Finding Aid for the Berry N. Oliver Afghanistan War correspondence 2019.175.w.r

Andrew Harman

Center for American War Letters Archives

12/3/2019

Leatherby Libraries

Chapman University

Orange, CA 92866

speccoll@chapman.edu

URL: http://www1.chapman.edu/library/archives/

Contributing Institution: Center for American War Letters Archives

Title: Berry N. Oliver Afghanistan War correspondence

source: Oliver, Robin

Creator: Oliver, Berry N. , Private Second Class, b. 1983

Identifier/Call Number: 2019.175.w.r

Physical Description: 0.01 Linear feet (1 folder)

Date: 2001 September 11

Abstract: This collection contains one letter from PV2 Berry N. Oliver, USA to his family on September 11, 2001.

Language of Material: English .

Container: Afghan/Iraq 1

Container: 8

Container: 1

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Robin Oliver.

Biographical / Historical

Private Second Class Berry N. Oliver, United States Army (b. 8/5/1983) was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and attended George Washington High School and the Colorado Institute of Art. He joined the Army at age 17 and turned 18 during basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri with D Company, 787 MP Battalion, 3rd Platoon. He later served at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and lived in various cities in Colorado.

Preferred Citation

[Item title / description; Box "n" / Folder "n"], Berry Oliver Afghanistan War correspondence (2019.175.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 contains one letter from PV2 Berry N. Oliver, USA to his family on September 11, 2001. He was in basic training at Fort Leonard Wood and wrote this letter beginning at 11:03 am shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. His message is that of confusion as his entire platoon is waiting to learn what happens next, not allowed to watch television, and assures his family that everything is going to be fine.

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Basic training (Military education)

Military training camps

Oliver, Robin