Special Collections Research Center
Dorothy M. Stoneburg papers
SC 01919
/repositories/2/resources/9901
4 Linear Feet
1941-1946
English
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Content Description
The papers include correspondence, newspapers, and photographs related to Dorothy M. Stoneburg, Major Ret., United States Army Nurse Corps.
Arrangement
Dorothy M. Stoneburg papers are arranged into three series: Correspondence, Photographs & Scrapbooks, and Newspapers.
Biographical / Historical
Dorothy Matlock Stoneburg was born on January 17, 1911 near Paducah in western Kentucky. Dorothy served for 11 years in the Army Nurse Corps in places such as Plattsburgh Barracks, NY, Honolulu, HI, and different stations in occupied Germany. She ended her career at Fort Knox, KY, where she met her husband Charles K. Stonburg and resigned her commission as Major in 1951. She later worked as a civilian nurse and died on June 1, 1992.
Preferred Citation
Dorothy M. Stoneburg papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Scope and Contents
The contents include correspondence addressed to Dorothy M. Stoneburg. These letters come from one, "Harold," a possible love interest. Also included are greeting cards, photographs, two scrapbooks of memoribilia, and two newspapers clippings dated December 7, 1941 and August 15, 1945. The scapbooks contain family and personal photographs, post cards, and touristic materials.
World War II
Nurses
United States. Army--Appointments, promotions, salaries, etc
Series I: Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/6134071945-1946To Captain Dorothy Matlock from Major Harold J. Safian/repositories/2/archival_objects/6134081945-04-18 to 1945-05-2211To Captain Dorothy Matlock from Major Harold J. Safian/repositories/2/archival_objects/6134091945-05-24 to 1945-06-2112To Captain Dorothy Matlock from Major Harold J. Safian/repositories/2/archival_objects/6134131945-06-22 to 1945-07-2413To Captain Dorothy Matlock from Major Harold J. Safian/repositories/2/archival_objects/6134141945-07-26 to 1945-08-1914To Captain Dorothy Matlock from Major Harold J. Safian/repositories/2/archival_objects/6134151945-08-20 to 1945-09-1815To Captain Dorothy Matlock from Major Harold J. Safian /repositories/2/archival_objects/6138081945-09-20 to 194626Greetings Cards, Floral Cards /repositories/2/archival_objects/61380927Series II - Photographs & Scrapbooks /repositories/2/archival_objects/613411Photographs - Garmisch Partenkirchen, Germany/repositories/2/archival_objects/61341928Photographs - 98th General Hospital, Munich to Garmisch/repositories/2/archival_objects/613418194629Scrapbook I: Plattsburg Barracks N.Y./repositories/2/archival_objects/6134201940-19413Scrapbook II: Untitled /repositories/2/archival_objects/613421Circa 1925-19573Series III - Newspapers, certificates and ephemera/repositories/2/archival_objects/6134121941-1945 Honolulu Star Bulletin 1st Extra /repositories/2/archival_objects/6134221941-12-07Small Collections Oversize Box 610The Honolulu Advertiser /repositories/2/archival_objects/6134231945-08-15Small Collections Oversize Box 610Certificates and awards/repositories/2/archival_objects/6489591947-1975Small Collections Oversize Box 211Japanese flag (small)/repositories/2/archival_objects/648960Circa 1939-1945Small Collections Oversize Box 211Department of the Army announcement of name change/repositories/2/archival_objects/6489611951 January 30212