World War, 1914-1918

Various reports and letters from different military officials on Walter's progress in the military and any orders given to him.

Miscellaneous materials that talk about Walter's death, miltary celebrations, and other topics.

The correspondence and photographs concern Walter Phillips. The documents include scrapbooks of his school years, photographs and correspondence during his military service in World War One. The materials also document Lena Phillips's trip to France as a Gold Star Mother.

News articles talking about the death of Walter Phillips and Lena Anderson's Gold Mother's trip to visit his grave. Also included is correspondance between Lena and the manager of The Beaver school newspaper at Oregon Agricultural College, who wanted to write an article on Walter.

Issues of newspapers that contain articles about Walter, such as his death, his school days, or memorials of his death.

A photograph of Walter in his military uniform.

Pictures of Walter from his time in the war.

Photographs from Lena's Gold Mother's trip to visit Walter's grave, in France

Materials related to Lena's trip such as her passport, a trip journal, and a illustrated guide of Verdun Argonne.

Letters, documents, photographs, and other papers regarding the death of Walter Phillips during the war as well as Lena's trip to visit his grave.