Howard W. Robbins was a first lieutenant in the 104th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. army. The Howard W. Robbins diary is a manuscript notebook from World War I (1917-1918), which includes 88 pages of handwritten material. The text is illustrated with graphs, formulas, and diagrams.

This collection contains 6 posters from World War I. The posters were created between 1917-1918. The posters have imagery and messaging related to Navy recruitment, the United War Work Campaign, and Liberty Bonds. Notably, one of the posters features the “Christy girl” by artist Howard Chandler Christy (1872-1952). Additionally, the collection has posters with images from artists Richard Fayerweather Babcock (1887-1954), Walter Whitehead (1874–1956) and John Norton (1876-1934).