Guide to the Wyndham G. Allen Letters MSS.2042
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by April Burnette
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
2008
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@bama.ua.edu
- Creation:
This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2009-08-28T16:24-0500
- Language Usage:
English
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Wyndham G. Allen Letters
- Unit ID:
MSS.2042
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.2 Linear feet 11 letters, 7 envelopes
- Dates:
1941-1942
- Abstract:
This collection consists of eleven letters from Wyndham G. Allen, United States Army, during World War II, to his sister, Francesca Allen, Louisville, Kentucky. The dates of these letters range from June 15, 1941 to April 16, 1943. He writes about his daily activities, getting a furlough, being in Africa, and missing his family.
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of eleven letters from Wyndham G. Allen, United States Army, during World War II, to his sister, Francesca Allen, Louisville, Kentucky. The dates of these letters range from June 15, 1941 to April 16, 1943. He writes about his daily activities, getting a furlough, being in Africa, and missing his family.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
April Burnett, 2008
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation
The Wyndham G. Allen Letters, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2007
Biographical/Historical note
Wyndham G. Allen was born in Kentucky in 1915. He enlisted in the United States Army on February 17, 1941 in Los Angeles, California.
Source: The National Archives. Access to Archival Databases (AAD). 16 Jan 2008. http://www.aad.archives.gov.