Guide to the Percy C. Miller Letter MSS.2564
Miller, Percy C.
- Author:
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Haldy
- Publication:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
October, 2009.
500 Hackberry Lane
Box 870266
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-0266
205.348.0500
archives@ua.edu
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English
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Percy C. Miller Letters
- Unit ID:
MSS.2564
- Repository:
W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama
- Quantity:
0.1 Linear feet (22 Letters, 21 Envelopes)
- Dates:
1916-1919
- Abstract:
Enlisted private and machine gun instructor, Percy C. Miller, writes to Miss Louise Ehlert of Dundee, Illinois, about life on the airfield bases in Florida, Ohio and California, various entertainments, his education in airplane machine guns, a camp quarantine due to "Spanish Influenza," and various airplane accidents.
Scope and Contents note
Contains news of life in military airfields around the United States from an enlisted private and machine gun instructor, Percy C. Miller, to Miss Louise Ehlert. Miller describes his travels in Florida, Ohio and California, various entertainments, his education in airplane machine gun mechanics, a camp quarantine due to "Spanish Influenza," and various airfield accidents.
The bulk of the letters date from 1918 to 1919. One letter dates from 1916 and is actually from Louise Ehlert's employer, the Elgin National Watch Company, concerning her return to work. The rest of the letters are from Percy C. Miller.
Biographical/Historical note
Percy C. Miller calls Elgin, Illinois, his home, and writes to Louise Ehlert about his travels across the United States as he is transferred from base to base during World War I. Florida, Ohio and California figure prominently in the letters.
- Acquisition Information:
Provenance
Gift of Wade Hall, 2006.
- Preferred Citation:
Preferred Citation note
Percy C. Miller Letters, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama.
- Processing Information:
Processed by
Amanda Haldy, 2009.
Percy C. Miller Letters Box SC0027 Folder 2564.01