Chicago and the Great War

Chicago and the Great War is a collaborative, student-designed website (under construction) about the lasting impact of WWI on Chicago. #HIST366

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#HIST366 students in the @loyolahistdept studying @WWIChicago are beginning to dig into the archives to find Chicago connections. Stay tuned in coming weeks as we feature the primary sources that are sparking their research interests. #futuretwitterstorians

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How festive! Check out this holiday postcard from the sailors at Naval Station Great Lakes during that Bailey found in the @USNHistory archives. Students from Dr. Mooney-Melvin's #hist366 class @loyolahistdept are finalizing their website on @WWIChicago. Stay tuned!

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Chicago baseball teams experienced unprecedented success on the North and South sides during @WWIChicago and gave Chicagoans something to rally around. #HIST366 student Sean thinks no story is more captivating in the years surrounding the war than the Chicago Black Sox

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Natalie found this in @StandfordLibs in the Frank Driggs Collection. Pictured is Louis Armstrong with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band in 1923 in Chicago. They took Chicago by storm when it was a center of jazz music. How did @WWIChicago and Jazz collide? #HIST366 #dighist

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Alia came across this image in her research @ChiCollections. "What if you were both German and a loyal American? I can't imagine having to chose between my two cultural backgrounds." @WWIChicago @ChicagoMuseum @loyolahistdept #HIST366 #GermanAmerican #bicultural #WWICentennial

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Kevin found this awesome poster from @pritzkerlibrary about the War Expo and thinks #HIST366 will enjoy how radically different US military propaganda was a century ago. Our @WWIChicago class has been discussing the efforts of the US government to raise public support for WWI.

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Ramblers have always been politically active and informed. Tommy from #HIST366 found this page from Loyola University Magazine from December of 1915 that shows students were concerned about the war, and had strong opinions about American involvement. @LUCArchives @WW1Chicago

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Jimmy says, "What is that guy in the corner looking at? Probably all the awesome photos at @UChicago photographic archive about @WWIChicago!! What a vibrant and rich source to find information #HIST366 is uncovering new goodies like this everyday! #redcrossmission "

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@loyolahistdept #HIST366 student Scott is looking at the role the media played in @WWIChicago. "The Chicago Defender was the nation's most influential black newspaper, covering the Red Summer riots and advocating for equal treatment of black soldiers." #twosidestoeveryhistory

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#HIST366 student Samuel found this photo of the Stockyards in the George Krambles Collection. He is curious how the Chicago meatpacking industry, already the world's largest, was affected by the war. #Meat Yet another way in which @WWIChicago was pivotal to the war effort!

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Evan found this image looking through @ChiCollections photos of Fort Sheridan. Looks like the Fort had its own band! This introduces a new aspect of life on the Fort into his research on @WWIChicago. Could this be the original boy band? #HIST366 #twitterhistorians @loyolahistdept

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Veronica says, "As the US moved away from neutrality, the #PlattsburgMovement directed @WWIChicago and its citizens to prepare for war. This picture from @UChicago Photographic Archive shows students receiving medals for partaking in #ROTC programs at school" #HIST366 #patriotism

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Erin from #HIST366 says, "A part of @WWIChicago that should never be forgotten is the countless brave #PolishAmericans who joined the war early. Luckily, the @polishmuseum proudly displays this photo of the #BlueArmy at Humboldt Park in Chicago, along with others! Check it out!"

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@maddie_mcderm @iamksieber I plan on supplementing their map locations with memorials around the city. Great recommendation @maddie_mcderm

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Tiffany says, "This @USNatArchives poster is a prime example of the US Food Administration’s campaign to promote food conservation. Since Hoover asked for Jane Addams' support, I wonder what her own message to Chicago’s immigrants looked like? #loyolahistdept #HIST366 #ww1

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#HIST366 student Samantha says, "Check out this interesting find on @WWIChicago from @UChicago Photographic Archives! Franklin McLean, member of the Army Medical Corp + later chairman of the Department of Medicine and a professor of Physiology at Univ. of Chicago. Amazing!"

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Compiling a research guide for #HIST366 students building an interactive digital exhibit on @WWIChicago for the @loyolahistdept. Any books or archives (traditional or digital) you think are must adds to our list? What are your favorites?

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Hello #Twitterstorians ! We're @WWIChicago, a collaborative, interactive web exhibit (coming soon) created by @loyolahistdept students about Chicago during WWI. In coming months, follow us to see the website come to life and hear how student's research is going! #HIST366