William L. Shelton, Jr., papers, 1943-1945.

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William L. Shelton, Jr., papers, 1943-1945.

Contains the following types of materials: correspondence / letters. Contains information pertaining to the following war: World War II (WWII). Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 9th Armored Division. General description of the collection: The William L. Shelton, Jr., papers consist of 261 letters mostly from William L. Shelton, Jr., to his wife, but with some letters to him from her, his sister, and his friends. Shelton's letters were not heavily censored and contain some information about the activities of the 9th Armored Division during WWII and Camp Polk, Louisiana.

2 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7717301

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army. Armored Division, 9th

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Shelton, William Ralph

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Newspaper publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of William T. Shelton : oral history, 1970. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597397 1846-1850, pastor, Clarkesville, Tenn.; 1850-1855, professor of Greek and Theology, Union University, Murfreesborough, Tenn; 1851-1855, pastor, Murfreesborough; 1855-1864, president, Brownsville Female College, 1864-1869, president West Tennessee College, Jackson, Tenn.; 1873-1876, professor of mor...