African-American World War II Unit photograph

Location of collection:

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

University of Virginia

P.O. Box 400110

160 McCormick Rd

Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Brenda Gunn

Email: bg9ba@virginia.edu

Phone: (434) 924-1037

Phone: (434) 243-1776

Fax: (434) 924-4968

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections

Web: library.virginia.edu/special-collections/services/reference-request

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 15975, African American World War II Unit photograph, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Summary

Extent:

0.03 Cubic Feet One folder in a legal document box BW 1.

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

MSS 15975, African American World War II Unit photograph, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of an African American Unit in World War II photograph is 0.03 cubic feet, contains one photograph of the First Platoon Company D. 8th Medical Training Battalion, 3rd Medical Training Regiment, at Camp Pickett, Virginia on June 25, 1943.

Acquisition information:

This collection was purchased from Crown Collectibles by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia on July 6, 2015.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard