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Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives, Center for American War Letters Archives, Chapman University
One University Drive
Orange, California 92866
Phone: (714) 532-7716
Email: aharman@chapman.edu
Collections with online items: 54
Physical collections: 541
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Arnold, Ruth B. Post (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter from Mrs. Ruth B. Arnold to Capt. Kenneth D. Hill after the Second World War.

Austin, Hiram (Civil War correspondence)

This collection contains ten letters ranging from April to October 1864 written by Hiram Austin to his wife Susan Austin during the American Civil War.

 
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Bagley, Ellis J. (Tuskegee Airmen Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains scans of two letters from A/C Ellis J. Bagley, USAAF to his cousin Mary Harrison while training with the Tuskegee Airmen during the Second World War. Also included is one scan of a letter signed by twenty...

Barto, Bette J. (correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from Maj. Bette J. Barto, USAFE to her parents while serving as a nurse during the late 1950s and 1960s. Also included are three photographs and one photocopied marriage certificate

Bee, Laun (First World War correspondence)

This collection consists of correspondence from Laun Bee to his family during the First World War.

Bell, Jack P. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains 600 correspondence between Pvt. Jack P. Bell, USA and Evabel Bell during the Second World War. Also included are greeting cards, newspaper clippings, and other documents.

Burgan, Cassie (Civil War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written to Cassie Burgan by soldiers during the American Civil War. The collection also contains typed transcriptions of the letters.

 
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Center, Tom L. (Vietnam War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence and personal narratives from Tom L. Center to his family during the Vietnam War, as well as one letter to him from his mother. Included in the corrspondence are five audio tapes.

Culbert, Elmo (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from Pvt. Elmer Culbert, AEF to his wife during the First World War.

 
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DeVault, Franz (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written by Cpl. Franz DeVault, USA to his family during the Second World War.

Diedrich, Wesley F. (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains the correspondence and ephemera of PFC Wesley F. Diedrich, AEF during the First World War.

Donovan, Joe (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter from Joe Donovan to Ruth E. Murphy during the Second World War.

Douglas, Nathaniel E. (Civil War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter written by Union serviceman (rank unknown) Nathaniel E. Douglas to his wife Mariah E. Douglas during the Civil War.

 
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Earley, Charles W. (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from Charles W. Earley, USA to Mary A. Clancy during the First World War.

Eggeling, Charles (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence to and from Pvt. Charles Eggeling, USA during the First World War. Also included are one diary, military documents, photographs, and ephemera from his time in France.

 
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Fee, Dwight (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence between Sgt. Dwight Fee, AEF and his wife Lucille Fee during the First World War.

Fernandez, Manuel (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter from PFC Manuel Fernandez, USAAF during the Second World War.

Franklin, Mack E. (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from Pvt. Mack E. Franklin, USA to Laura Stanley, his friend's cousin's wife, during the First World War. Of particular note are letters pertaining to racial tensions.

 
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Glickman, Harold J. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written by 2ndLt. Harold J. Glickman, USA to his sister Frances Glickman Schweitzer, and mother Leah Glickman, from the South Pacific during the Second World War. Also included are two photographs of Lt. Glickman and his...

Gordon, Robert and family (Second World War and post-war correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence between from Pvt. Robert M. Gordon, USA and his family during and after the Second World War.

 
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Haller, Roger W. (Iraq War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter written by CSM Roger W. Haller, ARNG to his mother during the Iraq War.

Haumann, Paula and Edward (Afghanistan and Iraq Wars correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence to Paula and Edward Haumann from multiple US servicemembers serving during the Afghanistan War and/or the Iraq War.

Highland, Roger B. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence and photographs from T/5 Roger B. Highland, USA during the Second World War.

Hornberger, Dorothy (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from multiple soldiers to Dorothy Hornberger during the First World War.

Houck, Lawrence Emanuel (Vietnam War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter, written by 1stLt. Lawrence Emanuel Houck II. Houck, USMC during the Vietnam War.

Hubly, Marie (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains a letter and a photograph from Marie Hubly to PFC Samuel Beckenstein during the Second World War.

 
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Joslin Family (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains letters and photographs from Pvt. Lincoln Joslin, USA and Cook Grant Joslin, USA during the First World War.

 
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Knowles, Russell, Jr. (Cold War correspondence)

This collection contains 38 correspondence written by Lt. Russell Knowles, Jr. to his family during the Vietnam War.

 
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Lathrap, Philip A. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection consists of 1 letter by Philip A. Lathrap.

Lindstadt brothers (First World War correspondence)

The collection contains the correspondence of Varnie and Robert Lindstadt, USA, during the First World War.

 
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Mantuano, Tony (Second World War correspondence and clippings)

This collection contains correspondence from PFC Tony Mantuano, USMCR to his mother during the Second World War. Also included are several clippings relating to Marines in the war.

Marshall, James D. (Civil War correspondence)

This collection contains two letters written by Cpl. James D. Marshall of the Union Army to his mother and sister during the Civil War.

McNutt, James N. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from 1st Lt. James N. "Snakey" McNutt, USA to his wife Moydale Neuman McNutt during the Second World War. It also includes two diaries written by McNutt as well as the book, Seek, Strike, Destroy which...

Miller, Mathias N. (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter from Mathias N. Miller, USA to his niece Mary Rita during the First World War. The collection also contains three photographs and one pressed flower.

Misiur, Mathew J. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains 1 letter written by Pvt Mathew J. Misiur, during the Second World War.

Moore, Robert E. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from 2nd Lt. Robert E. Moore II, USA to his wife Helen M. Moore during the Second World War.

Moraitis, George (Gulf War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written by A1/C George Moraitis, USAF to Stephanie and Catherine Palazzo during the Gulf War.

Mower, Harrison C. (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written to and from LtCol. Harrison Curtis Mower, AEF during the First World War. Also included are biographical documents, photographs, postcards, and realia from the Spanish-American War.

 
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Nelson, Carole (Vietnam War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from two servicemen to Carole Nelson from key combat areas during the Vietnam War.

Nyanza, Lorraina (correspondence on military harassment)

This collection contains one letter from SSgt. Lorraina Nyanza, USAF to her mother. In the fourteen page letter she details some of her attempts to seek justice for racial mistreatment and harassment in the military while overseas.

 
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Orbaker, Kenneth K. (pre-First World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence from PFC Kenneth Kenyan Orbaker, USA to his friend Marion Miller before the First World War.

 
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Parsons, Albert (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains the correspondence of Albert Parsons to his family member Laura Stanley. Parsons served in the American Expeditionary Force in during the First World War.

Price, Wilson Henry (Second World War, Korean War, and Vietnam War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written by MSgt. Wilson Henry Price, USMC to his family during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

 
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Rowe, Patrice (Vietnam War correspondence)

This collection contains personal correspondence written to Patrice Rowe, from Cpl. W.S. "Stan" Temple, USMC, and PH2/C Michael "Mike" Hammond, USN during the Vietnam War.

 
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Safford, James Broderick (Civil War correspondence)

This collection contains letters written by Capt. James Broderick Safford to his father James M. Safford, during the American Civil War. The bulk of these letters cover Safford's time in the 54th Indiana Infantry regiment, from 1863 untill 1864.

Sharp family (First and Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter and one postcard from the Sharp family. The postcard was sent by Merril Sharp, USA, during the First World War. The letter was sent by Marvin Sharp, USN, during the Second World War.

Smith, Walter Edward (Korean War correspondence)

This collection contains one four-page hand written letter from Walter Edward Smith to his wife Shirley Boone Smith while aboard the USS Platte (AO 24) during the Korean War.

Szalay, Frances S. (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains material donated by Frances Stephanie Szalay from her time in service in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) during and after the Second World War.

 
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Telling, Jack E. (Vietnam War correspondence)

This collection contains one letter written by Jack E. Telling, United States Marine Corps to Mary S. Brookes during the Vietnam War.

Tompkins, Alan (Vietnam War correspondence)

This collection consists of one letter from Alan Tompkins, USN, to his family, dated May 21, 1967.

 
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Vasos, William (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written both to and from YN3 William Vasos, USN and his wife Irene during the Second World War. Also included are newspaper clippings and various wartime and service ephemera.

Volk, Ann (Second World War correspondence)

This collection contains letters and a funeral card from SSgt. Philip Langerholc and Sgt. Larry Langerholc to their sister Ann Volk during the Second World War.

 
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Whiteley, Gary (Korean War correspondence)

This collection contains correspondence written to Gary Whiteley from two soldiers serving overseas during the Korean War. The two authors were Sgt. Robert J. Gendaszek, USA and PFC John Horner, USA.

Wilkinson, Joseph B. (First World War correspondence)

This collection contains three postcards and the dog tags of PFC Joseph B. Wilkinson, AEF during the First World War.