Charles Eggeling First World War correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection is available online in Chapman University's Digital Commons: https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/ceggeling_collection/.
This collection contains personal correspondence to and from Private Charles Eggeling, American Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Eggeling served in France with the 111th Machine Gun Battallion. Also included are a diary, documents, photographs and other ephemera belonging to Eggeling at the time of his service.
Letters come from different individuals, including friends and family. The bulk of the collection of letters originate from Charles Eggeling to Irene Donnelly.
Dates
- Creation: 1918 October 27 - 1919 April 19
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions. For further copyright information, please contact the archivist.
Biographical / Historical
Private Charles Eggeling USA
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (6 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains correspondence to and from Pvt. Charles Eggeling, USA during the First World War. Also included are one diary, military documents, photographs, and ephemera from his time in France.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically by material type:
- Series 1, Diary, 1918-1919
- Series 2, Correspondence from Charles Eggeling to Irene Donnelly, 1918-1919
- Series 3, Correspondence to Charles Eggling, 1918-1919
- Series 4, Documents
- Series 5, Photographs
- Series 6, Postcards, 1918-1919
- Series 7, Ephemera, 1919-1942
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Irene F. Eggeling.
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Charles Eggeling First World War correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Maria Yanez
- Date
- 8/19/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Center for American War Letters Archives, Frank Mt. Pleasant Library of Special Collections and Archives Repository