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Rowe, Tonya Babb (Second World War and Vietnam War correspondence collection)
2017.315.w.r
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Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Tonya Babb Rowe Second World War and Vietnam War correspondence collection
Creator:
Johnson, Roger Eugene
Creator:
Johnson, Chester
Creator:
Babb, Donald
source:
Babb Rowe, Tonya
Identifier/Call Number: 2017.315.w.r
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
(1 document box)
Date (bulk): 1942 February 20 - 1943 November 9
Date (bulk): 1970 September 26 - 1971 March 7
Date (inclusive): 1942 February 20 - 1971 March 7
Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from Chester "Bud" Johnson and Roger "Rog" Johnson among others to their brother Herbert
and his wife Harriet during the Second World War as well as correspondence between Donald Babb and his wife Carolyn Babb during
the Vietnam War.
Language of Material:
English
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Container: Vietnam 14
Container: 1-6
Container: 1-6
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Estate of Donald Alvin Babb (Tonya Babb Rowe)
This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.
- Series 1, Correspondence from Roger Johnson
- Series 2, Correspondnece from Chester Johnson
- Series 3, Correspondence from various authors to Herb and Harriet Johnson
- Series 4, Correspondence from Donald Babb
- Series 5, photographs
- Series 6, Ephemera
- Series 7, Realia
Donald Babb was born in Chicago, Illinois in October 1944. He served as navigator on a P3 Orion, a naval vessel, during the
Vietnam War. He graduated from the University of Illinois and received his Master's Degree from Eastern Michigan University.
He was married to Carolyn Babb for 52 years and passed away in March of 2017.
Access Information
Donor irrevocably transfers, conveys, and assigns to Chapman University all Intellectual Property Rights for the Donated Materials. For more information, consult original donation form.[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Tonya Babb Rowe Second World War and Vietnam War correspondence collection (2017.315.w.r),
Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University, CA.
This collection contains correspondence from brothers Chester "Bud" Johnson, Roger "Rog" Eugene Johnson, and Clayton O. Johnson
to their brother Herbert B. Johnson and his wife Harriet during the Second World War. Also included in the collection is a
series of letters from Donald Babb to his wife Carolyn during the Vietnam War.
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
United States. -- Navy
Vietnam War (1961-1975) -- Vietnam.
World War (1939-1945) -- Hawaii
Babb Rowe, Tonya