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Politeo Family (First World War correspondence)
2015.074.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Politeo Family First World War correspondence
Creator:
Bodler, Frank Frederic
Identifier/Call Number: 2015.074.w.r
Identifier/Call Number: 1268
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
(2 binders)
(3 books)
(9 pieces of ephemera)
(2 scrapbook)
Date (inclusive): 1918-1922
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence and ephemera of Sgt. Dominic F. Politeo, AEF during and after the First World War.
Condition 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.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWI 11
Container: 1-5
Container: 1-5
Container: Oversize 3
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Anne Politeo
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
[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.
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]
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War (1914-1918) -- Personal Narratives.
Politeo, Dominic F.
Politeo, Anne
Politeo, Vincent, Pvt.