Box: 1, Folder: 1 - Correspondence to family (1 of 2), 1917-1918

Title

Box: 1, Folder: 1 - Correspondence to family (1 of 2), 1917-1918

Description

Correspondence to family (1 of 2), 1917-1918

Identifier

1985-12-27-A, Box: One, Folder: 1

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Collection Items

[Postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked April 2, 1917]
Postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked April 2, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of letters and gives instructions for future mail. Postcard image features a wharf scene in San Diego, California.Typed caption: "1184 - Wharf Scene, San…

[Photographic postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked February 26, 1917]
Photographic postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked February 26, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of a cake and promises to send photos. Postcard image features several servicemen in a small boat.

[Photographic postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked February 9, 1917]
Photographic postcard to C. N. Butler from Herman Butler, postmarked February 9, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of letters and describes the postcard image. Postcard image features the waterfront at a base in San Diego, California, with ships and…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt, uncle, and Rena, November 11, 1917]
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt, uncle, (Lela and Curtis Butler), and Rena, November 11, 1917. Notes that he is awaiting orders to go to Garden City, New York, and that he is now a sergeant. One folded sheet, two handwritten pages, with…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, September 28, 1917]
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, September 28, 1917. Explains that he and other men have been transferred out of 14th and 18th Aero Squadrons into the 135th Squadron under Major Lyons and will be relocating…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, September 4, 1917]
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, September 4, 1917. Encloses photographs and describes plans for the next few days. Two handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington,…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, November 27, 1917]
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, November 27, 1917. Writes from somewhere in New Mexico en route to New York. Two handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs. C. N. Butler in Burlington, Washington.

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 18, 1917]
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 18, 1917. Discusses pay and finances, notes his subscription to Army and Navy News should be coming to their address. Sent with letter to Kerr. One folded sheet, three…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 10, 1917]
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, May 10, 1917. Acknowledges receipt of cookies, describes movement of men to East Coast, wonders if people are acting patriotic, says, "why join Army if you don't fight." One…

[Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, June 10, 1917]
Letter from Herman Butler to his aunt and uncle, Lela and Curtis Butler, June 10, 1917. Speculates on possible upcoming promotion, suggests that several men from home join up. One folded sheet, three handwritten pages, with envelope addressed to Mrs.…
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