This series contains correspondence, printed materials, press clippings, memorabilia, and other items relating to Westray Battle Boyce Long and her service in the Women's Army Corps.
Biographical materials include Long's passport, biographical sketches written for publications, and records relating to Long's service in the armed forces. General correspondence in the series includes letters to and from relatives, requests for letters of recommendation, and congratulatory messages.
Press clippings from across the country cover Long's service abroad during World War II and her appointment as Deputy Director and later Director of the Women's Army Corps. Also included are some military editions of newspapers and English-language editions of foreign newspapers from the war. Printed materials in the series include magazine articles in which Long was featured and publications for members of the armed services. A study comparing the incidence of neuropsychiatric conditions in World War I and World War II is also included in the series.
Invitations and menus document the wide variety of events Long was invited to and attended, including events at the White House and events abroad while she was with the Women's Army Corps. Items from her trips abroad include postcards, an album from a visit to the United States occupation zone of Germany, place cards from events, and travel information.
The series also includes correspondence and printed materials relating to Long's work in the insurance unit of the Rural Electrification Administration, her association with the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and her attendance at a homecoming event held in Rocky Mount, North Carolina in 1958.
Documents in the series relating to the Women's Army Corps include correspondence regarding the history of the Corps, legislation and reports concerning the Corps, materials relating to the 20th anniversary of the Corps in 1962, and rosters of Corps officers. Items relating to Long's service in the Women's Army Corps include correspondence regarding her various appointments, medical forms, orders, personnel records, and rosters of officers. Correspondence, forms, and printed materials relating to Long's application for officer candidacy in 1942 are also included in this series.
