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James R. Jewell collection, 1918-2020
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Jewell, James Robbins
- Title
- James R. Jewell collection
- Dates
- 1918-2020 (inclusive)19182020
- Quantity
- 9.0 linear feet, (14 boxes)
- Collection Number
- SPC 998-0494
- Summary
- The James R. Jewell collection consists of World War II materials from Dr. James Jewell's Northwest World War II Oral History and Research Project. Included in this collection are Jewell's research notes, oral interviews, publications, photographs, correspondence between Jewell and his colleagues, and correspondence from Howard T. East to his family and friends.
- Repository
-
Eastern Washington University
Archives & Special Collections
Eastern Washington University Libraries
320 Media Lane - 100 LIB
Cheney, WA
99004-2453
Telephone: 5093592475
archives@ewu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English, English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
James R. Jewell attended Eastern Washington University and attained his Master's Degree in History in 1995. Jewell then moved on to West Virginia University to earn his Ph.D. in U.S. History, with his research centered on 19th Century U.S. and the Civil War. Jewell is currently a Professor of History at North Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Jewell always had a keen interest in military history, and through this interest he began working as the director of the Northwest World War II Oral History and Research Project. Jewell chose Eastern Washington University to house the project.
This collection contains letters to and from Howard T. East. East was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 16, 1923. He attended Oak Park High School until 1941. East then attended Colgate for one year and then Northwestern for a quarter before being drafted for World War II. East was in the service for nearly three years with stays in France and Germany. After the service, East made his residence in California, and moved to San Francisco in 1948 to work in the insurance industry. He would work in this vocation for nearly sixteen years. East began studies at San Francisco State University in 1964, where he attained a Master's in History. East was hired by Menlo College in 1965, and he remained there until his retirement in 1995.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The James R. Jewell collection consists of correspondence between Howard T. East and his family and friends during his time in the United States military during World War II. This collection also includes Jewell's research notes and correspondence that he collected for his Northwest World War II Oral History and Research Project. Also included in this collection are postmarked envelopes from Howard T East's correspondence, and scrapbooks created by East's mother that tracked East's progress and movement through World War II. This collection contains oral interviews conducted by Jewell with individuals that were either veterans of World War II or individuals that provided experience of the home front. The interviews offer perspectives on the interviewees' lives before and after the war, along with experiences during World War II. Photographs and manuscripts are also included, along with issues of the following publications: The CUB, the 106th Division Association magazine; Ex-POW magazine; Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge-Pacific Northwest Chapter newsletter.
Oral histories are being digitized and will be accessible at https://dc.ewu.edu/jjewell/.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Use of this collection is subject to the rules concerning access to archival and manuscript collections at Eastern Washington University. For more information, see: https://www.ewu.edu/library/ewu-archives-special-collections/
Copyright restrictions may apply. For more information or permission to publish, contact Eastern Washington University Libraries, Archives & Special Collections at (509) 359-2475, or archives@ewu.edu.
Preferred Citation
James R. Jewell collection; SPC 998-0494; Archives & Special Collections, Eastern Washington University.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Multiple accessions make up this collection: SPC 998-0494, SPC 999-0516, SPC 000-0522, SPC 002-0552, SPC-019-0810, and SPC 020-0899. SPC 000-0522 and SPC 002-0552 are interfiled with SPC 999-0516. SPC-020-0899 is interfiled with SPC-019-0810.
