Finding Aid for the Clinton M. Bush First World War uniform and photographs 2019.022.w.r
Andrew Harman
Center for American War Letters Archives
3/14/2019
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Clinton M. Bush First World War uniform and photographs
source:
Heebner, Emily
Identifier/Call Number: 2019.022.w.r
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 carton)
Date (inclusive): 1916 - 1919
Abstract: This collection contains one uniform and five photographs of or from QM 1/C Clinton M. Bush, USN from his service during the
First World War.
Condition Description: The large photograph of the USS Illinois has some significant damage to the emulsion.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWII 146
Container: 15
Container: 1 of 2
Container: Oversize 3
Container: Folder
Container: 2 of 2
Container: WWI Uniforms 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Heebner-Young Family.
This collection is arranged by material type. Photographs are separated from the clothing.
Quartermaster First Class Clinton Melbourne Bush, United States Navy (6/29/1899 - 1/31/1983) enlisted in the Navy on December
13, 1915 and served aboard the USS Illinois. He was released from the Navy on July 28, 1919. He passed away in Florida in
1983 and is buried in Hortonville, New York.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Clinton M. Bush First World War uniform and photographs (2019.022.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 one uniform belonging to QM 1/C Clinton M. Bush, USN as well as five photographs from his service
during the First World War. Included with the uniform are one set of trousers, one work shirt, one jacket with striped collar
and rank insignia, and one scarf. Included with the photographs are two originals of QM 1/C Bush in uniform with writing on
the back, one reproduction of him in uniform circa 1916, one reproduction of him while older and working with IBM at an unknown
date, and one large original photograph of the USS Illinois pictured in the Hudson River.
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)
United States. -- Navy
Clothing and dress -- World War, 1914-1918
World War (1914-1918) -- Photography
Bush, Clinton Melbourne, Quartermaster First Class, 1899-1983
Heebner, Emily