This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
WWI Letters Survive Through Archival Transcriptions
KU students and staff recount how Bopp’s mustard gas battlefield letters, rescued from Spencer Library, reveal a WWI infantryman’s experience and hospital life. McNabb’s nine month transcription project sparked archival interest, assisted by Hagel and Mirecki, with digitization and future research possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bopp
Caitlin Klepper
Spencer Library
McNabb
Jonathan Hagel
Klepper
New York
Liverpool
England
Hagel
Spencer
Paul Mirecki
Mirecki