Ben Byrnes collection of Joshua Randolph Abell WW II letters
Item
Identifier: 2010-023-1
Content Description
Consists of 27 WW2 handwritten letters and V-mail letters written by Joshua R. Abell, crewman on the USS LST-713 [a Naval tank landing ship commissioned on 7 August 1944. During World War II, LST-713 was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific theater] to his mother Mrs. J. Earl Abell of Charlottesville, Virginia.
Dates
- 1944 - 1945
Creator
- Abell, Joshua Randolph, 1925-2003 (Correspondent, Person)
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box containing 27 folders.) : Handwritten letters and V-mail, most with envelopes.
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Abell, Joshua Randolph, 1925-2003 (Correspondent, Person)
Source
- Byrnes, Ben (Former owner, Person)
- Title
- Ben Byrnes collection of Joshua Randolph Abell WW II letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Milissa Burkart
- Date
- 2020-08-24
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
Contact:
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu