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Navy Career, 1908 - 1920, bulk: 1916 - 1917

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 2, Series 6

Scope and Contents

This series documents Miessner's career with the United States Navy. It includes photographs and newspaper clippings from Miessner's first service with the Navy (1908-1911), as well as correspondence, notebooks, draft and discharge documents, and other records related to his second service with the Navy (1916-1917).

Correspondence sent home to family during Miessner’s first service with the Navy can be found in the Personal Correspondence sub-series of the Correspondence series.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908 - 1920
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1916 - 1917

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection material is primarily in English. German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and Serbian are also present.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Extent

0.353 Cubic Feet (11 folders)

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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