Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Corporal Roger A. McNew Letters
- Dates:
- August 1978; circa 1970s
- Creators:
- McNew, Roger
- Extent:
- 1 box [eight letters; one essay; one business card; one cartoon; one document] and .21 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Background
- Scope and content:
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The Corporal Roger A. McNew Letters (August 1978; circa 1970s) contains eight letters; one unauthored essay entitled "The Sailor", a speakeasy business card, and "Marine Corps Air Station Football Team" document. All of the letters, except for one, are from Roger to his mother. In these letters he discusses his time in the United States Marine Corps while stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
- Biographical / historical:
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Roger Allan McNew (January 9 1959-September 17, 1978) was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Dona Lee McNew (1936 - 2002) and Hobert James McNew (1937 - 2009). Roger McNew was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps and was a member of Headquarters Battery, 5th Battalion, Tenth Marines. He was stationed at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. McNew drowned while swimming at West Onslow Beach and was pronounced dead on arrival at Onslow Memorial Hospital.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Correspondence
- Names:
- United States. Marine Corps
- Places:
- Camp Lejeune (N.C.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-25 16:43:54 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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There are no access restrictions on this collection.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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For information about citing archival material, see the Citations for Archival Material guide, or consult the appropriate style manual.
- Location of this collection:
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University Library, 5th Flr (5039)1000 E. Victoria StreetCarson, CA 90747, US
- Contact:
- (310) 243-3895