Politeo Family (First World War correspondence), 1918-1922

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Summary

Title:
Politeo Family First World War correspondence
Dates:
1918-1922
Creators:
Bodler, Frank Frederic
Abstract:
This collection contains correspondence and ephemera of Sgt. Dominic F. Politeo, AEF during and after the First World War.
Containers:
box: WWI 11
folder: 1-5
folder: 1-5
box: Oversize 3
folder: 1
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet (2 binders) (3 books) (9 pieces of ephemera) (2 scrapbook)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Politeo Family First World War correspondence (2015.074.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 correspondence to and from Sergeant Dominic F. Politeo, American Expeditionary Force during the First World War, while training and stationed in France. This collection also contains loose ephemera, field books, aerial photographs, one gunner's handbook, one note book, one scrapbook with various loose material, and one oversize photograph of the 37th Engineers upon arrival in the United States.

**Photographs of Dominic "Dom" Politeo can be found in a photo album in another accession: [F.F. Bodler First World War photo album 2015-070-w-r]

Acquisition information:
Gift of Anne Politeo
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by material type and author, and correspondence is arranged chronologically.

  • Series 1, Correspondence from Dominic F. Politeo
  • Series 2, Correspondence from the Bodler Family to Dominic F. Politeo
  • Series 3, Miscellaneous correspondence to Dominic F. Politeo
  • Series 4, Vincent Politeo military records
  • Series 5, Scrapbooks
  • Series 6, Books
  • Series 7, Oversize photographs

Physical description:
Several folded pieces of paper were found inlaid in between pages in a book titled Correspondence Book. A list is included in the Scope and Contents note of Series 5.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Norm Lee
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-04-21 14:03:19 -0400 .

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"], Politeo Family First World War correspondence (2015.074.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.

Contact:
(714) 532-7716
privette@chapman.edu
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