Barger Brothers, Soldiers, World War I Letters

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
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Phone: (304) 293-3536
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Barger Brothers, Soldiers, World War I Letters, A&M 3678, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/2 in. (1 document case)
Creator:
Barger, Joe and Pat Barger
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Barger Brothers, Soldiers, World War I Letters, A&M 3678, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

World War I letters authored by brothers Joe Douglas Barger (26 items) and Pat Burnley S. Barger (37 items) to their sisters Lula and Juanita Barger of Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia, their home town. Joe served on the front lines in France with Battery A, 315th Field Artillery, American Expeditionary Force (AEF), while his brother worked in a railway shop for Company B, 49th Engineers, AEF. Topics of letters include descriptions of everyday life in camp, entertainment, health, sending and receiving letters from home, and family life.

Joe Douglas "Mick" Barger's letters home are short and direct, containing minimal information, while the letters of his brother, Pat Burnley S. "Nick" Barger, are very detailed, including information about camp life and his work at a railway shop.

Series include:
Series 1. Letters by Joe Douglas Barger, 1917 December 12-1919 April 30
Series 2. Letters by Pat Burnley S. Barger, 1918 June 10-1919 May 8
Series 3. Letters and Other Material, 1918–1919

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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