First World War photos and pamphlets

This material is held atCardiff University Archives / Prifysgol Caerdydd

Scope and Content

Two copies of Parliamentary Recruiting Committee pamphlet no. 43, 'The truth about German atrocities: founded on a report of the Committee on Alleged German Outrages'. London, 1915. 80 halftone reproductions: mainly photographs, a few paintings. Disbound plates from William Stanley Macbean Knight (1869-1950), The history of the great European war: its causes and effects, assisted by eminent naval and military experts. London: Caxton Pub. Co. 1914-1920.

Arrangement

Plates retained in order in which they were received.

Access Information

Access is available by prior appointment.

Acquisition Information

Donated by David Phillips in 2016, ownership transferred. Documents were inherited from his grandfather, who joined the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in 1915/16.

Note

Shelf 205.

Conditions Governing Use

Out of copyright.

Appraisal Information

Both pamphlets are damaged in different places. The archive has retained both copies in order to retain full information.

Related Material

William Stanley Macbean Knight (1869-1950), The history of the great European war: its causes and effects, assisted by eminent naval and military experts. London: Caxton Pub. Co. 1914-1920. 10 vols.