Guide to the Alton L. Flanders World War I Correspondence Collection
Special Collections & Archives
University Library
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330-8326
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: Alton L. Flanders World War I Correspondence Collection
Creator:
Flanders, Alton L.
Identifier/Call Number: SC.ALF
Extent:
0.21 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1918-1919
Abstract: Alton L. Flanders served in the 2nd
Battalion, 5th Marines infantry battalion during World War I. The collection consists of
four letters he sent to his cousin Mrs. Jason Coppernoll in Johnstown, NY, in which he
documents his experiences at Camp Devens in Ayer, Massachusettes in 1918, and while
stationed in France with the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) in 1918 and
1919.
Language of Material: English
Biographical Information:
Alton L. Flanders served in the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines infantry battalion during World
War I.
Scope and Contents
The
Alton L. Flanders World War I Correspondence Collection
consists of letters from Alton L. Flanders to his cousin Mrs. Jason Coppernoll in
Johnstown, NY, documents Flanders' experiences in training and while stationed in France
with the American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) during World War I. In the first letter
Flanders writes from Camp Devens in Ayer, Massachusettes about training, his roommate, and
visits home. In later letters, sent from France, he writes of the weather, going to the
movies, and being in the hospital for 2 months while suffering from the Spanish Flu. The
letters are written on YMCA stationary, and the envelopes of those sent from France are
stamped "AEF Passed as Censored" on the front.
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use:
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase. 2013.
Preferred Citation:
For information about citing items in this collection consult the appropriate style
manual, or see the
Citing Archival
Materials
guide.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Documents
Box 1, Folder 1
Letter to Mrs. Jason Coppernoll,
1918 February 13
Box 1, Folder 2
Letter to Mrs. Jason Coppernoll,
1918 April 5
Box 1, Folder 3
Letter to Mrs. Jason Coppernoll,
1918 May 31
Box 1, Folder 4
Letter to Mrs. Jason Coppernoll,
1919 February 26
