The Thirty Second Division/American Expeditionary Forces ; 1917-1919
Physical description: The Thirty Second Division/ American Expeditionary Forces Booklet, 1917-1919. See attached full document and document on the history of 32nd Division American Expeditionary Forces. Booklet belonged to Benjamin Berlinger, WWI veteran.
This is a digital scan of an original document (cover only of booklet) lent for copying during the Italians of Colorado project. The original document is not owned by History Colorado; only a copy of the full booklet in the MSS.2595 Maxine Berlinger file. The digital scan was donated with permissions (see permissions in Registrar's file) and accessioned into the History Colorado collection.
Project description:
In 2002, the Colorado Historical Society (now known as History Colorado) founded the Colorado Italian American Preservation Association (CIAPA). A volunteer organization, CIAPA’s mission is to work collaboratively with the Society and other organizations to develop, support and coordinate projects that preserve, promote and celebrate Italian American culture and heritage. Since 2002, CIAPA has carried out its mission by meeting with people from the Colorado Italian American community, recording their stories and creating an archive of research materials that includes oral histories, photographs, moving images, sound recordings and artifacts. To date, CIAPA has helped the Society acquire over 200 oral histories, 600 artifacts and nearly 6,000 photographs. Since 2002, CIAPA has developed over 4,000 research files, all of which document the history, culture and traditions of Italian American families in Colorado.
Notes:
See MSS.02595 files for additional information and images.
See the record for Mss.02595 for full project details including how the documentation project came to be and a complete photography log of all photographs scanned during the project. This record also notes artifacts, files and oral histories collected during the project. Image and permissions given to HC by Maxine Berlinger (see MSS.02595 file).