Hood, William B. (Second World War correspondence), 1939 - 1945 January

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Summary

Title:
William B. Hood Second World War correspondence
Dates:
1939 - 1945 January
Creators:
Hood, William B., Jr.
Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence written between Ch. (Col.) William B. Hood, USAAF and members of his family and friends during the Second World War. Also included are postcards, forms, pamphlets and newspapers, documents, a short biography, and a photograph of Ch. (Col.) Hood in uniform.
Containers:
box: WWII 44
folder: 1-9
folder: 1-9
box: WWII 45
folder: 1-7
folder: 10-16
box: WWII 46
folder: 1-6
folder: 17-22
box: WWII 47
folder: 1-6
folder: 23-28
box: WWII 48
folder: 1-10
folder: 29-38
box: Oversize 1
folder: 10
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 1 document box )
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], William B. Hood Second World War correspondence (2015.082.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 1006 correspondence written between Ch. (Col.) William B. Hood, USAAF and members of his family during the Second World War. Also included are postcards, forms, pamphlets and newspapers, documents pertaining to Chaplain Hood and his military and missionary service in India and South East Asia, as well as a short biography and a photograph of Ch. (Col.) Hood in uniform.

Inventory:
  • 1006 correspondence, personal, 1939-1945,
  • 11 cards and other correspondence
  • 1 package of postcards, blank
  • 14 papers
  • 9 publications
  • 1 historical note, Tour of Duty in India, Rev. William B. Hood
  • 1 photocopied photograph of Ch.(Col.) William B. Hood
  • 1 biography, Rev. William B. Hood
  • 1 key, Hood Letters--Packets
  • 1 key, Hood Letters--Chronological

Biographical / historical:

Chaplain Colonel William B. Hood, United States Army Air Force (b. 2/14/1900) was born in Newberry County, South Carolina on February 14, 1900. He attended Linwood College in North Carolina, Erskine College and Erskine Theological Seminary, and Livingston College in London, England where he studied tropical medicine in preparation for foreign missionary service. On June 7, 1928, while serving as a missionary in West Africa, Col. Hood married Katherine Elizabeth Anderson.

Col. Hood served as a pastor in Alabama for ten years before he was called as Chaplain of the Meridian Air Base at Key Field in Meridian, Mississippi, then assigned to the United States Army Air Corps facility in Karachi, India (modern day Pakistan) in March 1942 during the Second World War. There he was promoted from first lieutenant to colonel and held the record among chaplains assigned to India for the duration of his tour of duty.

Col. Hood's voyage by ship to India had gone around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and his voyage home consisted of a stop in Australia and passage through the Pacific, thus allowing the Colonel to circumnavigate the globe.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William B. Hood, Jr. (Legacy)
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by material type and date: Series 1: Correspondence from William to Catherine Hood--Series 2: Correspondence to William B. Hood--Series 3: Correspondence from William to Betty Hood--Series 4: Correspondence to William B. Hood, Jr.--Series 5: Correspondence to Catherine Hood--Series 6: Cards and other correspondence--Series 7: Postcards--Series 8: Papers--Series 9: Publications--Series 10: Biographical and historical material

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Andrew Harman
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-01-25 14:41:51 -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. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.

Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], William B. Hood Second World War correspondence (2015.082.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.

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(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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