. and 2 folders) Abstract: Soldier from Petoskey, Mich., member of Co. A, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes scrapbooks, orders, citations, casualty lists, and field message book. |
| Michigan Historical Collection / [1918-1919] |
Title: Michigan Historical Collections Polar Bear Expediction photograph collection
1918-1919 Extent: 1 folder. Abstract: The Michigan Historical Collections Polar Bear Expedition Photograph Collection includes images relating to the American intervention in north Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." The provenance of most of the photographs has been lost and therefore these images have been grouped together by subject into an artificial accumulation. |
| Minard, Fred E. / [ 1918-1919] |
Title:
Fred E. Minard photograph collection
1918-1919 Extent: 0.2 linear feet. Abstract: Photograph collection of a soldier with the 168th Co., United States Army Transportation Corps, serving near Murmansk, Russia in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Moore, Joel Roscoe, 1879- / [1917-1929, 1940, and 1949-1952] |
Title: Joel Roscoe Moore papers
1917-1929, 1940, and 1949-1952. Extent: 9 folders Abstract: Soldier from LaCrosse, Wisc.., captain of Co. M, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes miscellaneous citations, orders, and correspondence relating to his activities with the Polar Bear regiment; also photographs. |
| Nicke, Herbert Henry. / [ 1918] |
Title:
Herbert Henry Nicke and Mabel Delia Brown Nicke photograph collection
1918 Extent: 1 CD-ROM. Abstract: Photograph collection of a soldier in the U.S. 340th Ambulance Company during World War I and his future wife who served as secretary of the YMCA Michigan Hut at Conlie (Sarthe), France. |
| Nordman, Ethol Fred, 1896-1981. / [ca. 1917-ca. 1924 and 1968] |
Title: Ethol Fred Nordman photograph collection
ca. 1917-ca. 1924 and 1968 Extent: 1 v. and 1 outsize folder. Abstract: Soldier from Ann Arbor, Mich., member of 337th Field Hospital who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes photographs taken during training at Camp Custer, Michigan and while in Russia; also photos of Michigan National Guard troops at Camp Grayling, Michigan; and photographs of the Nordman family in Ann Arbor, and of the Merchants Delivery Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan. |
| North Russia Expeditionary Force. Mapping Section. / [ 1918?] |
Title:
[Maps of Archangel District, Russia], 4th ser.
[1918?] Extent: 9 maps : col. ; 27 x 35 cm. Abstract: Maps created for the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| O'Dell, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles) / [1918-1919] |
Title: Frederick C. O'Dell Papers
1918-1919 Extent: 185 maps, 59 architectural drawings, 0.2 linear ft., and 1 oversize photograph Abstract: Master engineer of 1st Battalion, 310th U.S. Army Engineers, in charge of the Army Topographical Office in Archangel, Russia during the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes maps, architectural drawings, photographs, and miscellanea relating to the work of the 310th Engineers in Russia. Architectural drawings include plans for buildings and fortifications. |
| Odjard, Otto Arthur. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Otto Arthur Odjard papers
1918-1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Detroit, Mich., captain of Co. A, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes letters from Edmund Ironside, commanding officer of the Allied expedition and miscellaneous citations and decorations concerning activities of the Polar Bear expedition; also photographs. |
| Parrish, Silver. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Silver Parrish diary
1918-1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Bay City, Mich., member of Co. B, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diaries which give an account of his service in Russia with the Polar Bear expedition, including sympathetic references to the Bolsheviks. |
| Pepin, George E. / [ 1918-1919] |
Title:
George E. Pepin papers
1918-1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Typescript of diary of Pepin's military service. |
| Piers, John J., 1892-1970. / [1918-1919] |
Title: John J. Piers diary
1918-1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Member of Co. D, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes transcript of his diary describing his experiences in Russia. |
| Polar Bear Association. / [1930] |
Title: Polar Bear Association photograph collection
1930 Extent: 1 envelope Abstract: Photographs of memorial ceremonies at the Polar Bear Memorial in White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery, Troy, Michigan. |
| Primm, Clarence J., 1886-1957. / [ 1918-1951] |
Title:
Clarence J. Primm papers
1918-1951 Extent: 1 volume and 1 CD-ROM. Abstract: Papers of a soldier with the 339th Infantry in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Ramsey, Leon, 1897- / [1917-1919 and 1960s?] |
