http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?docsPerPage%3D100;smode%3Dsimple;subject%3DWorld%20War,%201914-1918%20--%20War%20work%20--%20United%20States.;subject-join%3Dexact Results for your query: docsPerPage=100;smode=simple;subject=World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States.;subject-join=exact Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS1833.xml The National War Savings Committee was part of a national campaign to help finance America's engagement in World War I. Robert G. Rhett was state director and Paul M. Rea was vice-director of South Carolina for the National War Savings Committee organized by the Treasury Department in November 1917, primarily "to raise money (two billion dollars) to prosecute our fight for democracy and decency in the world." The collection consists of correspondence, form letters, requisition forms, bulletins, news releases, county reports, and other papers relating to the efforts of volunteers and salaried employees to sell thrift stamps and war-savings stamps throughout the State of South Carolina. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS1833.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4091.xml Franklin S. Terry was a business executive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the incandescent lamp industry with broad philanthropic interests related to World War I relief. Terry established the National Electric Lamp Association (NELA) with Burton G. Tremaine in 1901. Formed ostensibly as a consortium of small lamp makers in order to compete with industry giants such as General Electric and Westinghouse, NELA was found to be secretly and 75% financed by General Electric during a federal anti-trust suit in 1911. Terry served as vice president of GE and under his leadership Nela Park was built, one of the first campus-like research and production facilities in the U.S. Terry's deep interest in World War I led to the establishment of the Nela Fund. Terry supported and corresponded with orphans and soldiers of the war, and acquired a large collection of posters, publications, and artifacts relating to the historical significance of World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, ledger pages, clippings, ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/MS4091.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT