Guide to the Walter H. Dearth Papers MSS.2336
Dearth, Walter H.
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
February 2009
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
- Creation:
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- Language Usage:
English
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Walter H. Dearth Papers
- Unit ID:
MSS.2336
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (two letters, six cards, five photographs, and two other documents)
- Dates:
1919-1981
- Abstract:
Various papers of Walter Harner Dearth, including letters, cards, photographs, funeral card and a certified copy of his birth record.
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains various papers of Walter Harner Dearth, including letters, cards, photographs, funeral card and a certified copy of his birth record.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Martha Bace, 2010
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
donated by Wade Hall, 2006
Biographical/Historical note
Walter Harner Dearth was born in Middletown, Butler County, Ohio on June 21, 1890 to Charles A. and Ruth Dearth. He was a veteran of World War One, having served in the Co. E 309 Supply Train Quartermaster Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces from September 1918 to June 1919. He worked for several railroad companies and retired from the Penn Central Railroad. He died on January 6, 1981.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Walter H. Dearth Papers, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Papers Box SC0010 Folder 2336.01