Separated Materials
Several unannotated publications were removed from this collection and added to the Archives and Special Collections body of published materials on regional history. These titles include:
The Cub of the Golden Lion (February 1948-March 1998)
The Ex-POW Bulletin: American Ex-Prisoners of War (1991-1997)
The Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's Last Desperate Gamble to Win the War! (1963)
The Trailblazers: The Story of the 70th Infantry Division (1989)
Up Close: A Scout's Story (2012)
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. SPC 998-0494: James R. Jewell collection, 1943-2005Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | 106, a memoir by Milton Weiner |
August 1987 |
| 1 | 2 | B-17 Flying Fortress notepad |
Undated |
| 1 | 3 | The Bulge Bugle |
1997 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence |
1942-1943 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence with James Jewell |
1996-1998 |
| 1 | 6 | Chronologically Speaking: My WWII Story by Kenneth M Neher |
Undated |
| 1 | 7 | The Daily Mail |
June 4, 1994-June 7, 1994 |
| 1 | 8 | The Flights from the Soviet Zone and the Sealing-Off Measures of the Communist Regime of 13th August 1961 in Berlin |
November 25, 1961 |
| 1 | 9 | Internationaler Führerschein (International Driver's License) |
July 22, 1937 |
| 1 | 10-11 | Newspaper clippings |
1945-1998 |
| 1 | 21 | Obituaries for oral history subjects |
2007-2019 |
| 1 | 12 | Publications |
1994-1996 |
| 1 | 13 | Release Agreements |
1996-1998 |
| 1 | 14 | Research notes |
Undated |
| 1 | 15 | The Status under International Law of the Eastern Territories of Germany |
February 1963 |
| 1 | 16 | Transcript of interview with George W. Fanning |
June 6, 1997 |
| 1 | 17 | Transcript of interview with Arthur Selden |
March 26, 1996 |
| 1 | 18 | Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge-Northwest Chapter newsletter |
1995-1998 |
| 1 | 19 | War Stories: A Memoir by Robert A. Jackson |
March 1993 |
| 1 | 20 | War Ration Book No. 3 |
1943 |
| tape | |||
| 2 | 1-2 | Interview: May Alm
May Alm was a United States Army nurse who served in the European Theater during World War II. The interview includes her discussing her experience in the Battle of the Bulge. During her service, her last name was Buelow, and Alm lived in Spokane at the time of the interview.
|
August 12, 1996 |
| 2 | 3 | Interview: Gino Clarizio
Italian Army, captured in North Africa and sent to a POW camp in Northwest.
|
August 26, 1995 |
| 2 | 4 | Interview: Mary (Ferrante) Clarizio
Teenager on Italian home front.
|
September 8, 1995 |
| 2 | 5 | Interview: Elmo Dalbert
Partner with former Spokane Mayor James Chase (Dalbert and Chase), served on the US home front.
|
September 21, 1995 |
| 2 | 6 | Interview: Jessie R. Drowley
Member of the Americal (23rd) U.S. Infantry division; critically wounded at Bougainville, Solomon Islands on January 30, 1944, where his actions earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor.
|
August 25, 1995 |
| 2 | 7 | Interview: K. Drowley, E. Ludke, H. Wood |
November 27, 1995 |
| 2 | 8-9 | Interview: George W. Fanning |
June 9, 1997 |
| 2 | 10 | Interview: Israil Finkel
Israil Finkel was a captain in the Soviet Army, and served in the infantry at the Battle of Kursk (July to August 1943). Finkel was interviewed in his home in Spokane.
|
January 6, 1996 |
| 2 | 11-12 | Interview: Eugene Fletcher
Eugene Fletcher is from Tekoa, Washington and served as a B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilot in the 95th Bomb Group in the European Theater during World War II. Fletcher authored two books on his experiences during World War II, and the interview took place at his home in Tekoa.
|
December 19, 1995 |
| 2 | 13 | Interview: Eugene Fletcher (on Geiger)
Eugene Fletcher is from Tekoa, Washington and served as a B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilot in the 95th Bomb Group in the European Theater during World War II. Fletcher authored two books on his experiences during World War II, and this interview was conducted over a telephone.
