Correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, and photographs pertaining to William A. Tomes, Jr. who served with the U.S. Army’s 27th Division during World War I. The majority of correspondence is from Tomes to his mother, Julia Hall Tomes MacLeod. Also included is a copy of “Over There with O’Ryan’s Roughness: Reminiscences of a Private 1st Class Who Served in the 27th U.S. Division with the British Forces in Belgium and France” by William F. Clarke (who served with William Tomes, Jr.) and a copy of “Dear Mother: An Affectionate Biography of My Father: William Austin Tomes, Jr. 1894-1975” by Jim Tomes, William’s son.