Adolph S. Ochs Jr. Collection
Title
Adolph S. Ochs Jr. Collection
Creator
Adolph S. Ochs Jr.
Identifier
MS100013
Date
1914-1919
Description
Scrapbook collection from a soldier who served as an army journalist in France during WWI.
Source
Rev. Shelby Ochs Owen, an Episcopalian minister from Staunton, Virginia, is the granddaughter of Adolph S. Ochs Jr. She donated the collection to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum in 2017.
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces
Stars and Stripes (Newspaper)
Contributor
Rachel Dark
Language
English
Access Rights
Unrestricted
Provenance
Rev. Shelby Ochs Owen is the granddaughter of Adolph S. Ochs, Jr. She donated this family scrapbook to the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum in 2017. The material has been rehoused in archival folders by scrapbook page and stored at the archives.
Rights Holder
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Items
Adolph S. Ochs Jr. Collection Finding Aid
Finding aid for a collection of letters from a soldier serving as a journalist with Stars & Stripes in France during WWI.
Scrapbook page 1
Cablegram notifying Mr Ochs that his nephew received word about his father's illness and is asking for more news.
Scrapbook page 5
Letter regarding a service flag being presented to First Presbyterian Sunday School.
Scrapbook page 9
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Sr to his brother, with word of Adolph S. Ochs Jr's work at the Stars and Stripes.
Scrapbook page 12
Handwritten letter expressing Milton B. Ochs' concerns about his son's temperament and ability to handle a position with financial responsibilities in Paris, and asking Charles Grasty to keep an eye on him.
Scrapbook page 13
Letter apologizing for confusing Milton B. Ochs with his brother in an article. Mentions Adolph S. Ochs Jr's frustration with working a desk job during wartime.
Scrapbook page 15
Note expressing congratulations to "Lieutenant-Colonel Ochs," from "A," with a poem about both brothers' commissions.
Scrapbook page 16
Letter reporting Adolph S. Ochs Jr. as hard at work and surprised to hear his letters had not arrived at home.
Scrapbook page 20b
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his father. Typewritten version of letter is Scrapbook page 18a.
Scrapbook page 20d
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his family, notes that he is enclosing a bill (Scrapbook page 20a) to prove the high cost of living in Paris Typewritten version of letter is Scrapbook page 18b.
Scrapbook page 21
Letter detailing Charles H Grasty's investigation into Adolph S. Ochs Jr's behavior in Paris and the possibility of getting him an intelligence job with promotion.
Scrapbook page 29
Copy of letter from Adolph S. Ochs, Sr, regarding his nephew's "escapade" overseas and trip home.
Scrapbook page 32
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his family, mentions his testimony in an investigation about an "awkward situation."
Scrapbook page 34
Newspaper clipping from The Daily Times: Chattanooga, "Lieut Rodney Norton Reports as Convalescent."
Scrapbook page 38b
Letter from SD Rockenbach offering Adolph S. Ochs Jr. a transfer to the Tank Corps.
Scrapbook page 38c
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. declining the offer to transfer to the Tank Corps.
Scrapbook page 40
Newspaper clipping from unknown source, "Layman in the Pulpit Makes Patriotic Address."
Scrapbook page 43
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his father, justifying drafts made from his father's account and complaining about the cost of living in Paris.
Scrapbook page 44a
Clipping from The Stars and Stripes with handwritten note: "What has become of Ayers, Rice, Waldo, Ochs, etc?."
Scrapbook page 46a
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his father, on the audit of The Stars and Stripes and his role in the paper's bookkeeping.
Scrapbook page 47
Two confidential reports on the Stars and Stripes audit (duplicates of Scrapbook page 46b).
Scrapbook page 48a
Letter to George W Oakes about working at the Stars and Stripes and meeting his nephew there.
Scrapbook page 49e
Memo for subscription to the Stars and Stripes, for Miss Patty Kirkpatrick-Martin.
Scrapbook page 50
The Stars and Stripes memo: received 1,000 Francs of General John J Pershing for War Orphans Fund.
Scrapbook page 54
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his family re his visit to Mrs Hamilton Shields, who "can out-talk a machine gun."
Scrapbook page 56
Letter from Hortense McDonald re seeing Adolph S. Ochs Jr. in Paris and her experiences as a female war correspondent.
Scrapbook page 57
Empty envelope, with note pointing out Adolph S. Ochs Jr's promotion to First Lieutenant.
Scrapbook page 60
Letter summarizing the conflict with Captain Guy T Viskniskki and Adolph S. Ochs Jr's promotion.
Scrapbook page 62b
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his father re bill of complaint against Captain Guy T Viskniskki.
Scrapbook page 64
Draft of article printed in Chicago Tribune, Paris edition "One More Czar Rudely Tossed Into Discard: Realm of S-A-S Rids Itself Of King Kushy-Kushki By Quiet Revolution."
Scrapbook page 70
Letter from Adolph S. Ochs Jr. to his family, detailing his trip West with William Van Dyke Ochs.
Scrapbook page 76
Memo re discontinuing printing staff names in the masthead of the Stars and Stripes.
Scrapbook page 91
Letter to Milton B. Ochs, mentions returning to France to continue reporting on developments during Wilson's time there.
Scrapbook page 98
Telegraph for Milton B. Ochs from his brother, with an update on Adolph S. Ochs Jr's address.
Scrapbook page 102
Hamilton County Herald, McDonald Special Newspaper spread celebrating the homecoming of Hortense McDonald.
