Jenkins family letters
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: spcoll@wm.eduPhone: (757) 221-3090Fax: (757) 221-5440Web: swem.wm.edu/scrc
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
- Terms of access:
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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
- Preferred citation:
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Jenkins family letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.01 Linear Feet One legal size folder.
- Creator:
- Barranger & Company, Inc.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Jenkins family letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains letters and postcards mailed between members of the Jenkins family. The post cards are from locations across the United States. The letters were sent between Mr. and Mrs. Robert David Jenkins while he was in the military after the Korean War. The letters are a mix of love letters and family updates.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Barranger Co., Inc.
- Arrangement:
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Collection is arranged by file.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal narratives
Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
United States. Navy
Navy-yards and naval stations -- United States
Texas--Social life and customs
Letter writing
Letters (correspondence) - Names:
- Barranger & Company, Inc.
- Places:
- Hawaii--Description and travel
Texas
Baltimore (Md.)
Germany -- Description and travel