Mitchell (Daniel T.) World War II Correspondence Collection, 1940-1951

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Summary

Title:
Daniel T. Mitchell World War II Correspondence Collection
Dates:
1940-1951
Creators:
Mitchell, Daniel T., 1913-1969
Abstract:
Extent:
1 archival document box (.5 linear feet)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Daniel T. Mitchell World War II Correspondence Collection. Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one archival document box with a single folder of letters that Daniel T. Mitchell mainly wrote to his friend Doris Hamilton (née Harris.) Most of the letters are handwritten; at least one is typed. There is also V-Mail. Mitchell authored most of the correspondence while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. His correspondence regarding his service in North Africa and Italy includes many observations on how he was adapting to, and his intellectual interests in, local culture.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Daniel T. Mitchell, born in 1913, graduated from Loyola University in 1936. He served in World War II and went on to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California. His doctoral dissertation, “The Reception of Oliver Goldsmith's Non-dramatic Works in the United States, 1768-1900,” is housed in the Special Collections Department, along with over 200 items from his personal library donated by his widow Ellen Mitchell in 1995. Mitchell was an Associate Professor in English and Communication Arts at Loyola University from 1950 until his death in 1969. As a professor, Mitchell served as the Chair of the Loyola Committee on Student Publications in 1968 and helped in the transition period during the merger of Loyola University and Marymount College when the campus newspaper, The Loyolan became a joint effort of the students of both schools. He died in Long Beach on November 27, 1969.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Doris Hamilton. Accession number: 2002.89. Doris Hamilton (née Harris) collected the letters.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library staff.
Date Prepared:
1940-1951
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open to research under the terms of use of the Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University.

Terms of access:

Materials in the Department of Archives and Special Collections may be subject to copyright. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, Loyola Marymount University does not claim ownership of the copyright of any materials in its collections. The user or publisher must secure permission to publish from the copyright owner. Loyola Marymount University does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or of publication rights held by the original author or artists or his/her heirs, assigns, or executors.

Preferred citation:

Daniel T. Mitchell World War II Correspondence Collection. Loyola Marymount University, Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library

Location of this collection:
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659, US
Contact:
(310) 338-5710
Special.Collections@lmu.edu
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