Map showing Lincoln, Iowa name change to Berlin during World War I
World War I; Map; Toponymy; Anti-Germanism
Portion of local electrical grid map for Pershing Park in Berlin, Iowa created in 1915. Notably, someone has scratched out "Lincoln" and penciled in "Berlin," demonstrating the pressures felt by German communities in the context of First-World-War anti-German sentiment.
A.A.
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
11/23/1915
Electrical Grid Map
English
Folder: Lincoln, Iowa - 1909-1927, Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1915; 1920; Berlin, Iowa; Lincoln, Iowa; Tama County
Postcard of General Ludendorff from Germany
German Relatives; Postcards; Correspondence; World War I; Erich Ludendorff
Postcard from Elsa Rehder to American relatives sent in 1915 with image of Ludendorff on front.
Elsa Rehder
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
2/20/1915
Postcard
German
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1915-02-20; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Westerland, Germany; Schleswig-Holstein; Sylt, Germany
Cornell College Article on Teaching German in Wartime
Anti-Germanness; World War I; Education; German Language; Secondary Education; Cornell College;
Article from Cornell College on German language learning in wartime. Keyes notes that there has never been more interest.
Irene Gormly
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1/9/1915
Newspaper Article
English
Box #1, Keyes Family Papers, Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1915-01-09; Mount Vernon, Iowa; Linn County;
Postcard from Max Rehder during First World War with image of soldiers on front
German Relatives; Correspondence; Postcards; World War I; Germany Army Life
Postcard from Max Rehder to Theodor Rehder during early years of World War I
Max Rehder
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
9/1/1915
Postcard
German
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
9/1/1915; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Strassburg, Germany; Westerland-Sylt, Germany
Postcard from Ralls during First World War with martial Image on Front
German Relatives; Postcards; Correspondence; Switzerland; World War I
Postcard from Swiss Ralls to Rehders during First World War with martial image on front.
Rall Family
N/A
Special Collections, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1/20/1915
Postcard
English; German; French
IMAGE; TEXT
Box #1, Ted Rehder Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
1915-01-20; Berlin, Iowa; Tama County; Bretzwil, Switzerland; Switzerland
Manning Monitor Masthead
German-Language Newspapers; Mastheads
Masthead of Manning Monitor
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
4/1/1915
Newspaper
English
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1915-04-01; Manning, Iowa; Carroll County