Letters, 1967.

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Letters, 1967.

This series contains correspondence conerning the anectdotes related by Leon Batchelder to Philip Wilcox, then curator of the University of New Hampshire Museum. The anecdotes concern the work done by the student army trainees during World War I. The trainees built barracks and replaced the main flag pole in front of Thompson Hall among other duties.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7382265

UNH Durham, Dimond Library

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University of New Hampshire

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