Joslin Family First World War correspondence
Scope and Contents
This collection is available online through Chapman University's Digital Commons at https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/joslin_family_correspondence/.
This collection contains letters from brothers Lincoln and Grant Joslin to their mother. The Joslin brothers wrote the letters while stationed in France during the First World War. Also included are photographs of Grant and their mother, Marcia Ruth Joslin.
Dates
- 1913 March 7 - 1918 November 29
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
Source: donor Grant Hanford Joslin, United States Army (4/18/1892 - 7/28/1944) and Lincoln Johnson, United States Army (3/27/1896 - 7/3/1969) were born of their parents Asa and Marcia Joslin and had four brothers, Myron, Carroll, Malon, and Andrew, and two sisters, Elsie and Frances. Grant married on June 29, 1922, and Lincoln married on September 7, 1921.
Extent
.04 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains letters and photographs from Pvt. Lincoln Joslin, USA and Cook Grant Joslin, USA during the First World War.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by material type, author, and date.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Susan Parslow Lounsbury.
Legal Status
Donor irrevocably transfers, conveys, and assigns to Chapman University all Intellectual Property Rights for the Donated Materials. For more information, consult original donation form.
- Correspondence -- World War, 1914-1918 Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1914-1918) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1914-1918) -- France Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- World War (1914-1918) -- Homefront Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Joslin Family First World War correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lee Feldman
- Date
- 10/31/17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Center for American War Letters Archives Repository