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Finding Aid for the Thomas R. Ethridge Letters (MUM00121)

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Finding Aid for the Thomas R. Ethridge Letters



Descriptive Summary

PURL: http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00121/
Title: Thomas R. Ethridge Letters
Dates: 1942-1945
Collector: Ethridge, Thomas R.
Physical Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Repository: University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
Identification: MUM00121
Location: General Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Abstract: The collection contains letters sent from Thomas Ethridge to members of his family during his service in World War II.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Thomas R. Ethridge, 1994

Processing Information

Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Michaelis, May 2012.


Subject Terms

United States. Marine Corps. 4th Division
World War, 1939-1945 -- Veterans
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American


Formats

correspondence


Biographical Note

Thomas Ramage Ethridge was born 2 May 1918 in West Point, Miss. Ethridge earned several degrees from the University of Mississippi. He served in the United States Marine Corps, 4th Marine Division, from 1941-1946, participating in battles in the Pacific at Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian and Iwo Jima; he retired as a Major. Ethridge served as a Mississippi State Senator from 1948-1954 and the first full-time United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi from 1954-1961. He later worked in private law practice and as a professor of law at the University of Mississippi Law School. Ethridge died 29 August 2010.


Scope and Content Note

The collection contains letters sent from Thomas Ethridge to members of his family during his service in World War II.


User Information

Preferred Citation

Thomas R. Ethridge Letters, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Access Restrictions

The Thomas R. Ethridge Letters are open for research.

Copyright Restrictions

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Related Material

Resources at the University of Mississippi

Grover H. Catt Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library

World War II Memories Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library


Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.


Container List

1.1 January 1942
1.2 February 1942
1.3 March 1942
1.4 April 1942
1.5 June 1942
1.6 July 1942
1.7 August 1942
1.8 September 1942
1.9 October 1942
1.10 November 1942
1.11 December 1942
1.12 January 1943
1.13 February 1943
1.14 March 1943
1.15 April 1943
1.16 May 1943
1.17 June 1943
1.18 July 1943
1.19 August 1943
1.20 September 1943
1.21 October 1943
1.22 November 1943
1.23 December 1943
1.24 January 1944
1.25 February 1944
1.26 March 1944
1.27 April 1944
1.28 May 1944
1.29 June 1944
1.30 July 1944
1.31 August 1944
1.32 September 1944
1.33 October 1944
1.34 November 1944
1.35 December 1944
1.36 January 1945
1.37 February 1945
1.38 March 1945
1.39 April 1945
1.40 May 1945
1.41 June 1945
1.42 July 1945
1.43 August 1945
1.44 September 1945
1.45 October 1945