Finding Aid for the Joseph B. Wilkinson First World War correspondence 2014.027.w.rd

Lauren Menges

Center for American War Letters Archives

12/20/2016

Leatherby Libraries

Chapman University

Orange, CA 92866

speccoll@chapman.edu

URL: http://www1.chapman.edu/library/archives/

Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives

Title: Joseph B. Wilkinson First World War correspondence

source: Clancy, Jane C.

Creator: Wilkinson, Joseph B.

Identifier/Call Number: 2014.027.w.rd

Identifier/Call Number: 742

Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet (2 folders)

Date (inclusive): 1919 January - April

Abstract: This collection contains three postcards and the dog tags of PFC Joseph B. Wilkinson, AEF during the First World War.

Language of Material: English .

Container: WWI 5

Container: 24-25

Container: 1-2

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Jane C. Clancy. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically and by material type.

Biographical / Historical

Private First Class Joseph Benjamin Wilkinson, AEF (8/31/1892 - 9/1974) was born to Benjamin and Mary Wilkinson in Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut. His parents were immigrants from England. PFC Wilkinson was twentyfour years old when he registered for the draft and later deployed to France. He died in September 1974 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Joseph B. Wilkinson First World War correspondence (2014.027.w.r), Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.

Content Description

This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/jbwilkinson_collection/

This collection contains three postcards from PFC Joseph B. Wilkinson, AEF written to his mother in Meridan, Connecticut. This collection also contains Wilkinson's dog tags.

Conditions Governing Use

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

World War (1914-1918)

Correspondence -- World War, 1914-1918

World War (1914-1918) -- France

World War (1914-1918) -- Photography

Postcards.

Clancy, Jane C.