Rufty family war correspondence
Scope and Contents
Contains a small series of correspondence to the Rufty family from related family members serving in World War II. Little is said in the letters about military actions, focusing instead on the well-being of the writer and events at home. Some of the letters are V-mail service communications, reprinted and sent from microfilm. The collection also includes a two-page account of a paratrooper company's involvement in the D-day invasion.
Dates
- 1944-1945
Creator
- Rufty, Joe H. (Joe Hearne), 1917-1944 (Person)
- Rufty, H. E. (Henry Edward), 1901-1993 (Person)
- Wood, Daniel B. (Daniel Baxter), 1924- (Person)
- Rufty, Willie W., 1912-2001 (Person)
- Book, J. T. (Joe T.) (Person)
- Capelli, Francis J. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Rufty family war correspondence must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Ed (Henry Edward) and Willie (Frances Willie) Rufty were residents of Salisbury, N.C. during the mid-1940s. They corresponded with family members fighting in Europe during World War II, including his brother Joe H. Rufty and her brother Daniel B. Wood. Both brothers died before the end of the war.
Extent
6 folders (23 items)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Lynn R. Mooney; 2004.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
- Title
- Register of Rufty family war correspondence
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 6/9/2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States