Ben Byrnes collection of John Oscar Miller WWI archive
Content Description
Correspondence, press cuttings, snapshots, documents, and memorabilia, all assumed to have originally been pasted onto black paper pages and housed in a post-bound,scrapbook with dark gray, cloth-covered covers. "My Memory Book" is stamped in gold in upper left corner of the front cover. Pages on which items were pasted are extremely soft, powdery and fragile; All items were carefully removed from the pages by archivist. The original order of the items appeared to be destroyed before acquisition and are therefore arranged in logical/chronological order. 29 unused pages remain.
Dates
- Creation: 1912 - 1921
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader.
Conditions Governing Use
This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 box) : Cloth-covered, post-bound scrapbook with black paper pages. ; 25.9 x 33.9 x 2.9 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Collection shelved on 3rd floor.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase
Source
- Byrnes, Ben (Former owner, Person)
Subject
- Miller, John Oscar, d.1918 (Person)
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. Field Battalion, 315th. (Organization)
- United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces (Organization)
Temporal
Topical
Uniform Title
- Title
- Ben Byrnes collection of John Oscar Miller WWI archive
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Milissa Burkart
- Date
- 2020-09-02
- 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
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu