Arganbright, William E. (William Earl), 1894-1992
Person
Dates
- Existence: September 17, 1894 - March 4, 1992
Biographical Information
William E. Arganbright entered Purdue University on September 1, 1914. He served in Battery B of the Indiana National Guard and went to "Yono Grande" on the border of Texas in June of 1916, where they stayed for five months. From there they went to Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, and later reentered Purdue. He graduated with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1922.
Citation
From the letter in the collection which Arganbright had written.1922 Debris https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/debris/id/15161/rec/7
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William Arganbright letter
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 3, Placement: 04
Identifier: MSA 44
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one letter written by William E. Arganbright to Dr. Robert L. Thompson, Dean of Agriculture, September 9, 1991. The letter addresses Arganbright's experiences while a Purdue student, including time serving in the Indiana National Guard Battery B, from the perspective of a then ninety-seven year old man.
Dates:
September 9, 1991