A little late posting this week, but there appears to be only one WWI program on the C-SPAN networks this weekend.
–Legacies of World War I. This is a panel session that was taped at the National World War I Museum and Memorial back on April 6th, and I believe it has aired before so it should be out on their website. Airs at 4:12 p.m. Saturday afternoon; repeats early Sunday morning at 2:12 a.m. As usual, those times are Central.
100 years ago in Kansas, July 25-28, 1917:
July 25, 1917
July 28, 1917
I like trying to encourage local historical societies, museums, and libraries to create World War I exhibits, based on the effect the war had on their own community. I’d be surprised if these organizations do not have items that speak to not just what was happening on the national level, but the state and local levels as well. Usually they have collections that are very effective in telling how the community did during the war and the effects the war had on the community in the long run.
It’s a slow weekend for WWI programing on the C-SPAN networks. The only show scheduled is on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Central, and it’s Jennifer Keene speaking about her book, World War I: The American Soldier Experience. Well worth listening to; it has been on before, and can be seen on the C-SPAN website.
100 years ago in Kansas, July 18-20:
July 18, 1917
July 20, 1917
One hundred years ago in Kansas, July 1917:
July 13, 1917
This weekend’s WWI viewing on C-SPAN3 gives us a number of repeat shows–which means you should be able to go on their website any time to view them. But for those who wish to watch in a more traditional way . . . (and all times Central) . . .
Friday, July 7, 2017–
This will probably be a surprise to some of you–it is to me–that this is being posted here. Bob Dylan received, of course, the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. There is an obligation to give a speech before receiving a Nobel, and Dylan obliged. He named some literary works that held some influence on him, and one is the World War I classic, Erich Maria Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front.
The National Archives and Records Administration branch in Kansas City continues to offer examples of World War I-era material in their collections.
The July issue has an article and example of the War Risk Insurance Case Files from the Great War. It can be read by scrolling to the closing pages of the newsletter at the following link (you may find other useful information in the opening pages:) https://www.archives.gov/files/kansas-city/press/newsletter/2017-july.pdf
Music of World War I
The Kaw Valley Cornet Band shares a variety of tunes that reflect the values, beliefs, and attitudes during World War I. Music that spoke of a speedy victory at the start of the war changed to reflections on separation and sadness by its end. Music from the Allied nations reminds us this truly was a world war.
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