Guide to the Bill Aston Letters MSS.2121
Aston, Bill
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jamie Burke
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
September 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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Bill Aston Letters
- Unit ID:
MSS.2121
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 linear foot (5 letters, 5 envelopes)
- Dates:
1943
- Abstract:
Five letters from Bill Aston to Martha Baird in Miami, Florida, all written on U.S. Naval Air Station stationery during World War Two. He refers to her as Citty. Discusses life in the barracks, getting into trade school, and food at the base.
- creator
Aston, William Money
- Processing Information:
Processing Information note
Processed by Jamie Burke, August 2008, and Donnelly Walton, 2009
Biographical/Historical note
Bill Aston served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Scope and Contents note
Five letters from Bill Aston to Martha Baird in Miami, Florida, all written on U.S. Naval Air Station stationery. He refers to her as "Citty." Discusses life in the barracks, getting into trade school, and food at the base. He moves bases on Friday, March 12, 1943. Envelope dated March 13 is forwarded and has a note on the back about ration coupons. Luxuries in "boot camp" included smoking and eating candy or gum. Discusses family affairs like insurance and the payments for a watch.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Bill Aston Letters, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Acquisition Information:
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Wade Hall, August 2008
Bill Aston Letters Box SC0008 Folder 2121
Letter from Bill, Jacksonville, Florida, to Citty, Miami, Florida, February 26, 1943 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/32245
Letter from Bill, Jacksonville, Florida, to Citty, Miami, Florida, March 5, 1943 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/32246
Letter from Bill, Jacksonville, Florida, to Citty, Miami, Florida, March 7, 1943 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/32247
Letter from Bill, Jacksonville, Florida, to Citty, Miami, Florida, March 12, 1943 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/32248
Letter from Bill, Jacksonville, Florida, to Citty, Miami, Florida, April 1, 1943 http://purl.lib.ua.edu/32249