|
February 27, 1996 |
| 2 | 14-15 | Interview: Dennis Force |
March 9, 1997 |
| 3 | 1-2 | Interview: Tom L. Gibson |
May 19, 1996 |
| 3 | 3-4 | Interview: Jerry Gleesing |
March 24, 1996 |
| 3 | 5-6 | Interview: Robert T. Greene |
February 5, 1996 |
| 3 | 7 | Interview: Jack B. Hampton |
May 31, 1998 |
| 3 | 8 | Interview: "Anna," Jewish survivor |
October 30, 1995 |
| 3 | 9 | Interview: Henry Mills |
October 24, 1998 |
| digital file | Interview: Marshall Shore |
April 3, 1996 | |
| digital file | Interview: Lucille Sletner |
July 15, 1996 | |
| digital file | Interview: Robert H. Sletner |
January 15, 1996 | |
| digital file | Interview: J.W. "Mickey" Stack |
August 30, 1995 | |
| digital file | Interview: Tony Stokes |
December 16, 1995 | |
| digital file | Interview: Wesley Tate |
May 12, 1997 | |
| digital file | Interview: Ernie F. Van Keuren |
January 21, 1996 | |
| digital file | Interview: George Vasil |
August 19, 1997 | |
| digital file | Interview: Margaret Walsh and Sally Cole |
September 5, 1995 | |
| digital file | Interview: Erle Wheeler |
July 8, 1996 | |
| tape | |||
| 3 | 10 | Interview: Irene (Olsen) Yake
Spokane home front during WWII -the Olsen family were early Spokane residents.
|
January 27, 1996 |
Accession No. SPC 999-0516: James R. Jewell collection, 1941-2001Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Howard T. East to James Jewell |
1999 |
| 1 | 2 | Undated correspondence |
|
| 1 | 3 | Unidentified correspondence |
1941-1948 |
| 1 | 4 | Robert A. Anders to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 1 | 5 | Betty Barker to Howard T. East |
1943-1945 |
| 1 | 6 | Janet Barker to Howard T. East |
1943-1945 |
| 1 | 7 | Sarah Brinks to Howard T. East |
1943-1945 |
| 1 | 8 | David East to Howard T. East |
1943-1946 |
| 1 | 9 | Howard T. East Sr. (Father) to Howard T. East |
1943-1946 |
| 1 | 10 | Jeanne East to Howard T. East |
1943-1950 |
| 1 | 11 | Mary East to Howard T. East |
1942-1950 |
| 1 | 12 | Neva East (Mother) to Howard T. East |
Undated |
| 1 | 13 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1942-1943 |
| 1 | 14 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 1 | 15 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 2 | 1 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1944 |
| 2 | 2 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1944 |
| 2 | 3 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 2 | 4 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 2 | 5 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 2 | 6 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 2 | 7 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 2 | 8 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 3 | 1 | Neva East to Howard T. East |
1946-1948 |
| 3 | 2 | Nina Groves to Howard T. East |
1943-1946 |
| 3 | 3 | Spencer Howe to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 3 | 4 | Cub of the Golden Lion Magazine |
1998-2001 |
| 3 | 5 | Trail Blazer Magazine |
1997-1998 |
| 3 | 6 | Doris Marshall to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 3 | 7 | Kay Meigs to Howard T. East |
1944 |
| 3 | 8 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
1942-1944 |
| 3 | 9 | Miscellaneous correspondence |
1944-1949 |
| 3 | 10 | Photographs and assorted subjects |
Undated |
| 3 | 11 | Photo negative (graduation) |
Undated |
| 3 | 12 | Helen Wright to Howard T. East |
1944-1945 |
| 4 | 1 | Peggy (Bye George) to Howard T. East |
1944-1946 |
| 4 | 2 | Connie to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 4 | 3 | Miscellaneous correspondence to Howard T. East |
1943-1951 |
| 4 | 4 | Jack Barker to Howard T. East |
1943-1944 |
