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Price, Wilson Henry (Second World War, Korean War, and Vietnam War correspondence)
2017.053.w.rd
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Wilson Henry Price Second World War, Korean War, and Vietnam War correspondence
Creator:
Price, Wilson
Creator:
Price, Rose
source:
Price, LaVerna
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.053.w.rd
Physical Description:
.2 Linear feet
(3 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1941 August 27 - 1960 December 17
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written by MSgt. Wilson Henry Price, USMC to his family during the Second World War,
the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Physical Location: In temporary custody of Andrew Carroll:
Letter, July 2, 1944
V-Mail, March, 1945
Letter, May 5, 1951 (2 pages)
Letter, April 18, 1968 (2 pages, 1 envelope)
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Korea 2
Container: 1-3
Container: 1-3
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of LaVerna Joan Price
This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.
- Series 1: correspondence from Wilson Henry Price
- Series 2: correspondence from Rose James Price
- Series 3: correspondence, other
Access Information
Donor irrevocably transfers, conveys, and assigns to Chapman University all Intellectual Property Rights for the Donated Materials. For more information, consult original donation form.[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Wilson Henry Price correspondence collection (2017.053.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons:
https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/whprice_collection/
This collection contains correspondence written by Master Sergeant Wilson Henry Price, United States Marine Corps to his family
during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Price was a Navajo Code Talker during the Second World War,
and he is honored on the Code Talker Monument in the Window Rock Navajo Tribal Park in Arizona.
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
Korean War -- (1950-1953) -- Correspondence
Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Correspondence
United States. -- Marine Corps
World War (1939-1945) -- Pacific Area
Price, LaVerna