Finding Aid for Mack E. Franklin First World War correspondence 2014.016.w.rd

Lauren Menges
Center for American War Letters Archives
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu


Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Mack E. Franklin First World War correspondence
Creator: Franklin, Mack E.
source: Scribner, Eleanor J.
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.016.w.rd
Identifier/Call Number: 727
Physical Description: 0.025 Linear Feet 1 folder
Date (inclusive): 1919-02-1919-08
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Pvt. Mack E. Franklin, USA to Laura Stanley, his friend's cousin's wife, during the First World War. Of particular note are letters pertaining to racial tensions.
Language of Material: English .
Container: WWI 1
Container: 8

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Eleanor J. Scribner

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Mack E. Franklin First World War correspondence (2014.016.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 is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/mfranklin_collection/
This collection contains correspondence from Private Mack E. Franklin, United States Army to Laura Stanley, his friend's cousin's wife, during the First World War. In some of his letters, written while in the U. S. Army, Pvt. Franklin wrote about a riot between blacks and whites in Washington D.C. (July 22, 1919) and a patrol around the Mexican border looking for bandits (August 6, 1919).
Mack E. Franklin was friends with Albert Parsons (collection 2014.015.w.r).

Conditions Governing Use

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)
Military
United States -- Race Relations
Correspondence -- World War, 1914-1918
Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919)
Scribner, Eleanor J.
Stanley, Lora