Welcome to World War I Document Archive's Letters Collection

This collection of World War One era letters and postcards was made possible by the generosity of many collectors.

Any collector's comments regarding either the form or the content of the letter will follow the transcribed text.

If the index lists an 'image' after the name of the sender, a scan of the original can be displayed in the frame below.

If you have letters or postcards from the WWI era, and would like to see them included in this archive, please contact Dr. A.J. Plotke.

• Text should be transcribed and converted into an ASCII text file.
• Notes about the item, (sender, background, etc.) should be included after the transcribed contents. The notes should also include the collector/owner's name.
• Image: If possible, the postcard or interesting feature of the letter should be scanned and included. For postcards, both front and back are good to have. For letters, a scan of an interesting feature, such as the signature, censors marks, officers's marks, etc. are good to include. A scan of the entire text of a letter is not usually necessary. --- For best results, scan at 72 dpi, scale at 100%, saved in GIF format.