Trench and Camp newspaper
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Thirty different editions of Trench and Camp newspaper published by the YMCA's National War Work Council for various U.S. Army camps.
Dates
- 1917-1919.
Creator
- National War Work Council, Y.M.C.A. of the United States (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials:
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HISTORY OF TRENCH AND CAMP NEWSPAPER
Trench and Campnewspaper was published by the National War Work Council of the YMCA, in partnership with various city newspapers, for soldiers during World War I. The weekly paper was printed in different editions for each of the thirty-two cantonments, with about half the material supplied weekly from a central editorial office in New York, and half by local reporters. Its purpose was “to print the news, to inform, to stimulate, and to help relieve the tedium and monotony of camp life” for soldiers, as well as “to be a graphic account of the life of our soldiers, whether they be drilling or fighting, at home or ‘over there’” for civilians. Contributions from soldiers include descriptions of the entertainments at the camps, athletic contests, educational lectures, jokes, and poetry, as well as personal columns telling of their experiences. The papers also sponsored cartoon contests, resulting in many good pictures portraying camp life. In addition, each Trench and Campwas a channel of communication to the troops from the President, Congress, and War Department.
Historical information taken from the collection and from "Thirty-two Camps Have Newspaper in Common," New York Times, 6 Jan 1918.
Extent
20 boxes
Abstract
Summary of YMCA Archives holdings for thirty different editions of Trench and Camp, a newspaper published by the YMCA's National War Work Council for various U.S. Army camps during World War I.
ORGANIZATION/ARRANGEMENT OF THE RECORDS
The newspapers are listed by state and then city location for each camp. Links to the electronic versions of the editions that have been digitized are provided.
OTHER FINDING AIDS
The full text contents of the Camp Cody (Deming, NM) and Camp Upton (Long Island, NY) editions of Trench and Camphave been digitized and can be searched online via the University of Minnesota Libraries' UMedia Archive
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- World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Young Men's Christian associations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- TRENCH AND CAMP NEWSPAPER:
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of Editions at the Kautz Family YMCA Archives
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Lara Friedman-Shedlov.
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Kautz Family YMCA Archives Collecting Area
