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  • Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives
    Title: John K. Manley Second World War correspondence
    source: de Thuin, Richard
    Identifier/Call Number: 2015.109.w.r
    Physical Description: .08 Linear feet (2 folders)
    Date (inclusive): 1944 - 1946
    Abstract: This collection contains correspondence from CPL John K. Manley, USA, to his mother, Elizabeth Manley, during and after the Second World War.
    Language of Material: English .
    Container: WWII 7
    Container: 18-19

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Gift of Richard de Thuin

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged by material type and date.
    • Series 1. Correspondence to Elizabeth Manley
    • Series 2. Painted Handkerchief

    Preferred Citation

    [Item title], John K. Manley Second World War correspondence (2015.109.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 URL's, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.

    Content Description

    This collection contains correspondence from CPL John K. Manley, Battery C of the 759th Field Artillery Battalion, to his mother, Elizabeth Manley, during and after the Second World War. He wrote and sent his letters from France, Belgium, Georgia, North Carolina, and Alabama. Also included in the collection is a handkerchief with a flower painted on it (creator unknown).
    Inventory: 60 correspondence -- 1 handkerchief

    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.

    Biographical / Historical

    Corporal John K. Manley, Battery C of the 759th Field Artillery Battalion

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    World War (1939-1945)
    Correspondence -- World War, 1939-1945
    World War (1939-1945) -- France
    World War (1939-1945) -- Belgium
    de Thuin, Richard
    Manley, John K.
    Manley, Elizabeth