William Deming Hornaday transcripts of World War I letters and personal accounts (A-L and unknown) about 1916-about 1922

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William Deming Hornaday transcripts of World War I letters and personal accounts (A-L and unknown) about 1916-about 1922

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/40076/40076-P.html

Letters and personal accounts printed in local newspapers were gathered by a student clipping service at the University of Texas beginning in 1921 and then were transcribed by William D. Hornaday. The volumes of transcripts include approximately 2,400 individual letters and personal accounts of Texas soldiers, sailors, and Marines in the (World War I), for individuals with last names beginning A-L and unknown, and date from about 1916 to about 1922. Great War

4.24 cubic ft.; (24 volumes)

eng,

Texas State Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6640553

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Jester, Beauford Halbert, 1893-1949

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Hornaday, William Deming.

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William Deming Hornaday was born near Plainfield, Indiana, February 4, 1868. He commenced his career in journalism at age 17 and worked for newspapers in Indianapolis, Indiana; Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Colorado; and Memphis, Tennessee. To supplement his salary, Hornaday worked as a special correspondent for a network of newspapers across the country. In 1898, he moved to San Antonio, Texas to work for the San Antonio Times and later the San Antonio Express. During this period, Hornad...