Harold Martinez correspondence
Scope and Content
26 letters written by Mexican-American solider Harold Martinez between June 1944 nd March 1946 while serving in the military during World War II. Addressed to his brother George, also in the army, and his mother, the letters begin when Harold was serving as a tank driver at Fort Knox. A few of the letters are stamped by the Army censor.
Dates
- Creation: 1944 June-1946 March
Creator
- Martinez, Harold (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
26 letters written by Mexican-American solider Harold Martinez between June 1944 nd March 1946 while serving in the military during World War II. Addressed to his brother George, also in the army, and his mother, the letters begin when Harold was serving as a tank driver at Fort Knox. A few of the letters are stamped by the Army censor. Martinez was born in Arizona in 1925. He enlisted in the US Army Air Corps at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California, on March 1, 1944.
Acquisition
Purchased from The Bookshop, April 21, 2104.
Subject
- Martinez, Harold -- Archives (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Harold Martinez correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Stephanie Cipres
- Date
- 2014 October
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu