Ben Byrnes collection of Joshua Randolph Abell WW II letters

Item

Identifier: 2010-023-1

Staff Only

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

Creation: 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

Related Names

Subject

LST-713 (Ship) (Organization)

Source

Byrnes, Ben (Former owner, Person)

Subjects

Temporal

Topical

Special Collections -- Correspondence.

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

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

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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