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Eoff, Clyde D. (First World War correspondence)
2014.023.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Clyde D. Eoff First World War correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.023.w.r
Identifier/Call Number: 206
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
1 document box
Date (inclusive): 1917 September 20 - 1942 September 21
Date (bulk): 1917 September 20 - 1919 August 1
Abstract: This collection consists of letters written by Sgt. Clyde D. Eoff, AEF, to his mother, sisters, and father, from 1917 to 1942.
Also included in this collection are photographs, postcards, and miscellaneous ephemera.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWI 9
Container: 1-11
Container: 1-11
Container: Oversize 1
Container: 11
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the child of Clyde D. Eoff; name unknown.
The Clyde D. Eoff World War One correspondence collection is arranged by recipient, and each series is in chronological order.
- Series 1, Correspondence to Mrs. Charles (Chas) Eoff
- Series 2, Correspondence to Josephine Eoff
- Series 3, Correspondence to Dolly Eoff
- Series 4, Postcards
- Series 5, Miscellaneous
Sergeant Clyde Dawson Eoff, American Expeditionary Force (4/28/1893 - 11/12/1984) was born to Charles and Anna Eoff in Omaha,
Nebraska. Sgt. Eoff registered for the draft when he was twentyfour years old in Nebraska and reported for training on 20
September 1917. He received training at Camp Funston, Kansas for service during the First World War One. Upon completion of
his training, Sgt. Eoff was assigned to the Ordnance Department and was deployed to France. Sgt. Eoff served with the 314th
Mobile Ordnance Repair Shop, and was eventually promoted to 2nd Lieutenant. Clyde Eoff passed away in Orange, California in
1984.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Clyde D. Eoff First World War correspondence (2014.023.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 consists of 322 correspondence from Sgt. Clyde D. Eoff, AEF to his family during the First World War. The
correspondence covers a period from 1917 - 1942, though the bulk is from 1917-1919. This collection also includes a few photographs,
drawings, poems, and some miscellaneous ephemera.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1914-1918)
World War (1914-1918) -- Homefront
World War (1914-1918) -- France
World War (1914-1918) -- Photography
Poetry.
Correspondence -- World War, 1914-1918
Armistice Day
YMCA of the USA.
Eoff, Clyde D.