William Bruce Eidson, Jr. papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: William Bruce Eidson, Jr. papers
Creator: Eidson, William Bruce, 1922-1999
Inclusive Dates: 1919-1963
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet 3 document boxes
Collection Number: ms3087
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

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.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

William B. Eidson, Jr. papers, ms3087, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in 2002.

Processing Information

Photographs have been removed and placed into a separate series for preservation purposes.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Sheila McAlister, November 2003.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related Collections in this Repository include the James William Lassiter papers, ms2703; Sydney C. Heindel papers, ms2561.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Letters from William Bruce Eidson, Jr., 1939-1944

 

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1-54

Letters from William Bruce Eidson, Jr., 1945-1952

 

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Letters from William Bruce Eidson, Jr. - undated

 

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1-31

Letters from William B. Eidson, Sr., 1919-1952

 

3	32	Letter from Douglas Jarrard, 1921 January 17
	Letter written by Douglas Jarrard
	Letter written by Douglas Jarrard

 

3	33	Letter from Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother, 1921 January 19
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother

 

3	34	Letter from Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother, 1921 May 20
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother

 

3	35	Letter from Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother, 1921 August 28
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother

 

3	36	Letter from Helen Caswell, 1922 March 2
	Letter written by Helen Caswell
	Letter written by Helen Caswell

 

3	37	Letter from Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother, 1922 October 19
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother

 

3	38	Letter from Eugene Talmadge , 1940 August 15
	Letter written by Eugene Talmadge
	Letter written by Eugene Talmadge

 

3	39	Letter from Mgr., Henry Ford Development, 1942 March 13
	Letter written by Mgr., Henry Ford Development
	Letter written by Mgr., Henry Ford Development

 

3	40	Letter from Ethel Eidson, 1945 December 21
	Letter written by Ethel Eidson
	Letter written by Ethel Eidson

 

3	41	Letter from UGA registrar, 1946 July 23
	Letter written by UGA registrar
	Letter written by UGA registrar

 

3	42	Letter from State Farm Insurance, 1946 October 1
	Letter written by State Farm Insurance
	Letter written by State Farm Insurance

 

3	43	Letter from Veta Morris, 1948 January 26
	Letter written by Veta Morris
	Letter written by Veta Morris

 

3	44	Letter from Maude (cousin), 1952 July 21
	Letter written by Maude (cousin)
	Letter written by Maude (cousin)

 

3	45	Letter from Maude (cousin), 1952 September 2
	Letter written by Maude (cousin)
	Letter written by Maude (cousin)

 

3	46	Letter from Mamie, 1963 September 11
	Letter written by Mamie
	Letter written by Mamie

 

3	47	Letter from Veta Morris - undated
	Letter written by Veta Morris
	Letter written by Veta Morris

 

3	48	Letter from Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother - undated
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother
	Letter written by Mrs. Morris, Ethel Eidson's mother

 

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49

Photograph - William Eidson, Jr. in uniform (6), 1943 December 17

 

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49

Photograph - camp life (3), 1945 August 19

 

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50

Cards, invitations, clippings