Swope Family Correspondence
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2005
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
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Descriptive Summary
Languages:
English
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Swope Family Correspondence
Creator:
Swope (Family : Swope, Charles Byron))
Creator:
Swope, Charles Byron
Creator:
Swope, Gretchen
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0510
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear feet
(1 archives box)
Date (inclusive): 1917-1918
Abstract: Letters from Charles Byron Swope to his wife, Gretchen, written during his tour of duty during World War I at Fort McDowell
on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Swope Family Correspondence contains letters from Charles Byron Swope to his new wife Gretchen, written from Fort McDowell
on Angel Island in San Francisco Bay, between December 1917 and November 1918. The letters begin shortly after Swope's induction
into the US Army and end the day before the World War I Armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. Swope wrote about personal
and financial matters, the loneliness of his separation from his wife, his efforts to increase his income as a musician and
photographer, and his dream of owning a farm. His letters also provide insight into everyday life on a stateside military
base during World War I.
The collection also contains letters from Gretchen to Charles, although far fewer in number; letters from siblings and parents
to Gretchen or Charles; and letters from friends. As a group, these letters relate family news and occasional gossip.
Arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS and 3) MICROFILM.
Publication Rights
Digital copies of this material are intended to support research, teaching, and private study. This work may be used without
prior permission. The original manuscripts for this collection are held by Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Preferred Citation
Swope Family Correspondence. MSS 510. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 2000.
Digital Content
This collection has been microfilmed and digitized.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- History -- 1850-1950
Angel Island (Calif.)
World War, 1914-1918 -- California -- Personal narratives
Fort McDowell (Calif.) -- History
Swope, Charles Byron -- Correspondence
Swope, Gretchen -- Correspondence
Swope (Family : Swope, Charles Byron)) -- Correspondence
Box 1, Folder 1
Alice J. (friend) to Gretchen Swope
1918 April 15-August 20
Letters from Alice J. to Gretchen Swope
Box 1, Folder 2
Barth, Elise to Gretchen or Charles Swope
1918 February 6-September 14
Letters from Elise Barth to Gretchen and Charles Swope
Box 1, Folder 3
Katherine (Gretchen's sister) to Gretchen or Charles Swope
1918 January 26-August 3
Letters from Katherine to Gretchen and Charles Swope
Box 1, Folder 4
Sawyer, Eda to Gretchen Swope
ca. 1917-1918
Letters from Eda Sawyer to Gretchen Swope
Box 1, Folder 5
Swope, B.F. (father of Charles) to Gretchen and Charles Swope
1918 February 4-August 3
Letters from B. F. Swope to Gretchen and Charles Swope
Box 1, Folder 6
Swope, Charles Byron to B. F. Swope (father)
1918 May 23
Letter from Charles Swope to B. F. Swope
Box 1, Folder 7
Swope, Charles Byron to Gretchen (wife)
1917 December 17-1918 June 16
Letters from Charles Byron Swope to Gretchen Swope
Box 1, Folder 8
Swope, Charles Byron to Gretchen (wife)
1918 July 6-November 10
Letters from Charles Byron Swope to Gretchen Swope
Box 1, Folder 9
Swope, Charles Byron to Gretchen (wife)
between 1917 and 1918
Letters from Charles Byron Swope to Gretchen Swope
Box 1, Folder 10
Swope, Gretchen to Charles (husband)
1917 December 27-1918 February 5
Letters from Gretchen Swope to Charles Byron Swope
Box 1, Folder 11
Swope, Marie (sister of Charles) to Gretchen and Charles
Letters from Marie Swope to Gretchen and Charles Swope
Box 1, Folder 12
Swope, Milly (sister of Charles) to Gretchen and Charles
1918 January 17-October 27
Letters from Milly Swope to Gretchen and Charles Swope
Box 1, Folder 13
Swope, Mrs. B.F. (mother of Charles) to Gretchen and Charles
1918 March 28-October 27
Letters from Charles' mother to Gretchen and Charles Swope
Box 1, Folder 14
Miscellaneous Swope family correspondence
1918 January 4-December 10
Miscellaneous Swope family correspondence
Box 1, Folder 15
Newspaper clippings, poems, etc.
between 1917 and 1918
Miscellaneous materials from the Swope family papers