Transcripts of World War 1 letters and personal accounts, about 1916-about 1922.

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Transcripts of World War 1 letters and personal accounts, about 1916-about 1922.

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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 "Great War" (World War I), for individuals with last names beginning A-L and unknown, and date from about 1916 to about 1922. The letters and personal accounts include descriptions of military life, battles, and injuries; persons, places, and events in France and Germany, at sea, and on U.S. military bases; and the influenza epidemic and activities at home. Each index entry contains the name of the writer, the military unit or other designation (such as Red Cross or YMCA), if known, and the beginning volume-page number of the letter. Of note is a transcript of a letter by Captain Beauford Jester, who later served as governor of Texas. This series was split into two separate finding aids due to the electronic file size limitations imposed by the online finding aid web site (TARO).

4.24 cubic ft.

Texas State Library & Archives Commission

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Texas State Library & Archives Commission

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Jester, Beauford Halbert, 1893-1949

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Hornaday, William Deming, 1868-

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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 removed to San Antonio, Texas to work for the San Antonio Times and later the San Antonio Express. During this period, Hornaday gained n...