Series I. World War I Service, 1917-1920, inclusive
Scope and Contents
The series includes records related to the Corps and Society's participation in the war effort during World War I. A scrapbook in the series provides context for this, which included the enrollment of volunteers for civil defense on the homefront, initially expected to be related to anti-aircraft artillery, but which evolved into patrolling and safeguarding water supplies outside New York City. The series holds the enrollment applications submitted by the volunteers, lists of the enrollees and other members who served in the national military branches and National Guard, and related documents.
This series relates only to those volunteers who joined the Corps and Society in connection with its World War I recruitment initiative. Information about historic and regular members of the organization is found in the other series.
Arrangement
The series is arranged by format.
Scrapbook of World War I service-related clippings, 1917, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook holds clippings related to World War I and to the Veteran Corps' participation in civil defense on the homefront during the war. It provides context for the other documents in this series. See also scrapbook SN-2 in Series III, which includes related documents.
Enlistment rolls. Applicants A-R, 1917, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Paperwork for individual applicants requesting admission/enrollment to the Artillery Service Detachment of the VCA during summer/fall 1917 in connection with the U.S. entry into World War I.
Enlistment rolls. Applicants S-Z, 1917, inclusive
Service-related charts and blueprint (RESTRICTION), circa 1917, inclusive
Scope and Contents
3 rolled graphics related to service in the World War I period: Charts of "Service history, 1917-1918" of the Veteran Corps of Artillery and Military Society of the War of 1812 (2 copies); and blueprint of Camp Delafield (1917). RESTRICTION: The blueprint is brittle and torn and requires special handling by conservation staff to unroll before use.
Enrollment lists, 1916-1918, inclusive
Scope and Contents
2 enrollment lists (2 copies of each) of members serving in the military in the World War I period: 1) members who served in the Veteran Corps of Artillery Service Regiment and 2) members who served in U.S. military forces other than the VCA's Service Regiment.
Cards re: service records, circa 1917-1920, inclusive
Scope and Contents
This box holds several bundles of index cards and postcards with the service records (and some contact information) of members for the World War I period.