Finding Aid for the Wesley F. Diedrich First World War correspondence 2014.025.w.rd
Lauren Menges
Center for American War Letters Archives
12/19/2016
Leatherby Libraries
Chapman University
Orange, CA 92866
speccoll@chapman.edu
Contributing Institution:
Center for American War Letters Archives
Title: Wesley F. Diedrich First World War correspondence
Creator:
Diedrich, Wesley F.
source:
Roads, Vera D.
Identifier/Call Number: 2014.025.w.rd
Identifier/Call Number: 738
Physical Description:
0.3 Linear Feet
(6 folders)
Date (inclusive): 1917 October 3 - 1919 May 31
Abstract: This collection contains the correspondence and ephemera of PFC Wesley F. Diedrich, AEF during the First World War.
Language of Material:
English
.
Container: WWI 6
Container: 4-9
Container: 1-6
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Vera Roads. Legacy collection from Andrew Carroll.
This collection is arranged by material type and date.
Private First Class Wesley F. Diedrich, AMerican Expeditionary Force (12/6/1900 - 9/2/1966) was born to Nicholas John and
Elizabeth Catherine Diedrich in Joliet, Illinois. PFC. Diedrich reported for training at Camp Logan, Texas, on 3 October 1917.
PFC. Diedrich served in the 27th company, 108th Engineers, 33rd Infantry Division of the American Expeditionary Forces in
France. He sailed from New Jersey aboard the USS George Washington on May 8, 1918 bound for France and left Brest, France
aboard the USS Harrisburg on May 15, 1919. PFC. Diedrich died in September 1966 and is buried in Ventura, CA.
[Item title, Box number, Folder number], Wesley F. Diedrich First World War correspondence (2014.025.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 is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/wfdiedrich_collection/
This collection contains 69 letters from PFC Wesley F. Diedrich, AEF to his parents during the First World War.
In the first half of the collection, PFC Diedrich described his training and other happenings at Camp Logan in Houston, TX.
In the second half of the collection his division went to Europe and he described cities and locations they visit.
The collection also contains six maps, four war pamphlets, six newspaper and magazine clippings, and three photographs.
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 (1914-1918) -- Newspapers
World War (1914-1918) -- Photography
Maps.
World War (1914-1918) -- France
Roads, Vera D.