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Louis Reed and Mildred Johnston Papers, 1918/1920 0.35 Linear Feet Summary: 4 1/4 in. (2 folders, 2 1/2 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Reed, Louis. Johnston, Mildred.
Louis Reed (1899-ca. 1985) served in France and Germany during World War I. Collection contains letters he wrote to his future wife, Mildred Johnston. Reed and Johnston married many years later, after the death of Reed's first wife. Reed's letters, written between 1918 and 1920, discuss army life, the front in France, and the occupation of Germany. Collection also contains a 235-page photocopied typescript that Reed wrote about the history of Burning Springs, Wirt County, and its role in the Civil War as a productive oil field. The typescript is also available on microfilm.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Margaret Kolze Army Dietitian scrapbook .25 Linear Feet 1 scrapbook, 1 folder

Kolze, Margaret
Scrapbook created by Margaret Kolze documenting her time serving as an Army Dietitian at the 382nd General Hospital in Japan.
  1. George Mason University

Michael Paro Letters, 1970/1971 0.04 Linear Feet

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Ten letters written to Michael Paro, a private in the United States Army serving in Vietnam, mostly from his love interest, Barbara Jensen. In most of the letters, she discusses life after his time in Vietnam and plans for their future. A picture of Barbara is included with one of the letters.

  1. College of William and Mary

Okey P. Keadle, Soldier, World War I Correspondence, 1919/1927 0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)

Keadle, Okey P. (1894-1958)
Letters from Okey P. Keadle (1894-1958) to his family in Williamson, West Virginia, written while he served with the first American army regiment on active duty in France during World War I. Keadle was stationed in Paris and Tours, serving as a clerk. Subjects include his reaction to French customs, wartime civilian life in Paris, celebrations held by the American troops, and fashions and popular entertainers of the day.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collectioncirca 1800-circa 1998 bulk 1863-1974 67 linear feet; 153 boxes

Carter, Henry Rose, 1852-1925
The Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection documents the work of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, the legacy of the commission’s discoveries, the lives of individuals who were connected to the commission, and twentieth century campaigns to shape public memory of the commission. Items in the collection date from 1800 to 1998, with the bulk of the items dating from 1864 to 1974. A wide range of formats are represented in the collection including, but not limited to the following: articles, artifacts, audiocassettes, bills (legislative records), biographies, charts (graphic documents), correspondence, diaries, editorials, interviews, journals (periodicals), magazines, maps, medical records, military records, negatives (photographic), notes, photographs, reports, reprints, scrapbooks, and speeches. Unique materials in the collection are supplemented with copies of original documents and photographs housed in other institutions (e.g. the U.S. National Archives). Most of the materials in the collection were collected or created by Nobel laureate Philip Showalter Hench while researching the history of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission.
  1. University of Virginia, Health Sciences Library

Porter Wilson Letter to the Black Steel and Wire Company, 1919 0.01 Linear Feet

Gary Alonzo Barranger

Three page letter from Private Porter Wilson of the 34th Engineers in France to the Black Steel and Wire Company inquiring about the status of his job or the possibility of getting a new one from them upon his return from active service in the war.

  1. College of William and Mary

Robert E. Lee Family papers, 1792/1935, bulk 1833/1870 24 Linear Feet

Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870

This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865 - 1870. Adminstrative papers, such as President's Reports, etc..., from Robert E. Lee's presidency of the school may be found within the W&L University Archives. Please contact W&L Special Collections for information regarding the University Archives.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

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