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Culbert, Elmo (First World War correspondence)
2014.014.w.rd
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Elmo Culbert First World War correspondence
Creator:
Culbert, Elmo
source:
Orton, Merle
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.014.w.rd
Identifier/Call Number: 166
Physical Description:
0.04 Linear Feet
(1 envelope)
Date (inclusive): 1918 October 17 - 1922 November
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Pvt. Elmer Culbert, AEF to his wife during the First World War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: WWI 2
Container: 5
Container: 1
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Merle Orton.
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Private Elmo Shubael Culbert, American Expeditionary Force (5/21/1887 - 10/29/1957) was born in Kelseyville, California to
William Culbert. He married Emeline Crompton Bean on June 23, 1909, in Ogden, Utah. He was honorably dishcharged from the
Army on December 6, 1918. He died in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 70.
[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Elmo Culbert Second World War correspondence (2014.014.w.rd), Center for
American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
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collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/eculbert_collection/
This collection contains correspondence from Pvt. Elmo Culbert, USA to his wife in Salt Lake City, Utah, during the First
World War. A large majority of the letters include expressing feelings for his wife and how much he missed her, while going
through military training. In one of the letters Culbert described to his wife a coffee factory explosion where 25 girls were
killed. There is also a telegram dated October 22, 1922 mentioning the death of a mother (unsure if Culbert's mother or someone
else's).
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)
Correspondence -- World War, 1914-1918
Influenza Epidemic (1918-1919)
Basic training (Military education)
Military training camps
Orton, Merle