Guide to the Walter R. Way Letter MSS.1977
Way, Walter R.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
2007
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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- Language Usage:
English
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Walter R. Way Letter
- Unit ID:
MSS.1977
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (1 letter, 8 pages)
- Dates:
1916 February 1
- Abstract:
Letter from Walter R. Way, written on February 1, 1916, to unnamed loved ones. The entire letter is a passionate argument against the isolationists and pacifists in the United States before the first world war.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of one letter written by Walter R. Way on February 1, 1916. The entire letter is a passionate argument against the isolationist movement that preceded the United States’ entry into World War One. He also rails against spies; "Our country is at this moment and has been for months and months riddled with European spies who know more about us that we do ourselves."
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2007
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
Walter R. Way Letter, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2005
Biographical/Historical note
Walter R. Way lived in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1916.
Letter Box SC0001 Folder 1977
Letter from Walter R. Way, February 1, 1916 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/32199