Noll (Ellwood C.) World War II Correspondence Collection, 1939-1951

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Summary

Title:
Ellwood C. Noll World War II Correspondence Collection
Dates:
1939-1951
Creators:
Noll, Ellwood C.
Abstract:
Private Ellwood C. Noll, Sr. served in the United States Army during World War II. Noll was from Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania. Noll married Geraldine L. "Gully" Noll (née Carpenter) in October of 1943. The collection contains correspondence and a few greeting cards, postcards, receipts and invoices the bulk of which was sent while Noll was serving during World War II. Topics discussed include the weather, meals, guard duty, physical activities like building tents, and requests for items like candy and medical supplies.
Extent:
.417 linear feet
Language:
English .
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Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains correspondence and a few greeting cards, postcards, receipts and invoices. The correspondence begins in 1939 to 1943 with letters to Ellwood C. Noll from friends and family prior to his service in the United States Army. Then, the correspondence continues from 1944 to 1946 with the bulk of the letters from Ellwood to his wife, Geraldine, including a few letters from other family members and friends to Geraldine. The letters from Ellwood to Geraldine discuss his work duties and daily activities in the United States Army during World War II. Topics discussed include the weather, meals, guard duty, physical activities like building tents, and requests for items like candy and medical supplies. The letters are organized chronologically according to the date letter was written (not the date the letter was post marked).

Biographical / historical:

Private Ellwood C. Noll, Sr. served in the United States Army during World War II. Noll was from Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania. Noll married Geraldine Carpenter in October of 1943. Geraldine L. "Gully" Noll (née Carpenter) was born on May 23, 1922 to Frank and Clara Foreman Carpenter and died on April 14, 2008. Ellwood Noll lived in Glendale, California for a short time from 1939 to 1940. During his service in the Army, he was stationed at Fort Ord, California; Baltimore, Maryland; the Philippines; and Japan.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased with endowed funds donated by Jack and Florence Ferman, 2019.
Processing information:

Carri Frola, 2025.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Documents

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-29 10:42:28 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

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.

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Location of this collection:
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330, US
Contact:
(818) 677-4594
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