| 4 | 5 | John (Jack) L. Brinks to Howard T. East |
1942-1944 |
| 4 | 6 | Gloria Craver to Howard T. East |
1944-1945 |
| 4 | 7 | Carleta DeArmond to Howard T. East |
1944 |
| 4 | 8 | Alice Douerty to Howard T. East |
1944-1946 |
| 4 | 9 | Norm Edwards to Howard T. East |
1943-1945 |
| 4 | 10 | Betty Goode to Howard T. East |
1944 |
| 4 | 11 | Pat Greenwood to Howard T. East |
1944-1945 |
| 4 | 12 | Joan Hayes to Howard T. East |
1943-1944 |
| 4 | 13 | Louis James to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 4 | 14 | "Nels" H. Jansen to Howard T. East |
1943-1944 |
| 4 | 15 | James Jenkins to Howard T. East |
1943-1945 |
| 4 | 16 | Betty Kelsey to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 4 | 17 | Marion Jean Kierzek to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 4 | 18 | Henry (Hank) Loughran to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 4 | 19 | Joe Mansfield to Howard T. East |
1945 |
| 4 | 20 | Joan Mead to Howard T. East |
1944-1946 |
| 4 | 21 | Lyn Mockbee to Howard T. East |
1944-1945 |
| 4 | 22 | Patricia Neilsen to Howard T. East |
1943-1945 |
| 4 | 23 | Evabelle Prague to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 4 | 24 | Shirly Rossman to Howard T. East |
1943 |
| 4 | 25 | Beverly (Bev) Shaw to Howard T. East |
1944-1945 |
| 4 | 26 | Earl (Buss) G. Wise to Howard T. East |
1942-1945 |
| 5 | 1 | Ephemeral, photos, and postcards |
1943 |
| 5 | 2 | Assorted correspondence to Neva East |
1943 |
| 5 | 3 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Jack Brinks |
1943 |
| 5 | 4 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Neva East |
1943 |
| 5 | 5 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Neva East |
1943 |
| 5 | 6 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to David East |
1943 |
| 5 | 7 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to entire family |
1943 |
| 5 | 8 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Howard T. East, Sr. |
1943 |
| 5 | 9 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Jeanne East |
1943 |
| 5 | 10 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Mary East |
1943 |
| 5 | 11 | Ephemeral: flags and photos |
1944 |
| 5 | 12 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Neva East |
1944 |
| 5 | 13 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Neva East |
1944 |
| 5 | 14 | Ephemeral: flags and photos, currency, German postcards |
1945 |
| 5 | 15 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Neva East |
1945 |
| 5 | 16 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Neva East |
1945 |
| 5 | 17 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Howard T. East, Sr. |
1945 |
| 5 | 18 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Jeanne East |
1945 |
| 5 | 19 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Mary East |
1945 |
| 5 | 20 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to entire family |
1945 |
| 5 | 21 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to David East |
1945 |
| 5 | 22 | Correspondence from Howard T. East to Neva East |
1946 |
| 6 | 1 | Snow Ridges and Pillboxes: A True History of the 274 Infantry Regiment in World War II |
Undated |
| 6 | 2 | Research notes |
1997-1999 |
| 6 | 3 | Correspondence between EWU and James Jewell |
1999-2003 |
| 6 | 4 | Assorted correspondence & e-mails from James Jewell |
1997 |
| 6 | 5 | Assorted correspondence & e-mails from James Jewell |
1997 |
| 6 | 6 | Assorted correspondence & e-mails from James Jewell |
1998 |
| 6 | 7 | Assorted correspondence & e-mails from James Jewell |
1998 |
| 6 | 8 | Assorted correspondence & e-mails from James Jewell |
1999 |
| 6 | 9 | Assorted correspondence & e-mails from James Jewell |
