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Loomis Leedy writes about his experiences in the Navy and his financial concerns in a letter to Dr. Simonds at Knox College.

Former Knox student Loomis Leedy writes of his time in the Navy and of his financial concerns in his letter to Dr. Simonds.

A soldier identified as Lieutenant Benson stands at attention in Fort Sheridan in July of 1917.

Lieutenant Knotts was a flying ace during the war. He was captured by the Germans, and eventually abandoned in "freezing water in the street of a little farming village in Belgium," where a hospitable Belgian farmer saved his life. Sergeant…

Lyman Thompson, a member of the Knox College class of 1917, served as a lieutenant during World War I. He survived the war and later became a faculty member at Knox.

A man dressed in warm clothes stands outside a building. Snow is on the ground.

Soldiers advance on foot and on horseback.

The advertising section of the 1919 'Gale' yearbook featured this photograph with the text "One example of the martial spirit at Knox."

This home card advertising the U.S. Food Administration has a note written on its back that reads, "This card was put up in July 1917 and was one of the first, if not the first, to appear in a Hyde Park window, Chicago, Illinois."

All of the members of the S.A.T.C. at Knox College, including the specials, are listed in the 1919 edition of 'The Gale.'

Knox's yearbook, 'The Gale,' included a list of all the people enrolled in Knox College's chapter of the S.A.T.C.

This memo from the president and faculty of Knox College expresses support for French colleagues and students enduring the hardships of World War I.

Clothing and home-oriented goods are requested in this memorandum asking people to send items to the Armory as soon as possible for French and Belgian relief.

McClelland notified that he must take his oath of office and forward the requisite paperwork to the Adjutant General of the Army.

This memorial, erected in 1920, stands on campus in honor of the eighteen Knox students killed during World War I.