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Finding-Aid for the Ralph Mitchell Weed Collection (MUM00465)

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Descriptive Summary

Historical Note

Scope and Contents Note

Restrictions

Container List

Descriptive Summary

PURL:

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00465/

Creator:

Weed, Ralph Mitchell

Title:

Ralph Mitchell Weed Collection.

Inclusive Dates:

1918-1919

Materials in:

English

Abstract:

Collection consists of correspondence, a datebook, and various documents related to the life of Ralph Mitchell Weed. Items were created 1918-1919.

Quantity:

1 box.

Number:

MUM00465

Location:

C-9.

Repository :

The University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library
Department of Archives and Special Collections
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848, USA
Phone: 662.915.7408
Fax: 662.915.5734
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/

Cite as:

Ralph Mitchell Weed Collection (MUM00465). The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.

Historical Note

Ralph Mitchell Weed’s experiences in World War I offer a unique glimpse into a southern soldier’s life during The Great War. A Winona, MS, native, Weed began his military career as a Private at Camp Beauregard, LA, in January of 1918. After a period of informal training in LA, Private Weed traveled to Camp Merritt in New Jersey for a more intense session of formal military instruction. Finally, in June of 1918 Weed was sent overseas to France to join in the conflict. Now a Corporal in the 38th Infantry of the United States Army, Weed saw action at the Battle of the Marne, the St. Mihiel Offensive, and the Argonne-Meuse Offensive. After the war, Weed remained in Germany as a peacekeeper until July of 1919.

Scope and Contents Note

Collection consists of correspondence, a datebook, and various documents related to the life of Ralph Mitchell Weed. Items were created 1918-1919.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open.

Use Restriction

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”, that user may be liable for copyright infringement.

Container List

Folder 1: Correspondence from Corp. Ralph Mitchell Weed to various family members and friends during World War I.

Folder 2: Corp. Ralph Mitchell Weed’s personal date book.

Folder 3: Various biographical and genealogical information.@

Subject and Date Index

Food Rations

1918-14-01, 1 page

1918-20-05, 1 page

Comradery

1918-14-01, 1 page@

Guarding Prisoners

1918-17-02, 1 page

Orders

1918-17-02, 1 page

Exams

1918-19-05, 1 page

Morale

1918-09-05, 1 page

Sheffield — State Treasurer

1918-20-05, 1 page

Germans

  1918-20-05, 1 page

  1918-05-06, 1 page

  1918-02-02, 1 page



Death

  1918-20-05, 1 page

New York City

1918-04-06, 1 page

1919-05-06, 1 page

Northern Troops

1918-05-06, 1 page

African American Troops

  1918-07-06, 1 page

  1918-07-06, 1 page

  1919-22-06, 1 page

Censorship

  1918-10-06, 1 page

  1918-03-07, 1 page

  1918-20-07, 1 page

Patriotism

1918-03-07, 1 page

Monuments/Memorials

  1918-03-07, 1 page

  1918-11-05, 1 page

  1919-09-03, 1 page

Y.M.C.A.

1918-03-07, 2 pages

1919-11-05, 2 pages

Red Cross

1918-03-07, 2 pages

Wilson Bridge

1918-16-07, 1 page

Tobacco

1918-16-07, 1 page

Combat

1918-13-08, 1 page

1918-10-28, 1 page

Trenches

1918-11-24, 1 page

End of War

1918-12-22, 1 page

Disease

  1919-05-01, 1 page

  1919-02-02, 1 page

  1919-16-06, 1 page

Veterans of Foreign Wars

1919-28-03, 1 page

National Guard

1919-20-04, 1 page

Brig. Gen. McAlexander

1919-11-05, 1 page

Gas

1919-21-05, 2 pages

Women

1919-13-06, 1 page

1919-22-06, 1 page

African American Women

1919-22-06, 1 page

Peace Treaty

1919-29-06, 1 page

Government Pensions

1919-06-07, 1 page