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1 Title:   Camp Churchman photograph  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Camp Churchman (Albany, GA)  
  Dates:   1899 February 12  
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This collections contains one photograph (10 3/4"x13 1/2") that is inscribed "Staff and Line Officers 1st Ter. Reg., U.S.V. Camp Churchman Albany Ga. Feb 12- 1899" and "Hudson Phot."
  
  Identifier:   ms3975  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   Camp Hancock photographic postcards  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1917-1919  
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This collections contains 2 photographic postcards of Camp Hancock, Georgia and features R.O.T.C. troops in front of tents and in formation.
  
  Identifier:   ms4005  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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3 Title:   Camp Forrest souvenir spoon  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1917-1918  
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The collection consists of a brass spoon from World War I, engraved with Camp Forrest, Georgia. The shaft is decorated with USA and topped with soldier in full uniform and rifle.
  
  Identifier:   ms4006  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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4 Title:   Ernest Leo Gordon papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Gordon, Ernest Leo  
  Dates:   1943-1945  
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The collection consists of letters from Ernest Leo Gordon to his mother, Mrs. E.L. Gordon of Hull, Georgia. Letters describe Gordon's basic training at Fort McPherson, Georgia; Camp Bowie, Texas; and his radio training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In 1945, Gordon wrote from England, France, Belgium, Germany, and Czechoslovakia mainly about family, friends, and items he requests. Gordon's letters also mention the battles he participated in and his duties during the post war months.
  
  Identifier:   ms2250  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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5 Title:   University of Georgia World War I Reserve Officers Training Camp  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1917  
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The collection consists of framed items which include the signatures of the University of Georgia men who attended the Second Reserve Officers Training Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, during September and October 1917. In addition, and also framed, is the cover letter from Reverend Arthur Rowbotham of the National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Association concerning this gift.
  
  Identifier:   ms1067  
  Repository:   University of Georgia Archives  
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6 Title:   Bryant Sellers papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Sellers, Bryant  
  Dates:   1953-1954  
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The collection consists of letters written almost daily by Sellers to his wife, Mary (b. 1935) who was back home in Pomona and Chino, California. Although mainly love letters, there is some information about the routine of Army camp life. Sellers also tries to advise his young wife on matters such as finances, health and car maintenance. The letters end in May 1954, as Mary plans to move to Georgia to be with her husband. There are also three letters written by servicemen that appear to be unrelated to the Bryant Sellers papers.
  
  Identifier:   ms3045  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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7 Title:   Claude Williams papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Williams, Claude, Jr., 1922-2018  
  Dates:   1917-2010  
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This collection contains Claude Williams, Jr.'s papers related to his businesses in Athens, Georgia, his military training and service during World War II, and his uncle Herbert Williams' military service during World War I. The business records mainly pertain to Georgia Outdoor Advertising's purchase of other advertising companies as well as the board of directors' meeting minutes. Material related to Herbert Williams' service as a volunteer ambulance driver in the American Field Service during World War I include a photograph album, copies of the "American Field Service Bulletin", maps of France, and his medals. Much of the papers pertaining to Claude Williams' serivice during World War II are training materials and his notes from the United States Army Infantry School at Fort Benning near Columbus, Georiga. Also included are some Williams family photographs and a book on the family's history focused on Claude and his wife Charlotte. Note that box 1 folders 1-2 contain material written in French.
  
  Identifier:   ms4246  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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8 Title:   Kate Harben Jones papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Jones, Kate Harben  
  Dates:   1922-1947  
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The collection consists of papers of Kate Harben Jones from 1922-1947. Includes corrected typescripts of Jones' essays, short stories, and reminiscences; photographs of the Jones family; correspondence; and v-mail. Most of the correspondence (1933-1945) consists of letters to Jones from her son, Herbert F. Jones, during his military service in World War II. Herbert wrote from Fort Riley (Kan.), Camp Gordon (Ga.), Fort Dix (N.J.), and Fort Pierce (Fla.) describing his military training, military service clubs, and the local areas. After being shipped overseas (1944), Herbert wrote from England, Germany, and France describing the area, the people and their reaction to American military troops, the Normandy invasion, reconnaissance patrols, wounds he received, his medical treatment, and military activity after Germany's surrender. The correspondence also contains letters to Kate Jones from other family members and literary acquaintances.
  
  Identifier:   ms1335  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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9 Title:   William Bruce Eidson, Jr. papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Eidson, William Bruce, 1922-1999  
  Dates:   1919-1963  
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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and ephemera dated from 1919 to 1963 and collected by the William Bruce Eidson family of Ways (or Richmond Hill), Bryan County, Georgia. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from William Bruce Eidson, Jr. to his parents from 1939 to 1952 while he was a student at Georgia Tech, in the army as a flight trainee and part of its specialized training program, and a journalism student at the University of Georgia after the war. Also included is a group of letters written by William Bruce Eidson to his wife from 1919 to 1952 while he worked elsewhere in the lumber trade and later as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps and in Columbus, Georgia at Fort Benning.
  
  Identifier:   ms3087  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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