Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies, 1918, Ms2023-061, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Rust, Lynne Louis, 1897-1964
Abstract:
This collection contains a World War I era letter from Norfolk, Virginia, dated May 7, 1918. The letter is from Lynne L. Rust (1897-1964) to his future wife Bernice Thies (1899-1964) of Sioux City, Iowa. Rust was stationed on the USS Montana from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and discusses his experiences in the war and Navy.
Language:
The material in this collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies, 1918, Ms2023-061, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a World War I era letter from Norfolk, Virginia, dated May 7, 1918. The letter is from Lynne L. Rust to his future wife Bernice Thies of Sioux City, Iowa. Rust was stationed on the USS Montana from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and discusses his experiences in the war and Navy.

Biographical / historical:

Lynne Louis Rust (1897-1964) was a United States Navy Sailor from Waverly, Iowa. He was the son of Henry L. and Emily Jemella Rust. He married Bernice M. Thies (1899-1964) on December 6, 1919, in Waverly, and they had a daughter, Betty Jean Rust. Rust worked at a drug store as a merchant, assistant manager, and pharmacist, while Bernice worked as a manager in retail. They lived in Iowa until after World War II, when they moved to Texas. Lynne and Bernice are burried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.

External sources:

U.S. Federal Censuses, 1900-1950

Iowa State Census, 1925

"Lynne Louis Rust", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3047024/lynne-louis-rust, accessed on June 22, 2023.

Bernice M Rust", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3047020/bernice-m-rust, accessed on June 22, 2023.

"Lynne Louis Rust, Draft Card", Ancestry, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/38237541:2238, accessed on June 22, 2023.

"Rust-Thies." Evening times-Republican (Marshalltown, Iowa), 08 Dec. 1919. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. U.S. Library of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85049554/1919-12-08/ed-1/seq-8/, accessed March 18, 2024.

Acquisition information:
The Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in October 2017.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lynne L. Rust Letter to Bernice Thies was completed in June 2023.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918
Correspondence
Places:
Norfolk (Va.)