Booth, Donald (Korean War correspondence), 1950 September 5 - 1982 March 31, bulk 1950 September 5 - 1954 January 10

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Summary

Title:
Don R. Booth Korean War correspondence
Dates:
1950 September 5 - 1982 March 31, bulk 1950 September 5 - 1954 January 10
Creators:
Booth, Donald
Abstract:
Approximately 275 correspondence written by Cpl. Donald Booth,USMC, also a Chapman University Professor, to his parents and younger brother during his enlistment during the Korean War, 1950-1953.
Containers:
box: Korea 4
folder: 1-6
folder: 1-6
box: Korea 5
folder: 1-4
folder: 7-10
box: Oversize 1
folder: 5
Extent:
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Donald Booth Korean War correspondence (2014.043.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.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains approximately 275 correspondence from Donald R. Booth, USMC to his younger brother Bob and his parents, Maude and Floyd Booth during the Korean War. His correspondence was written mostly from Camp Pendleton in Southern California during the war.

Biographical / historical:

Donald Booth, United States Marine Corps joined the Marines at the beginning of the war and served most of his enlistment at Camp Pendelton, California. Don Booth began teaching at Chapman University in 1959 as a professor of business and economics before retiring in 2013.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged chronologically. Letters of an unknown date and miscellaneous material are collected in the rear of the last folder.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Daniel Levy
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-21 16:42:23 -0500 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Donald Booth Korean War correspondence (2014.043.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.

Contact:
(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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