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  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Arrangement
  • Preferred Citation
  • Content Description
  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives
    Title: The Book Shop war correspondence collection
    Identifier/Call Number: 2016.133.w.r
    Physical Description: .5 Linear Feet (1 document box)
    Date (inclusive): 1916 - 1977
    Abstract: This collection was donated by The Book Shop, LLC and contains an assortment of letters written by various authors spanning from 1916 to 1977.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: WWII 42
    Container: 3-11
    Container: 1-9

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of The Book Shop, LLC

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged in alphabetical order of authors' last names.
    • Series 1, Correspondence to Pauline Arnold
    • Series 2, Correspondence to Marie A. Charles
    • Series 3, Correspondence to Alta Furness
    • Series 4, The Haddon Family correspondence
    • Series 5, Correspondence to Marie McGrath
    • Series 6, Corespondence to Robert Moore
    • Series 7, Correspondence from Anthony Reiland
    • Series 8, Correspondence from various authors

    Preferred Citation

    [Item title, Box number, Folder number], The Book Shop war correspondence collection (2016.133.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.

    Content Description

    This collection was donated by The Book Shop, LLC, a bookseller operating in Covina, California. The collection contains an assortment of letters written by various authors spanning from 1916 to 1977. A majority of the authors were servicemen writing during wartime, but there are also some letters written by civilians during the interwar period of the First and Second World Wars.
    It is unknown if there is any relation between the authors and recipients of one series to the authors and recipients of another series.
    Inventory: 69 correspondence, 2 photographs, 3 pamphlets

    Conditions Governing Use

    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 (1939-1945)
    Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945