Arthur D. (John) Adair Collection, 1943-1999

Title

Description

The Arthur D. (John) Adair Collection, held by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University, consists of correspondence from Europe to the United States during WWII from August 1943 – February 1946. The letters are primarily written by Adair to his mother in Alabama. The collection also includes a photocopied scrapbook, memorabilia from a trip to Europe by the 3rd Infantry Division group in 1988, photographs from Europe during WWII, WWII related documents, postcards, and newspaper and magazine clippings from the 1980s-1990s.

The current digital collection contains PDF file surrogates created in 2025 of the complete content of the collection.

Creator

Adair, Arthur D. (John) (Person)
Sword, Sydney (Person)

Source

Arthur D. (John) Adair Collection, Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Date

1943-1999

Rights

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