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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Elmer W. Prince, Papers of a Morgantown Resident and City Official

0.8 Linear Feet 10 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 2 1/2 in.)
Items that belonged to Elmer W. Prince, Morgantown City Manager from 1933 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1966. The collection includes Prince's 1905-07 post card collection, a 1921 West Virginia University Bachelor of Science Degree in civil engineering, and two Morgantown budget statements, 1935 and 1937. There are also photographs, including images of Morgantown (1941) and several taken by Prince of post World War II France and Germany (1945-1946). Prince served as an army major during and after the war, for which his unit received a letter of recognition from President Harry Truman. Other materials include a journal kept by Elmer Prince in 1967 while on assignment for the federal government in Iran; two religious publications; several newspapers and clippings; and artifacts such as World War II goggles, a ca. 1941 handkerchief from England with a printed war rally slogan, West Virginia University memorabilia, and four recognition plaques for community service. There is also a 1951 certificate from Capital Airlines in honor of Prince's efforts to bring airline service to Morgantown.
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Elmer W. Prince, Papers of a Morgantown Resident and City Official 0.8 Linear Feet 10 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 2 1/2 in.)

Prince, Elmer W.
Items that belonged to Elmer W. Prince, Morgantown City Manager from 1933 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1966. The collection includes Prince's 1905-07 post card collection, a 1921 West Virginia University Bachelor of Science Degree in civil engineering, and two Morgantown budget statements, 1935 and 1937. There are also photographs, including images of Morgantown (1941) and several taken by Prince of post World War II France and Germany (1945-1946). Prince served as an army major during and after the war, for which his unit received a letter of recognition from President Harry Truman. Other materials include a journal kept by Elmer Prince in 1967 while on assignment for the federal government in Iran; two religious publications; several newspapers and clippings; and artifacts such as World War II goggles, a ca. 1941 handkerchief from England with a printed war rally slogan, West Virginia University memorabilia, and four recognition plaques for community service. There is also a 1951 certificate from Capital Airlines in honor of Prince's efforts to bring airline service to Morgantown.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas Jack Carpenter, Soldier, World War II Narrative and Letters

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/4 in. (6 folders)
Reminiscence and transcripts of letters by T. Jack Carpenter regarding his World War II experiences. The reminiscence of six pages, written in 1998, chronicles in summary form the life of Jack Carpenter from 1940 to 1946, starting from his high school years in Middlebourne, West Virginia through 1946, the year he was discharged. The letters, dating from 1 May 1945 through 14 October 1946, document in detail his training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, and Camp Livingston, Louisiana; trip overseas to Camp Lucky Strike outside Paris, France; transfer to Schwabach in post-war Germany; training at Fontainebleau, France for clerical work; and transfer to U.S. Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Finally, he was assigned to the staff working for General McNarney, commander in chief, U.S. Forces of Occupation in Germany. The letters, in their detailed rendering of Carpenter's professional and personal life, provide a window through which we can view the world of post-war Europe from the perspective of a U.S. serviceman. There are also a few photographs, including the sea crossing, Camp Lucky Strike, Fontainebleau, headquarters in Frankfurt, and the General's lodge at Oberammergau. There are also photos of Carpenter in Frankfurt.
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Thomas Jack Carpenter, Soldier, World War II Narrative and Letters 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 1/4 in. (6 folders)

Carpenter, Thomas Jack
Reminiscence and transcripts of letters by T. Jack Carpenter regarding his World War II experiences. The reminiscence of six pages, written in 1998, chronicles in summary form the life of Jack Carpenter from 1940 to 1946, starting from his high school years in Middlebourne, West Virginia through 1946, the year he was discharged. The letters, dating from 1 May 1945 through 14 October 1946, document in detail his training at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, and Camp Livingston, Louisiana; trip overseas to Camp Lucky Strike outside Paris, France; transfer to Schwabach in post-war Germany; training at Fontainebleau, France for clerical work; and transfer to U.S. Headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Finally, he was assigned to the staff working for General McNarney, commander in chief, U.S. Forces of Occupation in Germany. The letters, in their detailed rendering of Carpenter's professional and personal life, provide a window through which we can view the world of post-war Europe from the perspective of a U.S. serviceman. There are also a few photographs, including the sea crossing, Camp Lucky Strike, Fontainebleau, headquarters in Frankfurt, and the General's lodge at Oberammergau. There are also photos of Carpenter in Frankfurt.

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