Series I: Papers, 1917 - [1961], 1918 - 1961
Series
Scope and Content:
From the Collection:
The Gwenn Clifford Smith collection consists of correspondence, death certificates, enlistment record/honorable discharge record, a pay record book, a radio logbook, medals, silk scarf, a garrison cover hat, and photograph regarding Albert Clifford and his involvement in the 109th Field Artillery Unit during World War I.
Dates
- 1918 - 1961
Access:
Open for Research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (1 long grey photograph box and 1 small tan object box. ) ; 3.165 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Series I: Papers, 1917 - [1961]
Series I: Papers, 1917-[1961] is arranged chronologically. There are several paper documents involved in the collection, consisting of a radio log recording the final times of the first world war, death certificate, enlistment record/honorable discharge, a letter from Albert to Elvira, two postcards, and a pay record book for Albert Clifford in the military. There is also “An Appreciation from Simon Long’s Sons, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.” Historical Account Pocketbook which gives a small insight into historical battles and military units of the first world war. The death certificate has a written clerical error in which the death date is written as 02-21-1916 but the actual death date is 02-21-1961.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu