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Wilkinson, Joseph B. (First World War correspondence)
2014.027.w.rd
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Joseph B. Wilkinson First World War correspondence
source:
Clancy, Jane C.
Creator:
Wilkinson, Joseph B.
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.027.w.rd
Identifier/Call Number: 742
Physical Description:
0.025 Linear Feet
(2 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1919 January - April
Abstract: This collection contains three postcards and the dog tags of PFC Joseph B. Wilkinson, AEF during the First World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWI 5
Container: 24-25
Container: 1-2
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jane C. Clancy. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.
This collection is arranged chronologically and by material type.
Private First Class Joseph Benjamin Wilkinson, AEF (8/31/1892 - 9/1974) was born to Benjamin and Mary Wilkinson in Meriden,
New Haven, Connecticut. His parents were immigrants from England. PFC Wilkinson was twentyfour years old when he registered
for the draft and later deployed to France. He died in September 1974 in Providence, Rhode Island.
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Joseph B. Wilkinson First World War correspondence (2014.027.w.r), Center for American
War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/jbwilkinson_collection/
This collection contains three postcards from PFC Joseph B. Wilkinson, AEF written to his mother in Meridan, Connecticut.
This collection also contains Wilkinson's dog tags.
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)
Correspondence -- World War, 1914-1918
World War (1914-1918) -- France
World War (1914-1918) -- Photography
Postcards.
Clancy, Jane C.