<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Aron-W-Farmer-Letters</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Farmer, Aron W. Letters</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Aron W. Farmer Letters <num>MS 00022</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2015-07-29</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:34:40 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Aron W. Farmer Letters</unittitle>
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      <persname source="local">Farmer, Aron W.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.20 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1959/1961" type="inclusive">1959-1961</unitdate>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Acc. 2014.231 was received by Special Collections in August 2014.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_b0db7045185180dd0f5709f10ff1fe1c">
    <head>Processing Information:</head>
<p>Accessioned and minimally described by Tim Eklund, Special Collections staff, in February 2015.</p>  </processinfo>
  <userestrict id="aspace_8ecd222fa101c998e81a09858e638e04">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>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.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Aron W. Farmer Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Arrangement of Materials:</head>
<p>This collection is not yet fully arranged and described. Researchers may wish to consult with a staff member for further information in advance of using the collection.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of approximately fifty letters exchanged by Aron W. Farmer, an American enlisted marine serving with the 3rd Marines, and his fiancée, Vada M. Noch, a student living in Highland, Indiana. The letters cover the years 1959-1961, during which time Farmer was in the Pacific, visiting areas including the Philippines and Japan, and working aboard the U.S.S. Lenawee. The two frequently wrote to each other and the letters describe their day-to-day news and activities. The letters include their original envelopes.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Letters (correspondence)</genreform>
    <subject source="lcsh">Soldiers--United States--Correspondence</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Vietnam War, 1961-1975</subject>
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