Melba Johnson World War II correspondence
Scope and Contents
Beginning in 1943, Melba Johnson of Logan, Utah, a member of the Logan Ninth Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wrote to Cache Valley soldiers who were serving in World War II (at this time, Johnson's husband was the bishop of the Logan Ninth Ward). This collection consists of Johnson's incoming correspondence from soldiers and nurses who responded to her letters and of newspapers clippings about Cache Valley soldiers. The collection contains approximately 75 letters from both male and female residents of Cache Valley who participated in the war effort, and the collection spans the period from 1940 to 1945. These letters were written by soldiers and nurses stationed in various locations in the United States (while at boot camps), in Europe, and in the Pacific. These letters discuss the war in general, soldiers' duties, the efforts of Cache Valley women in the war, Mormonism and the war, and other similar topics. These letters have been organized alphabetically by the last name of the sender, and those senders who wrote four or more letters have been foldered individually.
Dates
- 1940-1945
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Melba Johnson World War II correspondence must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives manuscript curator and/or the Special Collections and Archives department head.
Biographical Note
Letters written to Melba Johnson by Cache Valley residents who participated in World War II.
Extent
1 box (.5 linear feet)
Abstract
This collection contains approximately 75 letters written to Melba Johnson by Cache Valley residents who participated in World War II. Both soldiers and nurses responded from U.S. boot camps, Europe, and the Pacific. These letters discuss the war in general, soldiers' duties, the efforts of Cache Valley women in the war, The Church of Latter-day Saints, and the war, and other similar topics. These letters have been organized alphabetically by the last name of the sender, and those senders who wrote four or more letters have been foldered individually.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by last name of letter author.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections and Archives in 2001 by Kerry Done.
- Title
- Guide to the Melba Johnson World War II correspondence, 1940-1945
- Author
- Finding aid created by Special Collections and Archives.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
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