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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Content Description
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives
    Title: Elwyn Batchelor Korean War correspondence
    Creator: Elwyn Batchelor
    Identifier/Call Number: 2017.061.w.r
    Physical Description: 1 Linear feet (1 box)
    Date (inclusive): 1951 July 16 - 1955 February 21
    Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from EM2 Elwyn Batchelor, USN, to his wife, Irene Batchelor, during the Korean War. It also includes two Navy yearbooks and two photo albums.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: Korea 7
    Container: 1-7
    Container: 1-7
    Container: Korea 8
    Container: 1-5
    Container: 8-12
    Container: Batchelor realia
    Container: 1-4

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of E.V. Batchelor

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranges by material type and date.
    • Series 1, Correspondence
    • Series 2, Navy yearbooks
    • Series 3, Ephemera
    • Series 4, Photo albums

    Preferred Citation

    [Item title, Box number, Folder number], Elwyn Batchelor Korean War correspondence (2017.061.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.

    Content Description

    This collection contains correspondence from Electrician's Mate Second Class Elwyn Batchelor, United States Navy to his wife Irene Oliver Batchelor during his service in the Korean War. It also contains two photo albums and two Navy yearbooks commemorating the third and fourth Korean cruises of the USS Valley Forge (CV/CVA-45).

    Conditions Governing Use

    Donor irrevocably transfers, conveys, and assigns to Chapman University all Intellectual Property Rights for the Donated Materials. For more information, consult original donation form.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Korean War, 1950-1953.
    Korean War -- (1950-1953) -- Correspondence