Navy Career, Pensacola, 1916 - 1917
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: 1916 - 1917
Creator
- From the Collection: Miessner, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1890- (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is primarily in English. German, French, Spanish, Swedish, and Serbian are also present.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Series: 0.353 Cubic Feet (11 folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
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