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Baggett, Jay L. (Second World War correspondence)
2015.040.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Jay L. Baggett Second World War correspondence
source:
Baggett, Barbara J.
Creator:
Baggett, Jay L.
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.040.w.r
Identifier/Call Number: 1059
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
(8 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1941 March - 1945 August
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence written by Cpl. Jay L. Baggett, USA to his mother and family during the Second World
War. Also included are a photograph, a yearbook, and a Christmas menu.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWII 75
Container: 1-9
Container: 1-9
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Barbara Baggett.
This collection is arranged by material type and chronology.: correspondence, photographs, one yearbook, and ephemera.
Corporal Jay L. Baggett, United States Army served in Service Company, "the Breakers," 117th Infantry, 30th Division. His
training was in Georgia and he served in Germany.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Jay L. Baggett Second World War correspondence (2015.040.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 contains 120 correspondence from Cpl. Jay L. Baggett, USA to his mother, Mrs. Sidney Baggett, and family during
the Second World War. Also included are one photograph of Cpl. Baggett in uniform, the 1942-1943 yearbook for "The Breakers,"
117th Infantry, Thirtieth Infantry Division, USA, and one Christmas menu from 1943 for Service Company 117th Infantry at Camp
Atterbury, Indiana.
The front pages of the yearbook are personalized for PFC Jay L. Baggett (he was a Private First Class at the time).
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
World War II
World War (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945) -- Germany
World War (1939-1945) -- France
Baggett, Barbara J.