Title: Leon Ramsey papers
1917-1919 and 1960s? Extent: .2 linear ft. Abstract: Soldier from Armada, Mich., member of Headquarters Company, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes correspondence describing his experiences in the army during training at Camp Custer, Mich., and during his service in Russia; also miscellanea, photographs, and a paper based on Ramsey's correspondence, probably written by John O. Ramsey. |
| Rasmussen, Roy Paul, 1893-1956. / [1918-1919 and undated] |
Title: Roy Paul Rasmussen papers
1918-1919 and undated Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Hart, Mich., member of Co. H, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diary, undated narrative, and newspaper clipping from the Hart Journal describing his military training at Fort Custer, Michigan, and his combat experience in Russia; also visual materials. |
| Riordan, C.E. / [ 1919 ] |
Title:
C.E. Riordan Papers
1919
Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Robins, F. George. / [1915-1919] |
Title: F. George Robins papers
1915-1919 Extent: 0.2 linear feet Abstract: Soldier from Port Huron, Mich., member of Co. B, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes letters describing primarily food and the weather. |
| Russell, Carl A. / [1950 and undated] |
Title: Carl A. Russell papers
1950 and undated Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Cleveland, Ohio, member of 167th Transportation Corps who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes roster of members, transcript of military record, and miscellanea. |
| Ryan, Charles Brady, 1886-1933. / [1916-1919] |
Title: Charles Brady Ryan papers
1916-1919 Extent: 0.3 linear ft. Abstract: Soldier from Detroit, Mich., member of Co.K, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diaries and correspondence relating to World War I, his military training, and experiences in Russia on the Polar Bear expedition. |
| Salchow, Hugo K. / [1919 and 1971] |
Title: Hugo K. Salchow papers
1919 and 1971 Extent: 15 items and 3 audio cassettes Abstract: Member of Co. G, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes partial transcript of interview recounting his experiences with the Polar Bear Expedition; and miscellanea collected at the time of the expedition. |
| Schade, Clay Grimshaw. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Clay Grimshaw Schade papers
1918-1919 Extent: 0.2 linear ft. Abstract: Soldier from Cudahy, Wisconsin; master engineer with 1st Battalion, 310th U.S. Engineers who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes correspondence, reports, clippings, and photograph album. |
| Scheu, Clarence G. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Clarence G. Scheu diary
1918-1919 Extent: 2 volumes Abstract: Member of Co. B, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes record of combat experiences against Bolshevik troops. |
| Schicker, Louis E., 1896?-1964. / [1910s-1930s] |
Title: Louis E. Schicker photograph album
1910s-1930s Extent: 0.5 linear ft. Abstract: Resident of Detroit, Mich., who served as a photographer with the 310th Engineers during the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes photographs of 310th Engineers training at Camp Custer, Mich., and in Russia, Detroit Fire Dept. personnel and equipment, Detroit waterfront, farming in Roscommon County, hunting and fishing in Roscommon County, logging in Baraga County. |
| Shilson, Gilbert T., 1897- / [1919 and 1929] |
Title: Gilbert T. Shilson papers
1919 and 1929 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Member of Co. K, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes citation from French government for bravery in combat in 1918; and photographs. |
| Sibley, James B. / [1918-1919] |
Title: James B. Sibley papers
1918-1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Detroit, Mich., member of Co. E, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diary of service in Russia, Nov.7, 1918-Jan.14, 1919 and other war-related papers. |
| Simpson, Charles Althen, 1896-1984. / [1910-1932. ] |
Title: Charles A. Simpson papers
1910-1932. Extent: 1 linear ft. and 2 outsize folders Abstract: Soldier from Grand Rapids, Mich., member of 337th Ambulance Company who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diaries and reminiscences of his service in Russia and training at Fort Custer, Michigan; also his diaries of life in Grand Rapids, photographs, motion pictures, and miscellaneous. |
| Skellenger, Kenneth A. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Kenneth A. Skellenger papers
1918-1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Detroit, Mich., member of Co. A, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diary, letter, memorabilia, and notes concerning his part in the Polar Bear Expedition. |
| Smith, Gordon W. / [1918-1919] |
Title: Gordon W. Smith diary
1918-1919 Extent: 1 v. Abstract: Member of Co. D, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes daily account of his activites as a member of the expeditionary force; also includes maps, clippings, and roster of Co. D, 339th Infantry, United States Army. |
| Spaulding, Jay Earle, b.1894. / [ 1917-1920 and 1940] |
Title:
Jay Earle Spaulding papers
1917-1920 and 1940 Extent: 1 folder and 1 CD-ROM. Abstract: Papers of a soldier with the 310th Engineers in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Stoner, George W. / [ 1917-1919 ] |
Title:
George W. Stoner papers
1917-1919
Extent: 0.5 linear feet and 1 oversize folder. Abstract: 1st Lieutenant, Co. M., 339th Infantry, sent to northern Russia at the end of World War I. Diary (with transcription) describing war-time activities, 1917-1919; scrapbook of clippings from Detroit and Toledo newspapers describing the "Polar Bear" expedition; orders received; photographs; and CD-ROMs of selected items. |
| Swihart, Leon R., collector. / [1863 and 1918-1960s (scattered dates) ] |
Title: Leon R. Swihart collection
1863 and 1918-1960s (scattered dates)
Extent: 0.5 linear ft. and 1 oversize folder. Abstract: Collected materials include Civil War diary (1863) of William Harts, soldier with Co. B, 1st Michigan Infantry; also papers of Leon Bell, member of 339th Infantry (Polar Bears) sent to northern Russia after World War I. |
| Trammell, Dausie W. / [1915-1934] |
Title: Dausie W. Trammell papers
1915-1934. Extent: 1 volume Abstract: Papers of a soldier in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Trombley, Edward. / [1918-1920] |
Title: Edward Trombley papers
1918-1920 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Bay City, Mich., member of Co. A, 339th U.S. Infantry who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes diary, correspondence and newspaper clipping relating to his military life with the Polar Bear Expedition. |
| United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces, North Russia. / [ 1918-1919 ] |
Title:
Historical files of the American Expeditionary Force, North Russia,
1918-1919
Extent: 2 microfilm reels : positive Abstract: Microfilm of reports, studies, memorandums and other records from the Records of the American Expeditionary Forces (World War I), 1917-23, record group 120 in the National Archives. |
| United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 310th. / [ 1919] |
Title:
Maps of Archangel District, Russia
1919 Extent: 1 map on 6 sheets : col. ; 118 x 137 cm., sheets 77 x 56 cm. Abstract: Maps created for the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1919, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| United States. Army. Signal Corps. / [1918-1919] |
Title: United States Army Signal Corps photograph collection.
1918-1919 Extent: 1 linear ft. Abstract: Photographs taken during the Polar Bear Expedition to northern Russia, and accumulated by several veterans; include scenes of American soldiers in camp and on patrol, of life in Archangel and in Russian villages, and of battlefields, fortifications, armored traings, ships, airplanes, burial rites, and graves. Also includes a list of photographs and their captions. |
| Wade, Chauncey C. / [ 1917-1932] |
Title:
Chauncey C. Wade papers
1917-1932 Extent: 0.5 linear feet, 9 CD-ROMs, and 2 oversize photographs. Abstract: Papers of a soldier with the 339th Infantry in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." |
| Ward, Lee J. / [Jan. 22, 1919] |
Title: Lee J. Ward letter
Jan. 22, 1919 Extent: 1 folder Abstract: Soldier from Numa, Iowa, served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes letter written from Archangel to his wife describing cold weather, daily routine, and hopes of returning home. |
| Whyte, Malcolm K., 1891-1967. / [1917-1926. ] |
Title: Malcolm K. Whyte papers
1917-1926. Extent: 1 v. and 3 folders Abstract: Member of 310th Engineers, U.S. Army who served in the Allied intervention in Russia, 1918-1920, the "Polar Bear Expedition." Collection includes correspondence relating to his military service, "Final consolidated report of the 310th Engineers, Archangel, Russia" (1919) which describes the construction and other activities of the unit, photographs, and miscellaneous items. |
| Wilson, John E. / [ 1919 ] |
Title:
North Russia pictures / taken by John E. Wilson
1919
Extent: 1 item Abstract: John E. Wilson, of Russell, Kansas, was chaplain of the North Russia Transportation Corps, a unit of the U.S. Army that served in the Murmansk region of Russia from April to July, 1919, during the Allied intervention against the Communist revolutionary government in Russia. Wilson's North Russia Pictures contains about 370 images of the work of the North Russia Transportation Corps. This finding aid describes a series of Wilson's photographs making up portions of three collections at the Bentley Historical Library: John William Grier photograph collection, Frank J. McGrath photograph album, and Fred E. Minard photograph collection |
