Finding Aid for the Thomas R. Ethridge Letters
(MUM00121)
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Finding Aid for the Thomas R. Ethridge Letters
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Descriptive Summary
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| 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
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| 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.
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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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than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for,
or
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that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
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.
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