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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/
Ellen Welch
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
MSS 16098 Corporal Tipton B. Omohundro, Jr. papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
Provenance
Purchased, 15 January 2016.
Scope and Contents
This collection (1943-1946; 1 cubic foot) consists of letters from Corporal Tipton B. Omohundro,Jr. to his parents in Howardsville, Virginia while serving in both the 454th and 176th Quartermaster Laundry Companies during World War II. Most topics refer to family news including his concern for his father's drinking, mention of letters about the rest of the family and girlfriends, and the daily activities of Corporal Omohundro. There is a brief mention of the D-Day invasion (1944 May-June folder, 9th letter, undated) Also included in the papers is a photograph of Omohundro in uniform.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in chronological order
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1 1944 November-DecemberEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 1943 February-AprilEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 1943 May-JulyEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 1943 August-OctoberEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 1943 November-DecemberEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 1944 January-FebruaryEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 1944 March-AprilEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 1944 May-JuneEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 1944 July-AugustEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 1944 September-OctoberEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1 1944 November-DecemberEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2 1945 January-FebruaryEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3 1945 March-AprilEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4 1945 May-JuneEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5 1945 July-AugustEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6 1945 September-OctoberEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7 1945 November-DecemberEnglish.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8 1946 January-NovemberEnglish.