Charles W. Umbaugh World War II Letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GTM-20230602
Collection of over 200 letters written by and to Washington, D.C. resident Charles W. Umbaugh, dating from 1941 to 1944. Umbaugh served stateside during World War II, first in an Army hospital and then later in the Army Air Corp. The letters document Umbaugh's experiences in the armed services as well as his family's experience as civilians on the homefront during the second World War.
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1.2 Cubic Feet (3 document cases)
English
Purchased from Beltrone and Company, 2023.
The letters were removed from binders and placed in archival-quality boxes and folders.
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository