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John F. Blauer World War I photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0502

Scope and Contents

The John F. Blauer World War I Photo Collection consists of 115 black and white photographs mostly depicting scenes from France (St. Juvin, Grandpré, and the Argonne area) and Germany (Prüm and Trier area) during World War I and the soldiers and nurses of Evacuation Hospital Unit Number Seven. There are additional prewar photographs from Lund, Idaho; Lava Hot Springs, Idaho; and Fort Riley, Kansas as well as postwar photographs taken in Junction City, Kansas and near Niagara Falls. Some of the photographs are thought to have belonged to a German prisoner-of-war and were most likely removed from the enclosed album with the German word for war memories (Kriegserinnerungen) on the front cover. The collection also contains 11 postcards with scenes of France, an invitation to a 1933 reunion of the Evacuation Hospital Unit Number Seven, and a leather-bound book titled The Log Book of Evacuation Hospital Number Seven A.E.F. November 25, 1917: May 1, 1919.

Dates

  • Creation: 1910-1933

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the John F. Blauer World War I photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

John F. Blauer was from Lund, Idaho. He enlisted in the military on July 26, 1917 and joined the Evacuation Hospital Unit Number Seven on November 25, 1917. Blauer was promoted to private first class on July 17, 1918 and was discharged at Fort Russell, Illinois on May 18, 1919. After the war he settled in River Heights, Utah where the family home still stands. Blauer died on February 12, 1955 from injuries sustained in a January 1, 1955 automobile accident. He was 60 years old. The accident also killed his wife, Violet Hansen Blauer.

Historical Note

The Log Book of Evacuation Hospital Number Seven A.E.F. November 25, 1917: May 1, 1919 described the unit as having organized: “at the Medical Officers Training Camp at Fort Riley, Kansas, late in October, 1917. The personnel consisted entirely of officers from the M.O.T.C., there being no enlisted men selected at that time. Early in November Lieut. Col. W.H. Tefft assumed command, and on November 25, 1917, about one hundred enlisted men were assigned to the company.” The unit operated in France and Germany during World War I from 1917 to 1919.

Extent

1 box (.5 linear feet)

Abstract

The John F. Blauer World War I Photo Collection consists of 115 black and white photographs mostly depicting scenes from France (St. Juvin, Grandpré, and the Argonne area) and Germany (Prüm and Trier area) during World War I and the soldiers and nurses of Evacuation Hospital Unit Number Seven. There are additional prewar photographs from Lund, Idaho; Lava Hot Springs, Idaho; and Fort Riley, Kansas as well as postwar photographs taken in Junction City, Kansas and near Niagara Falls. The collection also contains 11 postcards with scenes of France, and an invitation to a 1933 reunion of the Evacuation Hospital Unit Number Seven.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased by Utah State University Special Collections and Archives from Orrin Schwab Books located in Providence, Utah, in March 2012. This collection came to the book dealer through John F. Blauer’s grandson.

Processing Information

Processed in November of 2012

Title
Guide to the John F. Blauer World War I photograph collection, 1910-1933
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Darcy Pumphrey
Date
©2014
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)