William Hammond Smith WWI correspondence

Item

Identifier: 2001-022

Staff Only

Content Description

A transcription of the war-time letters of Major William Hammond Smith, Royal Field Artillery Brigade, from May 1915 to October 1916; written to his mother. Smith was killed in action on April 12, 1917 at Athies, near Roeux, during the Battle of Arras.

Dates

Creation: 1915 - 1923

Creator

Smith, William Hammond, Major, 1886-1917 (Person)

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box) : Manuscript book and 3 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Location

Collection shelved on 3rd floor.

Related Names

Subject

Royal Field Artillery (Great Britain) (Organization)

Subjects

Temporal

Uniform Title

World War I Collection

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: William Hammond Smith WWI correspondence
Status: Completed
Author: Milissa Burkart
Date: 2019-12-10
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository

https://libraries.utulsa.edu/speccoll

Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu

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