Thomas J. Koger Collection Finding Aid
Title
Thomas J. Koger Collection Finding Aid
Creator
Anderson, Carter
Identifier
FA100030
Date
1917-1987
Description
Brief finding aid for a small personal collection of a WWI soldier.
Source
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library
Subject
Cataloging of archival materials
Language
English
Arrangement
Each item is in an individual folder, all of which are within a single box. Maps have been placed in individual folders in the map case downstairs.
Biography or History
Thomas Jefferson Koger lived from 1895-1987. He served in World War One as a member of the Rainbow Division, or the 42nd division.
Level
1 linear foot
Processing Information
Each item was placed into an individual folder and put in chronological order in a Hollinger box.. No discernible order found among the 12 original items.
Scope and Content
The Thomas J. Koger Collection includes a Rainbow Division hat, four maps, two licenses, two membership cards, trip materials, a newspaper clipping, and a scrapbook made from a wallpaper sample book, along with two pdf copies of death certificates and six digital copies of photographs.
Printed Roster – Reserve Officers Training Camp, Chickamauga Park, 1917
Envelope for trip pass with handwriting on front, 1919
Trip Pass – US Army Piers, Hoboken, NJ, Nannie Koger, 1919
Newspaper Clipping Mounted on Card – Marriage Announcement, Koger-Rorke,1925
Certificate of Death – Frances Koger (Hamond), 1986
Certificate of Death – Thomas J. Koger, 1987
Membership Card – National Association of Rainbow Division Veterans, 1983
Map – 42nd Division, Meuse Argonne, 1918
Map – Offensive of the St. Mihiel Salient, 1918
Map – Plan de Nice
Map – War Department, New Jersey Vicinity of Fort Dix: 1st Lieutenant TJ Koger
Tennessee Operator License – Thomas J. Koger
United States Army Motor Vehicle Operator’s Permit – no. 4013: TJ Koger
Photograph – TJ Koger at Miss State
Photograph – Francis Koger at Lookout Mountain
Photograph – Francis and TJ Koger
Photograph – Lt. Koger in Uniform
Photograph – Major Thomas J. Koger at Fort Oglethorpe with Junior Officers
Photograph – Lt. Koger, AEF, 1917
Voter’s Registration – Shelby County: Thomas J. Koger
Insurance Card – AEtna Casualty and Surety: Thomas J. Koger
Expeditionary Forces Christmas Pack Coupon: Thomas J. Koger
Rainbow Division Hat
Scrapbook with “Koger, 1917-1919” on the cover
Additional newspaper clippings from the Koger scrapbook
Women Voters, A Vote for Cox and Roosevelt is a Vote for the League of Nation
Envelope for trip pass with handwriting on front, 1919
Trip Pass – US Army Piers, Hoboken, NJ, Nannie Koger, 1919
Newspaper Clipping Mounted on Card – Marriage Announcement, Koger-Rorke,1925
Certificate of Death – Frances Koger (Hamond), 1986
Certificate of Death – Thomas J. Koger, 1987
Membership Card – National Association of Rainbow Division Veterans, 1983
Map – 42nd Division, Meuse Argonne, 1918
Map – Offensive of the St. Mihiel Salient, 1918
Map – Plan de Nice
Map – War Department, New Jersey Vicinity of Fort Dix: 1st Lieutenant TJ Koger
Tennessee Operator License – Thomas J. Koger
United States Army Motor Vehicle Operator’s Permit – no. 4013: TJ Koger
Photograph – TJ Koger at Miss State
Photograph – Francis Koger at Lookout Mountain
Photograph – Francis and TJ Koger
Photograph – Lt. Koger in Uniform
Photograph – Major Thomas J. Koger at Fort Oglethorpe with Junior Officers
Photograph – Lt. Koger, AEF, 1917
Voter’s Registration – Shelby County: Thomas J. Koger
Insurance Card – AEtna Casualty and Surety: Thomas J. Koger
Expeditionary Forces Christmas Pack Coupon: Thomas J. Koger
Rainbow Division Hat
Scrapbook with “Koger, 1917-1919” on the cover
Additional newspaper clippings from the Koger scrapbook
Women Voters, A Vote for Cox and Roosevelt is a Vote for the League of Nation
Profile description : Creation
Carter Anderson
Profile description : Descriptive Rules
DACS
Profile description : Language Usage
English
Files
Collection
Citation
Anderson, Carter, “Thomas J. Koger Collection Finding Aid,” 1917-1987, FA100030 , Thomas J. Koger Collection, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.