Guide to the Lamar Aldridge papers MSS.0059
Aldridge, Lamar
- Publication:
University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
Box 870266
May 2009
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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Lamar Aldridge papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.0059
- Repository:
University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet
- Dates:
1917-1919
- Abstract:
Letters home written while Aldridge was in training in Georgia and then serving in France during World War I.
- creator
Aldridge, Lamar, 1893-1939
Scope and Contents note
The collection consists of letters home written while Aldridge was in training in Georgia and then serving in France during World War I. They address training, the French people, combat, and Aldridge's desire to return home. The collection also includes a roster of his training company, as well as a paper titled "The Story of the 325th."
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Jane Newton, 1983
- Processing Information:
Processed by
S. Braden, 2008; updated by Martha Bace, 2012
- Usage Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Use note
None
- Access Restrictions:
Conditions Governing Access note
None
Biographical/Historical note
A native of Catherine, Wilcox County, Alabama, and a graduate of the University of Alabama law school, Aldridge served in the 325th Infantry in World War I, attaining the rank of captain. He was later a vice president of Alabama Power Company.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Lamar Aldridge papers, University Libraries Division of Special Collections, The University of Alabama
Source(s)
Armed Forces (lcsh)
Letters (correspondence) (aat)
Personal correspondence (aat)
Soldiers--Alabama--Correspondence (lcsh)
Soldiers--Correspondence (lcsh)
War and Military (localbroad)
World War, 1914-1918 (lcsh)
Aldridge, Lamar Box 2647