2000 |
| 6 | 10 | Assorted correspondence between Howard T. East and James Jewell |
1999 |
| 6 | 11 | Northwest Chapter of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge Newsletters |
1998 |
| 6 | 12 | Nostalgia Magazine and assorted ephemeral |
2000 |
| 7 | 1 | Envelopes |
1941-1942 |
| 7 | 2 | Envelopes |
1943 |
| 7 | 3 | Envelopes |
1943 |
| 7 | 4 | Envelopes |
1944 |
| 7 | 5 | Envelopes |
1945 |
| 7 | 6 | Envelopes |
Undated |
| 8 | 1 | Envelopes |
1945 |
| 8 | 2 | Envelopes |
1946-1948 |
| 8 | 3 | Envelopes |
1950-1953 |
| 9 | 1 | Scrapbook with postmarked envelopes |
1943-1944 |
| 9 | 2 | Scrapbook with postmarked envelopes |
1945-1946 |
| 6 | 14 | Howard T. East clippings |
Circa 1945 |
SPC 019-0810: James R. Jewell collection, 1918-2020Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 5 | The 270th Engineer Combat Battalion in World War II, by Steven K. Dixon |
undated |
| 1 | 7 | Berlin photographs from Glen Yake |
1945 |
| 1 | 1 | The Bulge Bugle |
1996-2020 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence |
1997-2000 |
| 1 | 8 | Robert Crowe pre-interview questionnaire |
1996 |
| 2 | 4 | Gene Curry memoirs |
2005 |
| 1 | 9 | Jesse Drowley Medal of Honor records |
1944 |
| 1 | 10 | Dennis Force pre-interview questionnaire and photograph |
1945, 1997 |
| 1 | 11 | Tom Gibson correspondence to James Jewell |
1996 |
| 2 | 2 | Robert W. Gillette correspondence |
2005 |
| 1 | 12 | Jack Hampton letter and photographs |
1944-1945, 2008 |
| 1 | 13 | Emil Isak pre-interview questionnaire |
1995 |
| 1 | 14 | Phil Klein diary photocopy |
1943-1945 |
| 1 | 15 | Richard B. Kuck correspondence to James Jewell |
2004-2005 |
| 1 | 16 | Horace Linderman correspondence |
1943-1944 |
| Digital Object | Herman Littman (82nd Airborne) photograph |
Undated | |
| Folder | |||
| 2 | 6 | Men and a Time Remembered, by H. Lynn McGuire, Andrew J. McMahon, and Philip C. Lester |
1997 |
| 1 | 17 | Henry Mills file |
1918, 1951 |
| 1 | 18 | Glenn A. Moe papers |
1943-1945, 1994 |
| 1 | 19 | Fred Moser correspondence |
1943-1945 |
| 1 | 20 | Robert W. Neill pre-interview questionnaire |
1996 |
| 1 | 3 | Cecil E. Nelson documents |
1945, 2017 |
| Digital Object | Cecil E. Nelson oral history
Filename "150102_0002.jpg"
|
circa 2015 | |
| Digital Object | Cecil E. Nelson photograph
Filename "Cecil WWII.jpg"
|
circa 2014 | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 4 | Photographs |
Undated |
| 1 | 21 | George W. Strong pre-interview questionnaire |
1998 |
| 1 | 5 | Trailblazer |
1997-1999 |
| Digital Object | Sailing the Chesapeake on the Schooner "America" by John R. Schaffner |
1997 | |
| Digital Object | Traveling Europe - 1992 by John R. Schaffner |
1997 | |
| Digital Object | Traveling Europe - 1994 by John R. Schaffner |
1997 | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 6 | A War Remembered |
1996-1997 |
| 1 | 22 | L.C. Warner Victory Mail to Charles West |
March 31, 1944 |
| 2 | 3 | What Did You Do in the War, Uncle Dave?, by David L. Williams |
1996 |
| 1 | 23 | Luther S. Winsor file |
1995-1996 |
| 2 | 1 | Irene Olsen Yake photograph as Ms. Baxter General Hospital |
1945 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- East, Howard T. -- Archives
- Jewell, James Robbins -- Archives
- Soldiers -- United States
- Soldiers -- United States -- Oral histories
- Soldiers -- United States -- Personal correspondence
- Veterans -- Northwest, Pacific
- Veterans -- United States
- Word War II.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Oral histories
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Oral histories
Brianna Webb and Steven Bingo
2022
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